Stephen Dinan

Pelosi: Dems in no hurry to help GOP with debt ceiling

Democrats hinted Thursday that they won't be too eager to help the GOP raise the government's debt ceiling later this year, adding another partisan problem to Republicans' list of challenges.

August 24, 2017

Donald Trump shutdown threat over border wall funding blasted by Democrats

President Trump's willingness to brave a government shutdown in order to get funding for his border wall roiled Capitol Hill, where Democrats on Wednesday called him reckless and redoubled their promise to resist anymore money for the president's immigration crackdown plans.

August 23, 2017

4 countries sanctioned because of refusal to accept deported immigrants

A Homeland Security spokesman said Wednesday that a "variety of factors" went into the decision to impose sanctions on four countries that refuse to cooperate with the U.S. government when it comes to taking back their illegal and criminal immigrants.

August 23, 2017

Democrats demand Trump pull nominee who called Obama officials ‘racist’

Democrats' have identified their next target among President Trump's slate of obstructed nominees, demanding the White House withdraw the appointment of Samuel H. Clovis Jr. to be an undersecretary at the Agriculture Department.

August 23, 2017

Donald Trump visits Arizona in push for wall funding, more border agents

President Trump did a quick tour Tuesday of border security infrastructure in Arizona as his top homeland security aides stepped up pressure on Congress to approve money for new fencing and additional agents, saying they will keep Americans safe and prevent illegal immigrants from making the dangerous journey in the first place.

August 22, 2017

Donald Trump hits four countries with visa sanctions for refusing to accept criminals

The Trump administration has triggered visa sanctions against four countries that have refused to take back citizens the U.S. is trying to deport — tapping a little-used but very effective tool for forcing compliance.

August 22, 2017

Donald Trump to tout border security success as humanitarian victory

Better border security and stiffer immigration enforcement isn't just good for America -- it will also keep vulnerable migrants from making the dangerous journey north, risking robbery, rape or death at the hands of smugglers and rough terrain, top Trump administration officials said Tuesday.

August 22, 2017

Border fencing, more agents and prosecutions cause drop in Yuma, Arizona, border crossings

The number of illegal immigrants arrested -- a rough yardstick for the overall flow -- has dropped by a staggering 90 percent in the Border Patrol's Yuma Sector.

August 22, 2017

Paul Ryan: I won’t support a congressional censure on Donald Trump

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Monday that President Trump "messed up" in his response to the racial demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia, but warned against trying to politicize the response, saying that would "descend this issue into some partisan hack-fest."

August 21, 2017

Paul Ryan President’s speech start of Trump doctrine

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Mr. Trump laid out the beginnings of a new "Trump doctrine," which he described as "realism."

August 21, 2017

Judge warned State Dept. against ‘running out the clock’ on travel ban visas

A federal judge expressed skepticism Monday over how the State Department has been carrying out President Trump's travel ban, saying she thinks the government is "running out the clock" on perhaps more than 100 immigrants who could be shut out when their chance for visas expires in little more than a month.

August 21, 2017