Stephen Dinan

ICE plans to deport right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos

Homeland Security officers have arrested right-wing political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos and are holding him in preparation for deportation, the government said Friday, saying he's in the country illegally.

August 28, 2026

U.S. military uses laser to blast cartel drones at southern border

The U.S. military said it blasted three cartel-linked drones out of the sky, opening a new frontier in the shadow war at the southern border.

August 28, 2026

Judge strikes down Hegseth’s ban on Anthropic AI, calls it unconstitutional ‘retaliation’

A federal judge barred the Defense Department from enforcing its ban on using technology from Anthropic, a leading AI firm, calling the prohibition more a fit of rage than a well-founded policy.

August 27, 2026

Judge again blocks Trump mail ballot executive order in ruling that’s likely to be swiftly appealed

A federal judge issued a restraining order Thursday night forbidding the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out President Trump's plans to police which mailed ballots can be delivered for November's election, saying the agency overstepped its boundaries.

August 27, 2026

George Washington University med school illegally discriminates in admissions, DOJ finds

George Washington University Medical School intentionally and illegally gives Black and Hispanic applicants an advantage in admissions, the Justice Department said Thursday,

August 27, 2026

Workers in IRS buyout kept hundreds of government computers, smartphones

Some of the IRS employees who took last year's buyout added a little five-finger bonus to their departure, walking away with government laptops and smartphones they should have returned.

August 27, 2026

ICE officer released from jail after failed extradition bid

ICE Officer Christian Castro walked out of a Texas jail early Thursday, free for the first time in 90 days, after Minnesota's bid to get him extradited to face assault charges stalled.

August 27, 2026

Trump’s EPA just took a step toward ending all animal testing by 2035

The Environmental Protection Agency announced two new methods of testing chemicals' toxicity on Thursday, in what officials called a major step toward the goal of ending all testing on mammals by 2035.

August 27, 2026

Judge won’t order Texas to turn ICE officer over to Minnesota for prosecution

A federal judge declined Wednesday to order Texas to extradite an ICE officer to Minnesota to face charges of assaulting a migrant, siding with Gov. Greg Abbott, who says he needs more time to decide whether to comply.

August 26, 2026

Democratic pols charged with COVID fraud in Massachusetts

A member of the Massachusetts legislature was arrested Wednesday on charges of pandemic fraud, with federal prosecutors saying he stole more than $700,000 in unemployment and small business money and used it to buy real estate and fund his campaign.

August 26, 2026

Court green-lights most of DOJ’s prosecution against Dem congresswoman in ICE clash

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the Justice Department can proceed with most of its case against Rep. LaMonica McIver, who stands accused of assaulting an ICE officer during a scuffle last year at a migrant detention center.

August 26, 2026

Democrats file new challenge to Trump postal service election plans

Congressional Democrats and voting rights advocates mounted new challenges Tuesday to President Trump's plans to have the post office police this year's elections, moving just a day after the Supreme Court gave the administration some wiggle room.

August 25, 2026

Will Congress finally set national NIL rules for college athletes?

With states and schools struggling to control themselves, Congress is eyeing an intervention into collegiate athletics that would set national standards for students' compensation and try to preserve some of the athletic conference system.

August 25, 2026

Feds sue Ohio courthouse over blocking ICE arrests

The Justice Department sued Tuesday to try to force Ohio's largest county to let ICE make arrests at its municipal courthouse, saying officials are protecting illegal immigrants while making it more dangerous to get at them.

August 25, 2026

FEMA broke federal law by skipping homes with Trump signs after hurricane

Federal emergency workers refused services to at least 11 homes after Hurricane Milton in Florida in 2024 because they had pro-Trump signs, violating the agency's nonpolitical guidelines, a watchdog said in a new report Tuesday.

August 25, 2026

Judge upholds Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction

A federal judge on Tuesday upheld Ghislaine Maxwell's convictions for child sex trafficking with Jeffrey Epstein, rejecting her "rambling" request to erase her record.

August 25, 2026

Supreme Court gives Trump room to run on plan to have post office police mail-in ballots

The Supreme Court on Monday gave President Trump some leeway to work on plans to have the U.S. Postal Service decide which mailed ballots to deliver, saying it was too early for lower courts to intervene and block him.

August 24, 2026

ICE announces more than 1,300 arrests in Virginia, Maryland

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday it made 1,328 arrests in Virginia and Maryland over the first two weeks of August.

August 24, 2026

DHS proposes new $103,000 fee to hire foreign skilled guest workers

The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that it wants to charge a new $103,000 fee for companies seeking to give jobs to high-skilled foreign guest workers.

August 24, 2026

New archivist says Equal Rights Amendment is still dead

Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment won't be getting any help from the new head of the U.S. Archives, who says he won't be the one to declare it officially a part of the Constitution.

August 21, 2026