Stephen Dinan

Fauci shielded by filibuster minefield in Paul’s push to hold him in contempt

Senate Republicans may find Dr. Anthony Fauci contemptible, but holding the COVID chief in contempt of Congress will be a stretch.

August 3, 2026

Blanche nomination back on track after he rescinds Trump weaponization fund

Todd Blanche appears to have enough support to advance through the Senate Judiciary Committee after he reached an agreement to fully revoke President Trump's anti-weaponization fund and clarify Mr. Trump's limited immunity from prosecution over past tax malfeasance.

August 3, 2026

Nigerian scammers bilk the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of hundreds of thousands of taxpayer cash

Federal prosecutors say the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service paid out more than $300,000 in bogus bills Nigerian fraudsters.

August 2, 2026

Senate GOP to try again on Todd Blanche, Trump’s pick for attorney general

The Senate Judiciary Committee will try a do-over on voting to advance Todd Blanche, President Trump's nominee to be attorney general, with a committee vote scheduled for Tuesday.

August 1, 2026

Trump appeals court ruling blocking IRS settlement

President Trump and his sons said Friday they are appealing a court decision that blocked the deal he reached with his own administration settling his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS.

July 31, 2026

ICE detention center staff taunted kids by eating candy in front of them: Democrat investigation

ICE's main detention center where it holds families awaiting deportation is beset by a "culture of cruelty," according to a report by a senior Senate Democrat who said migrants were made to wait for medical care, provided undrinkable water and faced taunts from guards.

July 31, 2026

Canadian citizen in Florida charged with illegally voting in 7 U.S. elections

A Canadian citizen managed to register to vote and cast ballots in seven U.S. elections, Florida prosecutors charged Thursday.

July 30, 2026

Trump mobilizes terrorist court to try to deport Afghan mother tied to Election Day plot

The Trump administration has brought the first case in the U.S. Alien Terrorist Removal Court, seeking to oust an Afghan woman who prosecutors say supported her son's ISIS-inspired plot to kill people on Election Day in 2024.

July 30, 2026

Judiciary Committee postpones vote on Blanche AG nomination

Thursday's committee vote to advance the nomination of Todd Blanche to become attorney general has been postponed after the Justice Department failed to meet the demands of Republicans who want stronger assurances that President Trump's anti-weaponization fund is really dead.

July 29, 2026

GOP blocks Democrats’ bid to grant path to citizenship to migrants here under TPS

Republicans blocked an attempt by Senate Democrats on Wednesday to pass a bill granting full legal status to migrants here under Temporary Protected Status.

July 29, 2026

Fauci to face contempt of Congress vote after refusing to answer Sen. Paul’s questions

A Senate committee has scheduled a vote to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he appeared but refused to answer questions Wednesday about his activities during the coronavirus pandemic, citing his right against self-incrimination.

July 29, 2026

Fauci pleads the Fifth, refuses to answer questions to Congress

Dr. Anthony Fauci now faces potential contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment in refusing to answer questions from senators on Wednesday about his conduct during the coronavirus pandemic, how the virus emerged and whether the U.S. response -- which he led -- was justified.

July 29, 2026

HHS adopts limit to ‘dangerous’ virus research a year after Trump order reining in federal support

The Health and Human Services Department announced a new policy Tuesday banning federal funding for "dangerous" gain-of-function research -- a kind of risky experiment that enhances viruses to try to predict how dangerous they might become.

July 28, 2026

‘A true American original’: Trump lionizes Lindsey Graham

President Trump hailed Sen. Lindsey Graham as "a true American original," leading the country in memorializing the late lawmaker during Tuesday's funeral service in Washington.

July 28, 2026

New Jersey moves to boot 4,500 noncitizens from voter rolls

New Jersey has begun the process of ousting from its voter rolls 4,500 people who managed to register despite being ineligible noncitizens, Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Tuesday.

July 28, 2026

Lindsey Graham’s colleagues reflect on the loss of a ‘towering figure’

Washington bid farewell Tuesday to a rare partisan peacemaker, with memorial services celebrating the exceptional life of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.

July 28, 2026

Trump asks Supreme Court to revive his plans for post office to police elections

President Trump asked the Supreme Court Monday to allow him to implement his executive order directing the U.S. Postal Service to police mail-in voting by refusing to deliver ballots to people whose eligibility hasn't been verified by the feds.

July 27, 2026

Oregon governor warns migrants to be wary of ICE impersonators

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek warned her state to be wary of ICE impersonators whom she said performed a traffic stop on a driver and roughed up the person, falsely claiming they were federal immigration officers.

July 27, 2026

Fauci fixated on fame as COVID deaths mounted, diary reveals

It was March 22, 2020, and the coronavirus pandemic was seriously biting, with more than 10,000 new cases and more than 125 new deaths -- and Dr. Anthony Fauci was obsessed with how much media attention he was getting.

July 27, 2026

Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund has become a roadblock for his attorney general nominee

President Trump's "anti-weaponization" fund has become the chief stumbling block to Todd Blanche's confirmation as attorney general, with key Republicans saying they cannot let him be approved until the $1.776 billion idea is fully eradicated.

July 26, 2026