Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Sailor convicted of sex assault seeks appeal; lawyers say Navy illegally tried to remove them
Attorneys for a SEAL war hero are seeking a dismissal of his 2014 sex assault conviction because the Navy is trying to remove the naval lawyers assigned to the sailor's defense team. Published August 14, 2017
Al Qaeda targets U.S. trains
Al Qaeda is about to take on a new target -- America's trains -- in an upcoming edition of its terror magazine, Inspire. Published August 11, 2017
Donald Trump’s Russia deals encouraged under Clinton plan
When Donald Trump and his global real estate company were making what appears to be a limited number of financial deals in the 2000s with Russians, the political atmospherics were much more permissive. Published August 7, 2017
Donald Trump’s Russia deals encouraged under Clinton plan
When Donald Trump and his global real estate company were making what appears to be a limited number of financial deals in the 2000s with Russians, the political atmospherics were much more permissive. Published August 6, 2017
Ammar Shahin, Mahmoud Harmoush, U.S. imams, apologize after jihadi translations verified
A premier research organization known for exposing jihadi extremist chatter is expressing vindication for its work to out two California imams who were forced to apologize for their calls for mass violence against Jewish people. Published August 2, 2017
Ismail Ghaani, Iranian general, boasts of Quds Force killing U.S. troops in Iraq
The deputy commander of Iran's notorious Quds Force bragged at a recent ceremony that his operatives have killed more Americans than U.S. troops have killed Iranian fighters. Published August 2, 2017
Retired generals, admirals thank President Trump for banning transgender troops
More than a dozen retired generals and admirals have signed a letter to President Trump thanking him for his announced policy to ban transgender people from the armed forces. Published August 1, 2017
Donald Trump’s transgender troop ban cheers social conservatives
Social conservatives are savoring a rare victory in the armed forces' long battle of the sexes, toasting President Trump's Twitter announcement that there will be no transgender troops. Published July 30, 2017
With Robert Mueller, FBI gets second chance to inspect ‘hacked’ DNC computers
Robert Mueller's appointment as special counsel of the Russia election interference probe presents an opportunity for the FBI to inspect the Democratic Party computers that U.S. intelligence concluded were penetrated by Kremlin-directed hackers, cybersecurity analysts say. Published July 27, 2017
Just Facts defends research finding illegal voting by noncitizens
A right-leaning fact-checker is fighting critics on the left who say its conclusion that a lot of noncitizens vote illegally is bunk. Published July 23, 2017
Michael Silva case: Military appeals court drops sexual misconduct conviction of Air Force sergeant
A military appeals court has thrown out the conviction of a former Air Force drill sergeant in a case his supporters claimed illustrated the Pentagon's zeal in prosecuting troops accused of sexual misconduct. Published July 21, 2017
FBI relies on discredited dossier in Russia investigation
The FBI is routinely asking witnesses in its Russia investigation about the accusations in a dossier against Donald Trump, further expanding the reach of a discredited opposition research paper sourced from the Kremlin and financed and distributed by Democrats. Published July 20, 2017
Army to kick out sergeant who tried to keep secret info Barack Obama had revealed
The Army has rejected an appeal from a 13-year public affairs sergeant and is kicking him out in a case tied to the Osama bin Laden raid, President Obama's speech about it and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's mishandling of classified information. Published July 19, 2017
Snopes publishes favorable Donald Trump report
Snopes put out a report favorable to President Trump, concluding that, yes, he is the victim of lies in the news and in social media. In a way, the report bolsters Mr. Trump's Twitter rants against "fake news." Published July 17, 2017
Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with Russians undermines Christopher Steele’s dossier
The amateurish nature of the infamous meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and two Russian lobbyists in June 2016 undermines a major accusation in a so-called dossier: its assertion of a long, information-trading relationship between Russian intelligence and Donald Trump and his aides. Published July 16, 2017
Pentagon to keep paying for sex-change surgeries
Two dozen House Republicans broke with their pro-defense brethren Thursday and helped Democrats kill an amendment that would have barred the military from funding transgender sex reassignment surgeries and hormone therapies. Published July 13, 2017
Democrats spread false Russian information on Trump, campaign aides
While the mainstream news media hunts for evidence of Trump-Russia collusion, the public record shows that Democrats have willfully used Moscow disinformation to influence the presidential election against Donald Trump and attack his administration. Published July 11, 2017
‘Hillary Clinton defense’ used to appeal for former Navy sailor’s freedom
The family and lawyers supporting former Navy sailor Kristian Saucier were hoping President Trump would be receptive to the "Hillary Clinton defense." Published July 9, 2017
Immigration agency balks at giving records to voter fraud commission
The U.S. immigration agency that holds millions of records on noncitizens living legally in the U.S. will not commit to turning over that data to President Trump's commission on voter fraud. Published July 4, 2017
Donald Trump’s ISIS annihilation strategy quickly liberates territory
President Trump's war of annihilation against the Islamic State played out this spring in the Syrian town of Tabqa, a critical prize in the ongoing final march to Raqqa. Published July 2, 2017
