Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Federal judge rules against BuzzFeed in libel lawsuit over anti-Trump dossier
A federal judge in Florida ruled Monday that a libel lawsuit over the infamous anti-Donald Trump dossier will remain in her Miami courtroom. Published May 22, 2017
Trevor Antoine, Virgin Islands Guardsman, targeted by Army without proof: Lawyer
The Army Criminal Investigation Command's nationwide probe into fake recruiting bonuses stretched into the touristy Caribbean in 2014 and reached a small National Guard unit on the U.S. Virgin Island of St. Thomas. Published May 21, 2017
Navy rejects SEAL Keith Barry’s call to investigate claims of unlawful command influence at Pentagon
The Navy has moved to block the appointment of a special investigator for accusations from a decorated Navy SEAL that two Pentagon admirals intervened in his sexual assault court-martial to make sure he was convicted. Published May 20, 2017
Patrick Lorge, retired admiral, charges Pentagon brass interfered in Navy SEAL’s sexual-assault case
A retired admiral is accusing the highest levels of the Navy legal corps at the Pentagon of improperly interfering in the case of a decorated Navy SEAL convicted of sexual assault. Published May 12, 2017
Carter Page asks for Obama-ordered intelligence on him
Carter Page, an energy investor under scrutiny by the FBI in the Trump-Russia probe, is asking the Senate intelligence committee to provide information from Obama administration-ordered wiretaps and surveillance on him. Published May 7, 2017
Mark Green, Trump’s Army secretary pick and decorated combat veteran, withdraws from nomination
President Trump's pick as the next Army secretary surrendered to the gay rights movement on Friday and announced he has withdrawn. Published May 6, 2017
Islamic State urges jihadis to get into hostage-taking business, buy weapons at U.S. gun shows
The Islamic State is being slowly pushed out of towns in Iraq and Syria, but its hold on social media is continuing with new directives to followers on new ways for "slaughtering" non-Muslims. Published May 5, 2017
Trump’s Army sec. pick — a combat hero and devout Christian — under assault from LGBTQ activists
His military resume to become the next Army secretary appears impeccable, but his conservative Christian beliefs have rallied the gay rights movement and its Democratic supporters to defeat the soldier-businessman-politician. Published May 4, 2017
North Korea missiles can defeat U.S. defense systems
North Korea has tailored its spate of ballistic missile tests to defeat the U.S.-stationed defense systems ready to protect the South and Japan from descending warheads. Published May 3, 2017
Donald Trump: Democrats’ dossier tactic a ‘disgrace’
President Trump says "it's a disgrace" for Democrats to embrace a discredited dossier by an ex-British spy to attack him and argue for Congress to create a special commission to investigate Russian intervention in the November election. Published May 1, 2017
Christopher Steele admits dossier charge unverified
Christopher Steele, the former British spy who wrote the infamous anti-Donald Trump dossier, acknowledges that a sensational charge his sources made about a tech company CEO and Democratic Party hacking is unverified. Published April 25, 2017
Michael Cohen may sue BuzzFeed, Christopher Steele
Michael D. Cohen, President Trump's personal attorney, says he has instructed his own attorney to investigate legal action against BuzzFeed, which posted an opposition research "dossier" that accused Mr. Cohen without proof of a conspiracy with Russian agents. Published April 24, 2017
Christopher Steele’s Donald Trump dossier conflicts with independent evidence
An anti-Donald Trump "dossier" created by a former British spy and financed by Democratic-linked money has significant detractors: the people accused of crimes in a supposed Trump-Russia conspiracy. Published April 23, 2017
Iran violating U.S. deal with secret nukes research, opposition group says
Iran is cheating on its historical deal with the U.S. by secretly conducting research into nuclear weapons components such as bomb triggers and enriched uranium, the main Iranian opposition group said Friday. Published April 21, 2017
Duncan Hunter says U.S. must sell drones to Middle East allies to fight terror
A war veteran congressman is hoping the Trump administration will reverse another Obama administration policy and provide drones to allies Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. Published April 19, 2017
North Korea nuclear weapons increasing
North Korea's nuclear arsenal has expanded to 30 warheads and will grow further as Pyongyang produces increased quantities of weapons-grade uranium and plutonium, according to estimates. Published April 18, 2017
Carter Page rebuts Democrats on Russia dossier
Carter Page, the Trump campaign's onetime volunteer adviser on Russia, views with amazement how much a Democratic opposition research dossier has been increasingly embraced by the liberal power structure in Washington. Published April 16, 2017
ISIS terror attacks on West inspire al Qaeda branch
Al Qaeda's most dangerous branch office is focusing more on the single-jihad terrorist business, muscling in on operations advocated by its Sunni extremist competitor, the Islamic State group. Published April 13, 2017
Donald Trump listens to generals’ advice on military
The same President Trump who can be gruff and erratic in public tweets is a commander in chief who is deferential and attentive when he talks to a star-studded cast of his closest military advisers. Published April 9, 2017
Syria has ‘ridiculously huge’ stockpile of sarin gas, Pentagon memo reveals
Syria produced a "ridiculously huge amount" of deadly sarin gas, says an internal Defense Department memo written amid the Obama administration's effort to remove and destroy all the country's chemical weapons. Published April 6, 2017