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Rowan Scarborough

Rowan Scarborough

Articles by Rowan Scarborough

Voters line up to cast their ballots for early voting at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Overland Park, Kan. Poll workers said turnout this election is way above average with about 22,000 early votes cast so far at this location. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Birth certificate voter registration law moves to appeals court

The debate over how to sift out illegal voters from legal ones has reached the federal appeals court level, making it possible the Supreme Court eventually will rule whether a state can demand a birth certificate to register to vote. Published November 4, 2018

In this June 21, 2017, file photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Robert Mueller’s Russia case difficult to prosecute

Special counsel Robert Mueller is churning in uncharted legal waters as he tries to nail a Russian firm for bankrolling Moscow's deceptive social media invasion into the 2016 election. Published October 28, 2018

Migrants travel on a cattle truck, as a thousands-strong caravan of Central American migrants slowly makes its way toward the U.S. border, between Pijijiapan and Arriaga, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. Many migrants said they felt safer traveling and sleeping with several thousand strangers in unknown towns than hiring a smuggler or trying to make the trip alone. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

How migrants manipulate generous U.S. asylum system

A federal court of appeals ruling this month provides a peek at the U.S.'s generous asylum system that will have the effect of welcoming the impending instant mass migration from Central America. Published October 27, 2018

Senior officers from the Iranian military plotted on the front line in the northern province of Aleppo, Syria. Iran participated with Russia in the infamous 2016 rape of Aleppo, killing hundreds of civilians while conquering the besieged rebel stronghold. (Associated Press/File)

Iran terrorists lurk in embassies

A report from Iranian dissidents shows how the hard-line Islamic regime places terrorist operatives abroad under the cover of diplomacy. Published October 21, 2018

The lawmakers said they were encouraged that Homeland Security has now boosted medical checks of children caught crossing the border, but the Democrats said it came too late — and may not be enough. "It's still a long way from where it needs to be," said Rep. Joaquin Castro, chairman of the Hispanic Caucus. (Associated Press)

Joaquin Castro suggests Khashoggi on Trump hit list

A House Democrat on the intelligence committee is suggesting that the White House and top aide Jared Kushner maintained a "hit list" of dissidents for the Saudi kingdom to assassinate. Published October 20, 2018

The Pentagon vehemently denies that the White House exerted any political pressure throughout the process for awarding the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, which ultimately went to Microsoft. (Associated Press/File)

Navy blocks benefits for SEAL wrongly convicted: Attorney

The Navy is balking at restoring benefits and back pay to a former Navy SEAL whose sexual assault conviction was overturned by the military's highest court due to unlawful meddling by the services' top legal officer, a defense attorney charges. Published October 18, 2018

Christine Blasey Ford waves as she testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept, 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool Image via AP)

FBI access to Blasey Ford’s therapy notes a must

One of the FBI's most critical steps in investigating Christine Blasey Ford's charges against Brett Kavanaugh is to view her therapist's notes from sessions in 2012 and 2013. Published October 1, 2018