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Rowan Scarborough

Rowan Scarborough

Articles by Rowan Scarborough

Although his relationship with the media has hit a low point, it's undeniable that President Trump has made himself available to journalists more often than his predecessors during his first 18 months in office. (Associated Press/File)

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

President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he walks down the steps of Air Force One at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Trump is heading to Kenosha, Wis., to visit the headquarters of tool manufacturer Snap-on Inc., and sign an executive order that seeks to make changes to a visa program that brings in high-skilled workers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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

Years of failed efforts to stem North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs have followed a usual pattern. The United States seeks tougher action from China, the North’s traditional ally. Beijing urges U.S. diplomatic engagement. (Associated Press/File)

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

"The mistakes are so laughable and humorous they're beyond words," Carter Page says of the dossier making the rounds around Washington. (Associated Press/File)

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

The growing strength and threat to the U.S. homeland of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula led the Trump administration to launch a SEAL Team 6 ground assault in January to kill AQAP's leadership and capture intelligence. (Associated Press)

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

Defense Secretary James Mattis (right) was caught off guard by President Trump's Twitter announcement on July 26 that the military would renew its ban on transgender troops. (Associated Press/File)

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

The al Qaeda-affiliated militant group Levant Liberation Committee spearheaded an assault against Syrian government positions last week. (Associated Press)

Al Qaeda comeback widens terror war for Donald Trump

Al Qaeda is making a comeback in the Middle East and North Africa by expanding its armies and infiltrating new territories, complicating President Trump's priority of destroying the world's other major Salafist Sunni group, the Islamic State. Published April 2, 2017

President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up from the top of the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. Trump is visiting the Boeing South Carolina facility to see the Boeing 787 Dreamliner before heading to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., for the weekend. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Noncitizens voting research irks liberal professors

More than 90 political scientists have signed an open letter calling for the blacklisting of studies done by Virginia professors who estimated that thousands, and perhaps millions, of noncitizens register to vote and vote illegally in U.S. elections. Published March 29, 2017

Oakdale Elementary School is just one polling site in Frederick, Maryland. Conservatives in the county went to court to show that noncitizens were registering, and an investigation found dozens had voted fraudulently in three years. (Associated Press)

Noncitizens voting across U.S., Frederick County count suggests

The debate over noncitizens voting was a hot topic a few years ago in Frederick County, a prosperous Maryland suburb wedged between Washington's urban metropolis and the state's rural western gateway to the rest of America. Published March 19, 2017

Houses in a tiny Yemeni village were damaged in a January 29 U.S. raid that left at least 25 Yemenis and a U.S. Navy SEAL dead, showing how difficult it is to tell who is al Qaeda in a country where the militants are mingled with tribes and are fighting on the same side as the government against the rebels. (Associated Press)

Navy SEALs found Yemeni enemies well-prepared for combat in deadly raid

An after-action review of the deadly SEAL Team 6 raid of a terrorist compound in Yemen shows that the Jan. 29 mission was not compromised, but it also concludes that the enemy was more ready to fight than expected and that women in one building surprised the commandos by firing weapons. Published March 15, 2017