Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Donald Trump spoke to Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of Joint Chiefs, ahead of inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump has held his first conversation with Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, the nation's highest military officer as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Published December 15, 2016
Obama shrugs off Russian hacking — until Donald Trump elected president
Foreign governments have launched numerous cyberattacks on the U.S. government and sensitive industrial sites, but Republicans say President Obama has not responded in a forceful way to years of Russian hacking. Published December 13, 2016
James Mattis’ words boost Maj. Matt Golsteyn, Green Beret who killed Taliban bomb maker
A war veteran congressman is citing the words of Defense Secretary-designate James Mattis in a bid to stop the Army's reinvestigation of a Green Beret in the killing of an Afghan Taliban bomb maker. Published December 12, 2016
Donald Trump doubts CIA conclusion that Russia plotted to help him win election: ‘Ridiculous’
President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that he doesn't believe reports that the CIA secretly concluded Russia interfered with the U.S. election to help him win, calling it "ridiculous" and "another excuse" from defeated Democrats. Published December 11, 2016
James Clapper: We ‘don’t have good insight’ into alleged Russian hacking
As recently as Nov. 17, James Clapper, the nation's top intelligence officer, told Congress his agencies "don't have good insight" into a direct link between WikiLeaks and the emails supposedly hacked by a Russian operation from Democrats and the Hillary Clinton campaign. Published December 10, 2016
Ryan Zinke, former Navy SEAL commander, lauds James Mattis as ‘command warrior’
Rep. Ryan K. Zinke remembers a wartime encounter with then-Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James N. Mattis when the congressman was a Navy SEAL commander in Iraq and the now-defense secretary-designate was planning the first invasion of Fallujah in 2004. Published December 8, 2016
John Suprynowicz cleared in Army recruiter bonus scandal
An Iraq war combat veteran caught up in the Army's recruiter bonus scandal has finally been cleared of wrongdoing after a long legal battle. Published December 7, 2016
John F. Kelly to be Donald Trump’s DHS chief
President-elect Donald Trump has picked retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly to be the new secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, sources said Wednesday, selecting a career military man who, as head of American forces in Latin America, repeatedly warned of the dangers of drug legalization and the porous southwestern border. Published December 7, 2016
Donald Trump, James Mattis differ on Vladimir Putin, Russia
President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming defense secretary hold decidedly different views on Russian President Vladimir Putin, potentially creating a policy breach on how to handle an iron ruler who laments the passing of the Soviet empire. Published December 6, 2016
Green Berets in ISIS fight frustrated with top brass micromanagement
The secretive teams of Green Berets guiding rebels in northeast Syria have expressed frustration with the amount of micromanagement they receive from a top-heavy headquarters in Iraq and the United States. Published December 4, 2016
Iran regime even more oppressive since nuclear deal, dissidents say
Now free in the West, recently escaped political dissidents say Iran's regime has grown more oppressive since its nuclear deal with the U.S. and other world powers that had hoped the agreement would moderate the Islamic-ruled nation. Published November 29, 2016
Donald Trump to inherit ‘weak’ Army, military too small to win major wars, report finds
The Washington think tank that helped forge the defense views of President-elect Donald Trump says in a report that the armed forces are too small to win major wars. Published November 27, 2016
John Kelly, Trump Cabinet mention, a border security hawk
What attracted Team Trump to retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly for a Cabinet post was a dissertation on the southern border he delivered to the Senate Armed Services Committee in 2015. Published November 27, 2016
Wisconsin elections officials see no proof of hacking of voting machines
The Wisconsin Elections Commission has found no evidence that any of its voting machines were hacked during the Nov. 8 election. Published November 27, 2016
Iran positioning Shiite militias in Iraq as regional expeditionary force
Iran has positioned thousands of loyal Iraqi Shiite militia fighters around Mosul with a strategic goal of creating long-lasting armies inside Iraq that can also deploy as an expeditionary force to Syria, Yemen and other contested regions. Published November 21, 2016
Paul Ryan to drive Donald Trump agenda during first 100 days as transition team lags
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is relying heavily on the staff of House Speaker Paul D. Ryan to put together a legislative plan for the first 100 days in office, hoping for major steps on both the economy and Obamacare. Published November 20, 2016
Army illegally barred Silicon Valley company from proposing software add-on: Judge
A federal judge has accused the Army of acting "arbitrarily and capriciously" and violating the law when it excluded a Silicon Valley firm from proposing its add-on for a battlefield intelligence data processor. Published November 17, 2016
Navy SEALs find beachhead in public office, expect reinforcements
Navy SEALs, the most glorified warriors in the war on Islamic terrorists, are not a political force in America, but unprecedented victories in this year's elections have put former frogmen on a political beachhead. Published November 16, 2016
Military needs counterrevolution, reverse social engineering policies, Hunter
A key congressional supporter of Donald Trump says the president-elect's defense secretary should move quickly to reverse a number of social engineering policies adopted in the Obama years that "have cut down on the warrior mentality." Published November 13, 2016
Donald Trump, Republicans defy Nate Silver, polls
Major media pollsters and pundit forecasters wrongly called the presidential election for Hillary Clinton, had her winning states that Donald Trump actually captured and wrongly predicted Democratic victories in the Senate. Published November 9, 2016
