Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Special Operations Command gets 1st diversity chief
The U.S. command that oversees Navy SEALs, Green Berets, Delta Force and other covert warriors has hired its first "chief of diversity and inclusion." Published March 28, 2021
GOP letter accuses Biden of violating restrictions on domestic snooping
House Republicans who oversee U.S. intelligence are accusing the Biden administration of violating federal law by injecting a counter-foreign terrorist agency into the job of assessing domestic extremism. Published March 25, 2021
Biden violating restrictions on domestic snooping: GOP intel members
House Republicans who oversee U.S. intelligence are accusing the Biden administration of violating federal law by injecting a counter-foreign terrorist agency into the job of assessing domestic extremism. Published March 25, 2021
Ex-FBI agent Strzok repeats false disinformation claims about Republican senators
Fired FBI agent Peter Strzok, whose Crossfire Hurricane probe into the Trump campaign relied on a since-discredited Russia-sourced dossier, is rebooting an unverified Democratic claim that two Republican senators relied on Kremlin disinformation from a Ukrainian politician. Published March 22, 2021
Democrats’ elections bill would end culling inactive voters from rolls, watchdog says
Democrats are putting the brakes on culling outdated voter rolls with the proposed enactment of H.R. 1, a far-reaching, vote-counting overhaul that conservatives say will make the federal election bureaucracy less open and more secret. Published March 17, 2021
Democrats election bill will let noncitizens to register to vote, conservatives warn
The Democrats' election overhaul bill will result in registering noncitizens as new voters even though those U.S. residents are prohibited by federal law from doing so, conservative groups contend. Published March 14, 2021
U.S. ‘being systematically undermined’ by China as ‘radical tendencies’ go unchallenged
The Pentagon's top strategist believes communist China poses an existential threat to the U.S. after abandoning its old strategic policy of "hide and bide" -- that is, to mask a burgeoning national military while waiting for the right time to unleash an aggressive foreign policy. Published March 14, 2021
Clear and present danger: U.S. ‘elites’ fail to ‘understand the danger China poses’
The Pentagon's top strategist believes communist China poses an existential threat to the U.S. after abandoning its old strategic policy of "hide and bide" -- that is, to mask a burgeoning national military while waiting for the right time to unleash an aggressive foreign policy. Published March 10, 2021
James H. Baker, Pentagon strategist, says Iran nukes ‘probable’
The Pentagon's top strategist believes it is "probable" that Iran's anti-American Islamist regime will one day possess nuclear weapons, according to his talking points obtained by The Washington Times. Published March 9, 2021
Anti-Trump activist sees more legal trouble after Capitol riot
Anti-Trump activist John Earle Sullivan is caught up in another legal tangle in addition to the criminal charges he faces in Provo, Utah, for a summer protest and in Washington for the Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol. Published March 7, 2021
Democrats dismiss Antifa violence in wake of U.S. Capitol riot
Democrats in the post-Jan. 6 era are downplaying Antifa's years of violence, saying the left-wing group's rioting is not comparable to the right-wing militias and Proud Boys who stormed the U.S. Capitol. Published March 4, 2021
Biden’s Pentagon pick praises Trump strike that killed Soleimani
President Biden's pick to be the Pentagon's policy chief said on Thursday the world "probably is a better place" because of President Trump's decision to kill Iranian terror leader Qassem Soleimani. Published March 4, 2021
National Guardsmen in D.C. fed undercooked chicken, metal shavings: Report
Michigan National Guard troops deployed to the U.S. Capitol have been fed raw chicken and dishes with metal shavings, a Detroit TV station reports. Published March 2, 2021
UCLA student invaded Capitol as Groyper member, FBI affidavit states
Justice Department court filings have singled out fringe-right Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys for instigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Published February 28, 2021
FBI document shows paid spy Stefan Halper behind Michael Flynn-Cambridge rumor
A declassified document confirms that it was noted FBI-paid spy Stefan Halper who told of a supposed inappropriate encounter between retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and Russia-born scholar Svetlana Lokhova at the University of Cambridge in 2014. Published February 25, 2021
Researchers’ technical analysis shows no massive voting fraud in 2020 election
A research nonprofit says it did an extensive examination of 2020 voting data in eight swing states and concluded "evidence of fraud or compromise was not found." Published February 23, 2021
8 court cases against anti-Trump dossier yield only 1 victory
Targets of Christopher Steele's discredited 2016 anti-Trump dossier have battered him and his facilitators in eight lawsuits, but courtroom victories remain elusive. Of the eight, judges dismissed five, one was dropped and one is pending. Published February 21, 2021
Russel Honore: Capitol Police ‘complicit’ in riot
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honore, whom House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named to head a security review of the U.S. Capitol, has stated that he believes the U.S. Capitol Police and the House and Senate sergeants at arms were "complicit" in the deadly Jan. 6 riot. Published February 18, 2021
CNN, NBC paid accused rioter for his ‘let’s burn’ Capitol video
Accused Capitol rioter and Black Lives Matter supporter John E. Sullivan quickly inked deals to sell rights to his self-narrated invasion video to CNN and NBC News, new court filings show. Published February 17, 2021
Detroit ballot van simply working late on election night
A white van that showed up in the middle of the night at Detroit's ballot counting center on Nov. 4 is Exhibit A for voter fraud, "Stop the Steal" advocates claim. Published February 14, 2021