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Rowan Scarborough

Rowan Scarborough

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Rowan Scarborough spent over 30 years at The Washington Times covering national security, including the Democrats' "Russia Hoax." He wrote two books, "Rumsfeld's War" and "Sabotage." A Navy veteran, Mr. Scarborough graduated summa cum laude from the University of Maryland. He reported for The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times, Wilmington (Del.) News Journal and Defense Week.

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Hunter Biden (Associated Press/File)

Hunter Biden evidence suppressed by media, Silicon Valley allies

Democrats, along with allies in Silicon Valley and the news media, have suppressed the Hunter Biden scandal despite mounting evidence that President-elect Joseph R. Biden's son had secret, lucrative financial ties to oligarchs and a powerful communist-connected Chinese businessman.

December 20, 2020
In this July 12, 2018, file photo, FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok is seated to testify before the House Committees on the Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform during a hearing on "Oversight of FBI and DOJ Actions Surrounding the 2016 Election," on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

FBI provides innocent explanation for Trump email domain disappearance

The FBI provided a friendly notification to a Trump Organization computer client during the Russia probe that the firm failed to update Trump's marketing email domain from an old server host to a new one, according to a newly released text message by then-FBI lead investigator Peter Strzok.

December 18, 2020
In this Nov. 7, 2020, file photo, President-elect Joe Biden, right, embraces his son Hunter Biden, left, in Wilmington, Del. Biden’s son Hunter says he has learned from federal prosecutors that his tax affairs are under investigation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Hunter Biden probe politicized by intelligence community

When Hunter Biden's laptop contents burst open in the conservative press in October, an influential Washington group rushed to the aid of his dad, now-presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden. Retired U.S. intelligence officials became political activists, directly injecting their credentials into the presidential campaign.

December 13, 2020
Attorney General William Barr listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican state attorneys general about social media companies, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

State Department kept tabs on anti-Trump dossier, documents show

Attorney General William Barr took a special interest in how political appointees in the Obama State Department became involved in debriefing dossier writer Christopher Steele as he was selling his Trump-Russia conspiracy claims during the 2016 election, newly disclosed documents show.

December 8, 2020
Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) visited the Academy of Military Medical Sciences in Beijing to portray himself as a leader firmly in charge of a “people’s war” against COVID-19. (Associated Press photo) ** FILE **

WHO rejects China’s propaganda on virus’ start

The World Health Organization is sticking by its assessment that COVID-19 cases first emerged in the city of Wuhan in late 2019, in essence rejecting China's new propaganda push that infections began in other countries.

December 1, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump is traveling to North Carolina and Florida. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Faulty polls miss Republican voters in surveys, skew results

The pollsters who badly missed the national vote, giving Joseph R. Biden a double-digit lead in the final week, are the ones who generally did not "weight" the sample's voters or underestimated Republican turnout, an examination by The Washington Times shows.

November 19, 2020