Rowan Scarborough

Ismail Ghaani, Iranian general, boasts of Quds Force killing U.S. troops in Iraq

The deputy commander of Iran's notorious Quds Force bragged at a recent ceremony that his operatives have killed more Americans than U.S. troops have killed Iranian fighters.

August 2, 2017

Retired generals, admirals thank President Trump for banning transgender troops

More than a dozen retired generals and admirals have signed a letter to President Trump thanking him for his announced policy to ban transgender people from the armed forces.

August 1, 2017

Donald Trump’s transgender troop ban cheers social conservatives

Social conservatives are savoring a rare victory in the armed forces' long battle of the sexes, toasting President Trump's Twitter announcement that there will be no transgender troops.

July 30, 2017

With Robert Mueller, FBI gets second chance to inspect ‘hacked’ DNC computers

Robert Mueller's appointment as special counsel of the Russia election interference probe presents an opportunity for the FBI to inspect the Democratic Party computers that U.S. intelligence concluded were penetrated by Kremlin-directed hackers, cybersecurity analysts say.

July 27, 2017

Just Facts defends research finding illegal voting by noncitizens

A right-leaning fact-checker is fighting critics on the left who say its conclusion that a lot of noncitizens vote illegally is bunk.

July 23, 2017

Michael Silva case: Military appeals court drops sexual misconduct conviction of Air Force sergeant

A military appeals court has thrown out the conviction of a former Air Force drill sergeant in a case his supporters claimed illustrated the Pentagon's zeal in prosecuting troops accused of sexual misconduct.

July 21, 2017

FBI relies on discredited dossier in Russia investigation

The FBI is routinely asking witnesses in its Russia investigation about the accusations in a dossier against Donald Trump, further expanding the reach of a discredited opposition research paper sourced from the Kremlin and financed and distributed by Democrats.

July 20, 2017

Army to kick out sergeant who tried to keep secret info Barack Obama had revealed

The Army has rejected an appeal from a 13-year public affairs sergeant and is kicking him out in a case tied to the Osama bin Laden raid, President Obama's speech about it and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's mishandling of classified information.

July 19, 2017

Snopes publishes favorable Donald Trump report

Snopes put out a report favorable to President Trump, concluding that, yes, he is the victim of lies in the news and in social media. In a way, the report bolsters Mr. Trump's Twitter rants against "fake news."

July 17, 2017

Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with Russians undermines Christopher Steele’s dossier

The amateurish nature of the infamous meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and two Russian lobbyists in June 2016 undermines a major accusation in a so-called dossier: its assertion of a long, information-trading relationship between Russian intelligence and Donald Trump and his aides.

July 16, 2017

Pentagon to keep paying for sex-change surgeries

Two dozen House Republicans broke with their pro-defense brethren Thursday and helped Democrats kill an amendment that would have barred the military from funding transgender sex reassignment surgeries and hormone therapies.

July 13, 2017

Democrats spread false Russian information on Trump, campaign aides

While the mainstream news media hunts for evidence of Trump-Russia collusion, the public record shows that Democrats have willfully used Moscow disinformation to influence the presidential election against Donald Trump and attack his administration.

July 11, 2017

‘Hillary Clinton defense’ used to appeal for former Navy sailor’s freedom

The family and lawyers supporting former Navy sailor Kristian Saucier were hoping President Trump would be receptive to the "Hillary Clinton defense."

July 9, 2017

Immigration agency balks at giving records to voter fraud commission

The U.S. immigration agency that holds millions of records on noncitizens living legally in the U.S. will not commit to turning over that data to President Trump's commission on voter fraud.

July 4, 2017

Donald Trump’s ISIS annihilation strategy quickly liberates territory

President Trump's war of annihilation against the Islamic State played out this spring in the Syrian town of Tabqa, a critical prize in the ongoing final march to Raqqa.

July 2, 2017

James Mattis delays transgender in military, services to review ‘impact’ on readiness

Defense Secretary James Mattis has delayed allowing transgender people to join the military until Jan. 1, 2018 at the earliest, the Pentagon announced Friday night.

July 1, 2017

House Republicans aim to repeal Obama-era policy on transgender troops

A House Republican has withdrawn, for now, an amendment to repeal President Obama's lifting of a ban on transgender troops but warned Defense Secretary James Mattis that he must act to restore the longtime exclusion or face a legislative revolt.

June 29, 2017

House Armed Services Committee to address role of transgender recruits in military

The House Armed Services Committee is likely to take up Wednesday an amendment to address the Pentagon's plans to open the ranks to transgender recruits, as troop training on issues such as how to react to male genitalia in the women's shower is ongoing.

June 27, 2017

American helicopters to replace Russian models in Afghanistan

The Donald Trump Pentagon, in so many words, is saying that the Obama administration's decision to waive punitive sanctions and buy combat helicopters from Russia was a bad deal.

June 25, 2017

North Korea helps Iran accelerate ballistic missile buildup, testing

Iran has increased production and testing of ballistic missiles since the 2015 nuclear deal with the U.S. while playing permanent host to scientists from North Korea, which has the know-how to build and launch atomic weapons, a leading Iranian opposition group said Tuesday.

June 20, 2017