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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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In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army, then-Pfc. Chelsea Manning poses for a photo wearing a wig and lipstick. Manning, the transgender soldier convicted in 2013 of illegally disclosing classified government information, will remain on active duty in a special status after her scheduled release from prison Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (U.S. Army via AP, File)

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
Iranian dissidents have documented work at 42 missile centers operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the regime's dominant security force. A dozen of those sites had never been disclosed before. (Associated Press/File)

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
President Trump has promised to find those responsible for disclosing sensitive information. But getting to the bottom of who is behind the leaks may be easier said than done. Leak investigations generally start by process of elimination, and the more people who had access to the leaked information, the trickier it is to pinpoint the source, say former FBI officials and government secrecy experts. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Noncitizen illegal vote number higher than estimated

A research group in New Jersey has taken a fresh look at postelection polling data and concluded that the number of noncitizens voting illegally in U.S. elections is likely far greater than previous estimates.

June 19, 2017
The tall ship Oliver Hazard Perry, top left, is viewed through a porthole on the Peruvian Navy tall ship Union as passers-by, right, walk along a deck aboard the Union during the Sail Boston event, Sunday, June 18, 2017, in Boston. More than 50 tall ships from Europe, South America and the U.S. converged on the city as part of the Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Navy sex assault case may have been meddled in by top brass

Defense attorneys for a decorated Navy SEAL have filed new evidence to bolster their allegation that the sea service's top lawyers at the Pentagon illegally intervened to make sure the sailor's sexual assault conviction stuck.

June 18, 2017
Conservatives were hoping official LGBT gatherings would be scaled back at the Pentagon in favor of more talk about combat readiness, not constant social change within the ranks. (Associated Press/File)

Pentagon’s LGBT pride ceremony disappoints conservatives

Conservative activists are expressing disappointment that the Trump administration is continuing President Obama's sexual revolution agenda for the military by, among other moves, hosting an LGBT pride celebration on Monday at the Pentagon.

June 11, 2017
Conservatives were hoping official LGBT gatherings would be scaled back at the Pentagon in favor of more talk about combat readiness, not constant social change within the ranks. (Associated Press/File)

Armed forces plan to celebrate LGBT Pride Month

President Trump has not yet issued a proclamation for Gay Pride Month, but the U.S. Armed Forces are planning celebrations worldwide and will continue the tradition of holding a special event at the Pentagon courtyard on June 12.

June 5, 2017
As many as 5.7 million noncitizens may have voted in the 2008 election, which put Barack Obama in the White House, according to research organization Just Facts, (Associated Press/File)

Illegal immigrants who vote not tracked

President's Trump's commission plans to place significant reliance on data from the Department of Homeland Security to determine the extent of illegal voting by noncitizens.

June 4, 2017