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Rowan Scarborough

rscarborough@washingtontimes.com

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.

Articles by Rowan Scarborough

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
CIA Director John Brennan speaks during a news conference at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., in this Dec. 11, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

FBI possessed, studied anti-Trump dossier, says former top spy

Former President Barack Obama's former top spy has provided the first public confirmation that the FBI possessed and studied the discredited anti-Trump dossier that made unverified criminal charges against the president's campaign associates and others.

May 25, 2017
British authorities identified Salman Abedi as the bomber who was responsible for Monday's deadly explosion in Manchester. (Associated Press)

Salman Abedi visited Libya, an ISIS training hotbed

European authorities say Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi recently visited Libya, a chaotic warring country where the Islamic State terror group has beckoned foreign fighters to train and link up with the larger battle in its home base of Syria.

May 24, 2017
Hundreds of National Guard recruiters were accused of defrauding the government of millions of dollars in the National Guard Recruiting Assistance Program, but critics say the Army's investigation is the fraud. (Associated Press/File)

Army National Guard recruitment fraud case rests on murky rules

The Army's recruitment fraud case against Sgt. 1st Class Trevor Antoine, an 18-year soldier with a spotless record, rests on a series of sometimes confusing rules that were created, replaced and created again during a dash to sign up thousands of National Guard members for two hot wars.

May 22, 2017
"Since their colleagues in the intelligence community already have most of the same personal information which was reportedly sucked up during the Obama administration's domestic political intelligence operation, I'm hoping that the Senate provides me the same information in time to proceed with the next steps in the current fishing expedition," said Carter Page, an energy investor under scrutiny by the FBI in the Trump-Russia probe. (Associated Press/File)

Carter Page asks for Obama-ordered intelligence on him

Carter Page, an energy investor under scrutiny by the FBI in the Trump-Russia probe, is asking the Senate intelligence committee to provide information from Obama administration-ordered wiretaps and surveillance on him.

May 7, 2017