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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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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
Although his relationship with the media has hit a low point, it's undeniable that President Trump has made himself available to journalists more often than his predecessors during his first 18 months in office. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump: Democrats’ dossier tactic a ‘disgrace’

President Trump says "it's a disgrace" for Democrats to embrace a discredited dossier by an ex-British spy to attack him and argue for Congress to create a special commission to investigate Russian intervention in the November election.

May 1, 2017
President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he walks down the steps of Air Force One at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Trump is heading to Kenosha, Wis., to visit the headquarters of tool manufacturer Snap-on Inc., and sign an executive order that seeks to make changes to a visa program that brings in high-skilled workers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Christopher Steele admits dossier charge unverified

Christopher Steele, the former British spy who wrote the infamous anti-Donald Trump dossier, acknowledges that a sensational charge his sources made about a tech company CEO and Democratic Party hacking is unverified.

April 25, 2017

Michael Cohen may sue BuzzFeed, Christopher Steele

Michael D. Cohen, President Trump's personal attorney, says he has instructed his own attorney to investigate legal action against BuzzFeed, which posted an opposition research "dossier" that accused Mr. Cohen without proof of a conspiracy with Russian agents.

April 24, 2017