Trump tried to call Josh Hawley six times before January 6, call logs reveal Mr Hawley has said he eventually returned Mr Trump’s call the next morning but never reached him The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023
On Jan. 6 anniversary, Missouri Democrat Kunce launches bid to challenge Josh Hawley in 2024 KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Just months after a losing bid for U.S. Senate in Missouri, former Marine Lucas Kunce is launching another campaign — this time in an attempt to take down Republican Sen. Josh Hawley. Tribune News Service · Jan 6, 2023
On Capitol attack anniversary, challenge of Hawley announced Two years to the day since U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley’s now-famous raised-fist salute to rioters at the U.S. Capitol, a Marine veteran who ran unsuccessfully for Senate in 2022 has announced that he’ll try to unseat Hawley in 2024 The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023
The GOP Split on Ukraine Aid Isn't Really About Ukraine For most aid critics, the urge to cut off Kyiv appears unconnected to any sort of principled realism, non-interventionism, or even isolationism. Reason · Jan 5, 2023
Last Democrat holding statewide office in Missouri set to depart JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The last Democratic statewide official in Missouri wrapped up her tenure as state auditor this week saying her work helped uncover hundreds of millions of dollars that were mismanaged, wasted or stolen. St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Dec 30, 2022
Editorial: Republicans were tested on values in 2022, and voters gave them a D-minus The past year on the national scene was characterized as one test after another for Republicans — not just of their drive to retake control of Congress but of the value system that determined how far they would go to reach their goal. They were asked repeatedly to stand for… St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Dec 30, 2022
The Supreme Court Weighs the Future of Section 230 The famous internet law is headed for the High Court. Reason · Dec 29, 2022
Lauren Boebert ripped to shreds in Christmas letter from ‘embarrassed’ constituent ‘She has once again embarrassed her 3rd Congressional District constituents and the entire country’ The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2022
At the Races: Disarray OK? - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Dec 22, 2022
Zelenskiy appeals to U.S. Republican critics as war with Russia rages Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy faced a critical audience when he addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday: House Republicans who could hold up billions of dollars in war aid starting next month. Reuters · Dec 21, 2022
From Liz Cheney to Donald Trump: winners and losers from the January 6 hearings As the House January 6 committee is set to publish its report, here are some of the key standouts The Guardian - US · Dec 19, 2022
US Senate votes to ban TikTok app on government-owned phones WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted to ban the hugely popular TikTok video-sharing app from all government-issued phones and other devices as the Biden administration considers restrictions on the Chinese-owned platform. Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022
A prayer before dying: GOP faces the end I was a Republican for years. I can testify that GOP leaders know their party is doomed, and there's no escape Salon · Dec 11, 2022
Missouri man sentenced in Capitol riot case said Trump, others to blame for his actions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An Independence man sentenced Friday for breaching the Capitol on Jan. 6 blamed Trump, right-wing media and other elected officials — including Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley — for spreading the “Big Lie” that led to his actions. Tribune News Service · Dec 9, 2022
Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022 GOP-backed TikTok ban unable to hitch ride on NDAA WASHINGTON — Republicans who want to ban TikTok, the social media app owned by Chinese technology company ByteDance, from federal electronic devices may have missed their chance this Congress.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Dec 7, 2022 Lynn Schmidt: Hawley behaves increasingly like a vice presidential candidate in waiting Put aside all the funny memes of Sen. Josh Hawley running. Could it be that the soon-to-be senior senator from Missouri is vying to be Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate? The current list of potential vice presidential picks swirling around does not seem to include Hawley, but that doesn’t…
Roll Call · Dec 7, 2022 GOP-backed TikTok ban unable to hitch ride on NDAA - Roll Call Republicans who want to ban TikTok on federal electronic devices could not attach the ban to the annual defense policy bill.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Dec 6, 2022 Editorial: Republicans' silence on Trump's anti-Constitution screed violates their oaths Upon taking office, every member of Congress must swear an oath to “support and defend” the United States Constitution. America is currently watching most congressional Republicans — including Missouri Sens. Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley and the state’s entire GOP House delegation — violate that oath in real time. What…
Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022 Biden avoids rail strike with new deal, but not everyone is happy WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed legislation imposing a deal he negotiated between freight railroads and organized labor, averting a possible strike but risking a divide with rank-and-file union workers who opposed the settlement.
Salon · Nov 21, 2022 The New Right's heated family feud "Integralists" battle "national conservatives" over religion, capitalism and the far-right conquest of America
Roll Call · Nov 17, 2022 Border policy questions loom as Senate works on funding, 'Dreamers' - Roll Call An imminent end to pandemic-era asylum restrictions under Title 42 has renewed border policy debates on Capitol Hill.
The Guardian - US · Nov 16, 2022 Who’s next? Republicans who might go up against Trump in 2024 The former president is running again but the GOP midterm meltdown has changed the primary landscape
Tribune News Service · Nov 15, 2022 Missouri Attorney General’s Office under Josh Hawley illegally withheld emails, judge rules KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Attorney General’s Office, under the leadership of then-Attorney General Josh Hawley, violated the state’s open records law by withholding emails between Hawley’s taxpayer-funded staff and his political consultants during his 2018 Senate campaign, a state judge has ruled.
The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022 Judge rules Hawley-led agency broke record laws on purpose A Missouri judge says an agency previously led by Republican Josh Hawley broke public record laws on purpose to help his U.S. Senate campaign
Salon · Nov 15, 2022 Republicans: Single women are to blame! Republicans believe Democrats have brainwashed unmarried ladies — who are clearly unable to think for themselves