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
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. Tribune News Service · 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… St. Louis Post-Dispatch · 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. Roll Call · Dec 7, 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… St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Dec 6, 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. Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022
The New Right's heated family feud "Integralists" battle "national conservatives" over religion, capitalism and the far-right conquest of America Salon · Nov 21, 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. Roll Call · Nov 17, 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 The Guardian - US · Nov 16, 2022
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
The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022 Josh Hawley says Republican party is ‘dead’ as backlash against Donald Trump after midterms grows ‘Time to bury it. Build something new’
ABC News · Nov 14, 2022 Donald Trump is due to make his 'very big announcement' soon. What do we know about it? It's been widely speculated that Trump will use this opportunity to reveal his bid for a second presidential run ahead of the 2024 US election.
Tribune News Service · Nov 12, 2022 GOP senators urge leadership vote delay as midterms roil party WASHINGTON — A growing number of Republican senators are calling for delaying next week’s party leadership elections after the GOP’s unexpectedly poor showing in the congressional midterms.
The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 2022 Seth Meyers on midterms fallout: ‘The knives are out in the GOP’ Late-night hosts discuss Republican infighting after a disappointing election and chaos at Elon Musk’s Twitter
The Guardian - US · Nov 6, 2022 Only the Strong review: Tom Cotton as hawk … too chicken to take on Trump? The Arkansas senator’s book may be a calling card for 2024 but he must know he is highly unlikely to be the next GOP nominee
Los Angeles Times · Oct 29, 2022 Anita Chabria: 'It's getting worse.' The sad part of the Pelosi attack is it doesn't surprise us Forget the insurrection. The immediate future of political violence in America is much more likely to be a lone man with a hammer and a head full of fascist propaganda.
The Conversation · Oct 28, 2022 Hypocrisy is beneath them – political figures in the Trump era don't bother concealing their misdeeds There seems to be no sense of shame or its cousin, guilt, in our time.
Axios · Oct 27, 2022 In angry email, China denounces "despicable" Senate bill to sanction Xi Sen. Josh Hawley proposed sanctions on Xi over Xinjiang.