Category: Josh Hawley

US Space Command Says Unidentified Aerial Objects Outside Its ‘Astrographic Area of Responsibility’

The U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) explained why it has not been at the forefront of dealing with the Chinese spy balloon, and other unidentified flying objects shot down in North American airspace recently. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM), both headed by Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, have been…


‘Very Disturbing Possibility’ US Manufacturing Helped Build Chinese Spy Balloon, Sen. Hawley Says

Republican senators raised concerns that U.S. manufacturing might have assisted in the construction of the Chinese spy balloon that flew over the continental United States for days before being shot down. Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) took part in an all-senators classified briefing on Feb. 9, held by officials from the Office…


Hawley Announces Senate Resolution Condemning CCP for Spy Balloon

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) will introduce a resolution in the Senate condemning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for flying a spy balloon over the United States. The balloon—first reported on Feb. 1 after it was spotted in the skies over Billings, Montana—traveled the length of the country, collecting data over multiple U.S. missile and nuclear…


‘Sickening’ Account of Mutilations, Sterilizations Prompts Sen. Josh Hawley to Investigate Transgender Clinic

After reading a whistleblower’s “sickening” revelations about a pediatric gender clinic, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said his office was launching an immediate investigation of its practices. “This is a sickening account of forced sterilization and child abuse,” Hawley said in a tweet on Feb. 9, attaching the lengthy whistleblower account of a former employee of The Washington…


GOP Lawmakers Hawley, Buck Introduce Bills to Ban TikTok From All US Devices

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Jan. 25 introduced the “No TikTok on United States Devices Act” to prohibit the Chinese-based app from being downloaded on all U.S. devices and ban commercial transactions with ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company. Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) has introduced a companion legislation in the House. In recent months, more than half…


Republicans Ask Garland to Appoint Special Counsel to Investigate Biden Classified Documents

Republican lawmakers are calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden over his handling of classified materials after leaving the vice presidency. One of the leading Republicans making the demand is Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who sent a letter to Garland on Jan. 11, criticizing the Department…


DHS ‘Has Not Told the Truth’ About Efforts to Censor Political Speech, Alleges Sen. Hawley Citing Internal Documents

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Nov. 30 said newly obtained internal documents further contradict congressional testimony by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the Disinformation Governance Board, and reveals that the board had a “much deeper” association with big tech companies. Hawley, in a press release, said that documents turned over by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—six…


GOP Senator Says Republicans’ Strategy ‘Isn’t Working’ After Mitch McConnell Is Reelected Leader

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said that Republicans’ strategy “isn’t working” after Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was again elected leader of the Senate GOP. “I think Sen. McConnell’s view is that [former President Donald] Trump is largely to blame” for the party’s poor midterm showing, Hawley said. “That Republicans have an image problem with Trump. I…


McConnell ‘Blew the Midterms,’ Says Trump of GOP Election Losses

Former President Donald Trump on Nov. 13 blamed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) after Democrats secured control of the Senate after winning races in Arizona, Nevada, and Pennsylvania. “It’s Mitch McConnell’s fault,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “Spending money to defeat great Republican candidates instead of backing Blake Masters and others was…


Warren Urges Democrats to Get ‘Aggressive’ After Victory in Senate

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is calling for Democrats to be more aggressive and put the GOP on defense after her party retook the Senate following the 2022 midterms. “Where we can pursue legislative action, we should fight aggressively. When Republicans try to obstruct such action and the president can act by executive authority, he must,”…