Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Thursday appealed to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) to consider adding Canada to its special watchlist—alongside the likes of Afghanistan, Cuba, and Iraq—in response to arrests of Canadian pastors who held services that allegedly violated COVID-19 restrictions. The USCIRF’s special watchlist (SWL) is a list of countries…
Hawley Wants Canada Added to Watchlist of Religious Freedom Violators for Pastor Arrests
Sen. Hawley’s Anti-Crime Package Would Fund 100,000 More Police Officers, Add New Protections
Shortly before President Joe Biden unveiled his proposal Wednesday to deal with the crime wave sweeping across America, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced his own comprehensive package of legislation that would put 100,000 more policemen on the streets. “American families aren’t safe, but they deserve to be. And they can be if we will act….
Potential 2024 Candidates Cruz, Hawley Vow to Stop Accepting Corporate PAC Contributions
Two potential Republican presidential candidates said Thursday that they will not accept donations from corporate political action committees (PACs). “In my nine years in the Senate, I’ve received $2.6 million in contributions from corporate political-action committees. Starting today, I no longer accept money from any corporate PAC. I urge my GOP colleagues at all levels…
One Senator Voted ‘No’ Vote on Bipartisan Asian Hate Crimes Bill
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), the lone senator to vote against an Asian hate crimes bill on Thursday, said he could not approve the measure because the wording of the legislation was too broad and would infringe on the First Amendment. On Thursday, the Senate approved 94-1 the measure that would combat violence against Asian-Americans and…
Hawley, Braun Proposal Would Direct Biden to Declassify Intel on Wuhan Lab and CCP Virus
Republican senators Josh Hawley of Missouri and Mike Braun of Indiana want Americans to see United States intelligence on the links between China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) and the origins of the CCP Virus, which is the cause of COVID-19. Their legislative proposal—the Covid-19 Origin Act of 2021—directs President Joe Biden to declassify the…
Hawley, Braun Proposal Would Direct Biden to Declassify Intel on Wuhan Lab, CCP Virus
Republican Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Mike Braun of Indiana want Americans to see U.S. intelligence on links between China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) and the origins of the CCP virus, which is the cause of COVID-19. Their legislative proposal—the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2021—directs President Joe Biden to declassify the intelligence collected…
GOP Trustbusters Are Embracing Progressives’ Agenda
Commentary It’s not too often that Republicans embrace the agenda of leftist Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. But it’s happening. Sen. Josh Hawley, the young Republican senator from Missouri, has introduced a bill in Congress entitled: “Trustbusting for the Twenty-First Century Act.” It may be the most dangerous bill to our economy from a…
Sen. Josh Hawley Introduces Antitrust Bill to ‘Bust Up’ Big Tech Like Google and Amazon
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced an antitrust bill that would ban Amazon and Google from running an online marketplace and selling goods on that marketplace at the same time. “Big Tech companies like Google and Amazon have been coddled by Washington politicians for years. This treatment has allowed them to amass colossal amounts of power…
Sen. Josh Hawley Introduces Antitrust Bill to ‘Bust Up’ Big Tech Like Google, Amazon
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced an antitrust bill that would ban Amazon and Google from running an online marketplace and selling goods on that marketplace at the same time. “Big Tech companies like Google and Amazon have been coddled by Washington politicians for years. This treatment has allowed them to amass colossal amounts of power…
Wray Declines to Confirm FBI’s Use of Geolocation Data to Track Capitol Rioters But Says It ‘Would Not Surprise Me’
FBI Director Christopher Wray told a Senate hearing Tuesday that while he could not confirm that the agency was using geolocation data to track Capitol rioters, he said the nature of the investigation is such that it “would not surprise me.” Wray made the remarks at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on…
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