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Sen. Ron Johnson Reveals Why He’s Running for Reelection After Suggesting He Wouldn’t

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) on Sunday announced he will run for reelection in 2022, opting against his 2016 suggestion that he would only serve two terms in office. In an article for the Wall Street Journal, the Wisconsin senator made note of the two-term promise. “During the 2016 campaign, I said it would be my…


Sen. Johnson Asks Medical Journals for Records on Retracted Studies

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) in letters this week requested records from two prominent medical journalists regarding studies they retracted last year. One study claimed that the anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine was linked to an increased risk of mortality among COVID-19 patients. The findings of the study were widely circulated, as hydroxychloroquine drew many opponents after it was promoted…


Sen. Ron Johnson Blasts Fauci’s ‘Fear Mongering’ Track Record on AIDS

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) took to the Senate floor on Wednesday to blast Dr. Anthony Fauci’s track record during the outbreak of the AIDS pandemic in the 1980s, saying that Fauci engaged in “fear mongering” and discouraged against potentially life-saving treatments. According to Johnson, Dr. Anthony Fauci used his position as director of the National Institute…


Wisconsin Senators Say Outside Groups May Try to ‘Exploit’ Waukesha Parade Killings

Outside parties may attempt to exploit the killings at a Christmas parade in Wisconsin, the two U.S. senators who represent the state said in a rare joint statement on Saturday. The exploitation would be for “political purposes,” Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said. “As the U.S. Senators representing Wisconsin, one from each…


YouTube Temporarily Suspends Sen. Johnson’s Channel Over Vaccine Injury Panel

YouTube has again suspended Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-Wis.) channel over a roundtable that featured people who say they were injured by COVID-19 vaccines and experts discussing the shots. “For the 5th time this year, YouTube is censoring me from telling you the truth. This time they don’t want you to hear 3.5 hours of stories…


Sen. Johnson: Health Agencies Are ‘Ignoring Natural Immunity’

Top American health officials are ignoring or downplaying so-called natural immunity, or the protection people enjoy after recovering from COVID-19, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) told The Epoch Times. Science the senator has reviewed, including a real-world study from Israel, indicates that natural immunity is at similar levels as or even better than vaccination. But U.S….


Sen. Johnson: ‘I May Not Be the Best Candidate’ for 2022 Midterms

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said this week he may not be the best Republican candidate for the current election cycle, pointing to how he is targeted frequently by critics. “I want to make sure that this U.S. Senate seat is retained in Republican hands,” Johnson told radio host Lisa Boothe. “You see what the media’s…


Sen. Johnson Accuses Health Agency Heads of Stonewalling Virus Safety Info

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is challenging the heads of the top three federal health agencies to stop stonewalling Congress and explain why their vaccine safety and surveillance promises don’t match their actions. In a blistering July 13 letter made public late Wednesday, Johnson, the ranking Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee,…


Senate Approves Bill That Would Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday

The Senate on Tuesday approved a resolution that would add Juneteenth to the slate of federal holidays. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on the Senate floor in Washington asked for unanimous consent, which avoids a recorded vote but enables a single senator to block a bill. No senators objected. The resolution designates June 19 as…


Sen. Ron Johnson: The 180-Degree Turn on the COVID Lab Leak Theory

The COVID-19 lab leak theory—once widely labeled as a “conspiracy theory”—is now back at the forefront of national discussion. After growing calls to investigate the virus’s origins, on May 26, President Joe Biden issued a statement saying the U.S. intelligence community is divided on whether the virus emerged from a natural source or a lab accident….