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Crime

Hawley Expands Investigation, Demands Documents from Big Tech on AI Chatbot Policies after Hearing

Thursday, September 18, 2025

Following an explosive Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing that exposed the harm AI chatbots have caused to children, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) issued document requests to Character.AI, Google, Meta, OpenAI, and Snap Inc. demanding they turn over all communications related to their AI chatbot policies.  In the letters, Senator Hawley, who chairs the committee, noted the testimony of several parents who lost their children to suicide at...

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ICYMI: Chairman Hawley Exposes AI Chatbots for Harming Children

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

'Every Parent's Worst Nightmare' U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, held a hearing to expose the growing harms to children posed by online chatbots like Character.AI, OpenAI's ChatGPT and Meta. The hearing featured new testimony from parents of chatbot victims as well as AI safety experts and psychologists—one of whom recently issued a health advisory for AI chatbots.One mother...

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Hawley Secures Commitment from FBI Director Patel to Investigate Anti-Christian Violence & AI Chatbots

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) secured a commitment from FBI Director Kash Patel to further investigate the harms of AI chatbots and anti-Christian violence in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination.  "I want to start by talking to you about the tide of violence that we have seen, ideological violence against people of faith, particularly Christians," Senator Hawley said. "Is the FBI investigating the Kirk assassination as part of this broader...

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Hawley, Blumenthal Unveil Bipartisan Bill Empowering Working Americans to Sue Big Tech, AI Companies for Stealing Creative Works

Monday, July 21, 2025

Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced bipartisan legislation to protect consumers’ data rights and hold Big Tech companies accountable for illegally pirating creators' copyrighted works to train their artificial intelligence (AI) models. Senator Hawley's legislation follows his recent Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing where he sounded the alarm on AI companies' willful engagement in "the largest...

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Hawley Introduces Trump-Backed Legislation to Increase Penalties for Criminal Flag Burners

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Enhanced Penalties for Criminal Flag Burners Act, which would enact sentencing enhancements for individuals who burn the American flag in the course of committing a federal offense. Just this week, President Trump called on Congress to support Senator Hawley’s bill and send it to his desk. Senator Hawley is currently circulating the bill and inviting other Senators to join. Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) are...

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Senate Committee Unanimously Advances Hawley, Durbin Bill Stopping Child Sex Abuse Materials

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) advanced their STOP CSAM Act unanimously through a Senate Judiciary Committee markup. The legislation would crack down on the proliferation of online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) by allowing victims to sue companies that host it. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Ashley Moody (R-Fla.,), Cindy Hyde-Smith (Miss.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.)...

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Hawley Launches Investigation into Organizations Bankrolling LA Riots

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, sent letters to multiple organizations launching an investigation into the funding behind the Los Angeles riots and requesting the preservation of key information. The letter also condemns the demonstrations' "lawless mob actions" and calls for their end.  "Credible reporting now suggests that your organization has provided logistical support and...

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Senate Committee Advances Hawley Bill Supporting Law Enforcement Mental Health

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), along with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, voted to reauthorize the  Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act (STOIC Act). The bill provides $7.5 million per year in grant funding for law enforcement family-support services and allows grant recipients to use the funds to establish suicide-prevention programs and mental health services for law enforcement officers through 2029. This legislation would provide help for police officers...

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Hawley, Kelly Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Law Enforcement Recruitment and Retention

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) introduced the Educational and Career Opportunities for Public Safety (EdCOPS) Act, bipartisan legislation to address staffing shortages in law enforcement by providing educational benefits to public safety officers and their dependents.   “There is no profession more honorable than one that keeps our streets safe. Our men and women in uniform deserve Congress’ full support. I’m proud to co-sponsor legislation this National...

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Senator Hawley Chairs Hearing on Fighting Online Child Sexual Abuse Material, Calls for Empowering Big Tech’s Victims

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Today in the first Judiciary Committee subcommittee hearing of the 119th Congress, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)—chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, alongside Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)—urged the Committee to quickly pass their marquee legislation, the STOP CSAM Act, to better protect children online. Senator Hawley focused on the rapid rise in online child exploitation material, emphasizing that victims...

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