The Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) to reauthorize grants to support law enforcement and their families. The senators first introduced the Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis (STOIC) Act in 2019, and it was signed into law later that year. Since then, the senators have pushed for reauthorization of the STOIC Act to ensure those who put...
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Hawley Releases New Whistleblower Claims Alleging Secret Service Director’s Role in Scaling Back Agency’s Manpower, Retaliating Against Agents who Speak Out
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe after new whistleblower claims point to his actions as a reason for the agency's failures to protect former President Donald Trump. "Since your testimony before the Senate of July 30, new and disturbing information has come to light about Secret Service planning for the Butler, Pennsylvania Trump campaign eventโand your own involvement," wrote Senator Hawley. "The...
Senate Passes Hawley-Backed Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Kids Online, Hold Big Tech Accountable for Child Exploitation
This week the Senate passed the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), cosponsored by U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), to fight back against Big Tech's targeting of kids online. "Despite Big Techโs endless lobbying, the Senate has taken a serious first step this week toward keeping kids safe online. The next step is to take the fight to the platformsโto give parents the right to sue. Americaโs sons and daughters deserve justice, not exploitation," said Senator Hawley....
Hawley, Gillibrand Introduce Bill Boosting Mental Health Resources for First Responders
Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced the bipartisanย First Responders Wellness Act. The bill would establish a new grant program to boost mental health and wellness resources for law enforcement. It would also direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a national mental health hotline for first responders experiencing a crisis or in need of help.ย โIโm proud to partner with Senator Gillibrand on another piece of vital...
‘No One Has Been Fired’: Hawley Pushes for Accountability from Secret Service on Trump Assassination Attempt
In a joint hearing today with members of the Senate Judiciary and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committees, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) confronted United States Secret Service (USSS) Acting Director Ronald Rowe, demanding answers for the lack of accountability in the attempted assassination of former President Trump. In his questioning, Senator Hawley asked Acting Director Rowe for names of those who were in charge of multiple security efforts the day the...
NEW Whistleblower Allegations: Hawley Reveals Secret Service Declined Drone Usage Day of Trump Butler Rally
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)ย sentย a follow-up letterย toย Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, demandingย his agency turn over all records concerning the United States Secret Service's (USSS) availability or use of drones during former President Donald Trump's July 13 rally.ย Senator Hawley's letter comes after new whistleblower claims to his office allege that USSS officers at the rally refused to deploy dronesโthe same technology President Trump's...
NEW Hawley Bill Would Declassify Key Docs on Trump Assassination Attempt
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Trump Assassination Attempt Transparency Act to require the federal government to declassify any and all information related to the U.S. Secret Serviceโs preparations for the rally, their interactions with the shooter, and their response to the assassination attempt on July 13. โWe need the truth about the assassination attempt against President Trump. We canโt let the federal government hide behind the...
NEW WHISTLEBLOWER ALLEGATIONS: Hawley Reveals Law Enforcement Supposed to Cover Roof at Butler, PA Trump Rally
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)ย sentย a letter toย Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, demanding answers for new whistleblower information that suggests law enforcement personnel were assigned to be on the roof of the building on the day of President Trump's attempted assassination, but the post was abandoned. "Contrary to Director Cheatleโs public statements about the โsafetyโ of the sloped roof of American Glass Research Building 6, one whistleblower with...
Hawley Announces Resolution Demanding Secret Service Director Cheatle’s Immediate Resignation
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)ย announcedย that he will file a Senate resolution, calling for U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign immediately after her agency failed to protect former President Donald Trump from a preventable assassination attempt. Tomorrow as soon as the Senate reconvenes, I will introduce a resolution demanding Director Cheatle RESIGN— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 22, 2024 Last week, Senator Hawley traveled to Butler, PAโthe site of...
Hawley Reveals New Whistleblower Allegations Exposing ‘Loose’ Security Ahead of Trump Assassination Attempt
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.),ย wroteย a letter toย Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, demandingย answers behind the U.S. Secret Service's botched security rollout at President Donald Trump's July 13 rally. The letter comes after multiple whistleblowers contacted Senator Hawley's office with disturbing new information behind the assassination attempt on the former president. "Whistleblowers who have direct knowledge of the event have approached my office....