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National Security

Whistleblower Testifies That Biden Admin Violated Hawley Law to Declassify Lab Leak Info

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Today, a CIA whistleblower testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC) about the intelligence community’s handling of information related to the origins of COVID-19. In January 2023, Senator Hawley’s legislation to declassify "any and all” information related to COVID’s origins—including information that would substantiate the lab leak hypothesis—passed Congress unanimously and was signed into law. Today’s whistleblower testified that...

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Hawley Calls for Congressional Hearing Following Third Assassination Attempt on President Trump 

Monday, April 27, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo) sent a letter to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul, urging him to hold an oversight hearing on the third apparent assassination attempt on President Trump. The letter comes after the crazed gunman was charged with attempted assassination. Senator Hawley wrote, "On the evening of April 25, a crazed gunman charged past security at the Washington Hilton and attempted to attack...

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ICYMI: Hawley Chairs Judiciary Hearing Uncovering Biden Administration’s Failure in Afghan Vetting Process

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) chaired a hearing on the Biden Administration's failure to properly vet Afghan nationals, leading to the shooting of two national guardsmen in Washington, D.C. in November. During the hearing, Senator Hawley exposed that millions of taxpayer dollars were funneled through non-profit organizations with known terrorist ties. Senator Hawley asked Craig Adelman, the Deputy Inspector General of the Office of Audits, "In 2022,...

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Hawley Introduces Bill to Mandate Vetting of All Afghan Evacuees after Deadly Attack on DC National Guard

Tuesday, December 02, 2025

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) reintroduced the Afghanistan Vetting and Accountability Act, a bill to strengthen vetting procedures for Afghans who were evacuated to the United States following Joe Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. In the wake of the deadly attack on the National Guard by one of these evacuees, Senator Hawley’s bill would require in-person interviews and vetting of all Afghan evacuees. “Joe Biden didn’t just botch our...

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Hawley Secures Wins for Missouri in Senate Defense Bill

Thursday, October 09, 2025

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) issued the following statement on the passage of the Senate's National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY2026 NDAA): "Tonight the Senate has adopted my legislation protecting Ft. Leonard Wood's vital hospital from being downgraded or closed. This is a huge win for Missouri. The defense bill passed tonight also enacts President Trump’s national security priorities, gives our troops a 3.8% pay raise, and makes needed defense...

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Hawley Proposes Fort Leonard Wood As Potential ICE Agent Training Facility

Monday, September 15, 2025

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, promoting Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri as a potential training spot for new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Senator Hawley wrote, "My state is grateful for your efforts to reverse the lawless open borders policy of the previous administration. A central part of these efforts has been the recruitment of thousands of additional Immigration and Customs...

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ICYMI: Chairman Hawley Sounds the Alarm on America’s Fire Truck Crisis

Friday, September 12, 2025

Chairman Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Ranking Member Andy Kim (D-N.J.) held a hearing in the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Disaster Management that revealed private equity's role in the growing equipment crisis facing fire departments across the country. The hearing featured fire chiefs, union presidents, and industry leaders alike. For the better part of 20 years, private-equity firms have made a business...

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Hawley Urges DHS Secretary Noem to Declassify Trump Butler Assassination Records

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, calling on the agency to declassify all documents related to the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler, PA. "I write to you following the one-year anniversary of the first assassination attempt against President Donald J. Trump. This occasion marks a deeply troubling chapter in our nation’s history and serves as a reminder of the...

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Hawley Reintroduces Bill Banning Chinese Ownership of American Land, Homes

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) reintroduced legislation to ban Chinese corporations and individuals associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from owning American agricultural land and homes. The Senator's introduction of the Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act comes after the Trump Administration recently unveiled its National Farm Security Action Plan, a comprehensive strategy to respond to this challenge and protect our farmland and food supply chains.“China’s...

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Hawley Urges DOJ to Investigate Chinese Automotive Company for National Security Breaches, Export Violations

Friday, May 30, 2025

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate TuSimple Holdings – a Chinese autonomous trucking company - for potential violations of U.S. export controls, unauthorized transfers of sensitive technology to the People’s Republic of China, and any associated breaches of national security.In the letter, Senator Hawley wrote, “According to recent investigative reports, TuSimple systematically shared...

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