National Security

Hawley to Biden Administration: Ukraineโ€™s Prospective NATO Membership Hurts U.S. Interests, We Must Focus on China

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken to seek clarity on the Biden administrationโ€™s support for Ukraineโ€™s prospective NATO membership and to express concern that it would threaten U.S. interests by drawing attention away from the China threat. โ€œToday, an increasingly powerful China seeks hegemony in the Indo-Pacific. If China succeeds, it could harness that regionโ€™s resources to further propel its rise, while restricting U.S. access to many of...

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Hawley: Why is DHS Focusing on Woke Climate Agenda Instead of Border Crisis?

Today Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wrote to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers on the agencyโ€™s Climate Change Professionals Program and why they are focusing on woke partisan government programs while ignoring the crisis at our southern border. Senator Hawley wrote, โ€œIn a press release, you said, โ€™The Climate Change Professionals Program will be instrumental in helping the Department adapt to our changing climate by...

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Following Synagogue Attack, Hawley Demands Explanation for How Islamic Terrorist Entered Country

Senator Hawley Calls on Biden to Immediately Recognize Attack as Anti-Semitism Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas demanding a full explanation for how the Islamic terrorist who attacked Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, TX was allowed to enter the country despite his extensive criminal record and numerous red flags. Senator Hawley writes that while the...

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Hawley Demands Answers After Intel Apologizes to CCP, Scrubs References to Chinese Slave Labor

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger demanding answers on the companyโ€™s failure to condemn slave labor in their global supply chains and their apparent willingness to accommodate the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This comes after Intel scrubbed all references to Xinjiang from its annual supplier letter and apologized to the CCP for implementing U.S. law. Senator Hawley wrote, โ€œIn its December 2021 annual letter to...

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Hawley Demands DOS and DHS Rescind New Policies Eliminating In-Person Interviews for Visa Applicants

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of State Secretary Antony Blinken and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after both departments announced they would dispense with in-person interviews during the vetting process for roughly 49,000 immigrant visa applicants, and eliminate altogether the interview requirement for spouses and children of refugees seeking citizenship. Sen. Hawley is demanding that the departments rescind the new...

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Hawley, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Move Forward with Preclearance Facility in Taiwan

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Taiwan Preclearance Act, which would affirm Taiwanโ€™s importance in the Indo-Pacific and require a report on establishing a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Preclearance facility in Taiwanโ€™s Taoyuan International Airport. Senator Hawleyโ€™s bill would increase tourism between Taiwan and the United States while also stationing CBP officers in Taiwan. The Taiwan Preclearance Act is co-sponsored by Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas),...

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Hawley Grills Mayorkas on Failure to Fully Vet Afghan Refugees, Biden Border Crisis

Hawley also questioned Mayorkas on Bidenโ€™s proposed $450K payments to illegal immigrations and VP Harrisโ€™s failure as border czar Today at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) grilled Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over DHSโ€™s failure to fully vet thousands of Afghan refugees following President Joe Bidenโ€™s withdrawal from Afghanistan. Secretary Mayorkas told Senator Hawley DHS is not conducting in-person interviews for all...

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Hawley Rips Garland Over Attempt to Weaponize FBI Against Parents, Calls for His Resignation

Today at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) ripped Attorney General Merrick Garland over his attempt to weaponize the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) against parents and called for his resignation. Senator Hawley questioned the Attorney General on a memo from the District of Montana U.S. Attorney's office outlining federal causes of action prosecutors may bring against parents and encouraging prosecutors to involve the FBI. Garland insisted he was not...

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Hawley Questions Biden DOD on Email Obtained Alleging Failure to Vet Hundreds of Thousands of Afghan Evacuees

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned U.S. Department of Defense Under Secretary for Defense Policy Colin Kahl on allegations that the Biden administration failed to properly vet hundreds of thousands of Afghan evacuees during the fall of Kabul. Reading from an email shared with him by an American official present during the evacuation, Senator Hawley questioned Under Secretary Kahl on Biden administration directives to prioritize filling planes over vetting evacuees and...

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Senator Hawley Introduces Bill to Defend U.S. Circuit Boards From Chinese Exploitation, Strengthen Supply Chain

Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced the Protecting Critical Boards and Electronics Through Transparency and Enduring Reinvestment (PCBETTER) Act to prevent Beijing from inserting and exploiting vulnerabilities in printed circuit boards (PCBs) that are made in China and used throughout the American military.

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