Josh Hawley
American lawyer and politician
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| January 2025 | Proposed legislation to criminalize use of Chinese-developed AI models like DeepSeek, with potential penalties of up to 20 years in prison and/or a million-dollar fine, and restrictions on academic collaborations with Chinese AI researchers. |
| 2024 | Won reelection to the United States Senate. |
| 2024 | Josh Hawley is seeking a second Senate term, facing Democratic nominee Lucas Kunce. |
| 2024 | Hawley continued his advocacy on union issues, participating in activities supporting labor rights. |
| 2024 | Josh Hawley was criticized for spending $132,000 on private jets during his campaign between mid-December 2023 and June 2024. |
| 2024 | Josh Hawley won reelection to the United States Senate. |
| 2024 | Josh Hawley voted against the National Defense Authorization Act for 2024, which also included funding for military housing at Fort Leonard Wood, linking his vote to the lack of expanded compensation for victims of nuclear radiation exposure. |
| 2024 | During a campaign event, Josh Hawley falsely claimed that Amendment 3, an abortion rights initiative, was related to transgender health care. |
| October 2024 | Josh Hawley was a featured speaker at Sean Feucht's rally on the National Mall, where he called for a revival to rebuild the country on 'the truth of Jesus Christ'. |
| October 2024 | Josh Hawley stated that workers should not pay more taxes than corporations, marking a significant shift in his stance on corporate taxes during a campaign event in Cottleville, Missouri. |
| June 2024 | Josh Hawley voted against a measure that included a mandate for insurance to cover IVF treatment. |
| 2023 | The court demanded that the state pay more than $240,000 for legal fees related to the case against Josh Hawley, with a suggestion that he should pay from the proceeds of his book 'Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs.' |
| 2023 | In McCay Coppins's biography of Mitt Romney published in 2023, Romney referred to Hawley as 'the smartest person in the room' but expressed doubt about ever working with him again due to his actions during the certification of electoral votes. |
| 2023 | Josh Hawley cosponsored an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act aimed at reauthorizing and expanding the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. The amendment was ultimately stripped from the final version, despite broad support in the Senate, leading Hawley to label it a betrayal and vow to vote against any defense bill lacking the amendment. |
| 2023 | Josh Hawley introduced the Ending Corporate Influence on Elections Act, a bill aimed at reversing aspects of Citizens United v. FEC by prohibiting publicly traded companies from making independent expenditures, political advertisements for campaigns, and contributions to Super PACs. |
| 2023 | In response to the Israel–Hamas war, Hawley expressed support for Israel and defended its attacks on Gaza as acts of self-defense, while condemning the antisemitic rhetoric he attributed to pro-Palestinian protests on American campuses. |
| 2023 | Hawley joined United Auto Workers at a picket line, advocating for workers’ rights and stating that they 'deserve a raise' and that 'the company can absolutely afford to pay it.' |
| 2023 | Josh Hawley voted against the National Defense Authorization Act for 2023, which included funding for military housing at Fort Leonard Wood. |
| March 2023 | In March 2023, Tucker Carlson criticized video footage of Hawley running during the Capitol riot as 'deceptively edited', leading FactCheck.org to describe Carlson's statement as misleading. |
| 2022 | Hawley criticized Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court, alleging a pattern of leniency towards child porn offenders, which was disputed by multiple news media fact-checks. |
| 2022 | Hawley opposed and voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, which mandates recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages by states and the federal government. |
| November 14 2022 | Cole County Circuit Court Judge Jon Beetem ruled that Josh Hawley violated Missouri's open records law during his 2018 U.S. Senate campaign by withholding emails between his out-of-state political consultants and his taxpayer-funded staff, resulting in a $12,000 fine. |
| August 3 2022 | Hawley cast the sole vote against the Senate resolution agreeing to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, arguing it was not in America's best interest. |
| July 21 2022 | On July 21, 2022, the House Select Committee broadcast video footage of Hawley running through the halls of Congress during the January 6 riot, contrasting it with his earlier fist salute to the crowd. |
| May 2022 | Hawley expressed that he would be 'shocked' if Obergefell v. Hodges were overturned, describing the ruling on same-sex marriage as 'settled law,' while still opposing the decision. |
| May 19 2022 | Hawley was one of 11 Republican senators to vote against a $40 billion emergency military and humanitarian aid package for Ukraine, which the U.S. Senate passed with overwhelming bipartisan approval. |
| January 2022 | In January 2022, Josh Hawley called on President Biden to withdraw support for Ukraine's potential NATO membership, arguing that doing so would jeopardize U.S. efforts to counter China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region. |
| 2021 | Hawley co-sponsored a bill aimed at restricting transgender women from participating in sports. |
| 2021 | Following the fall of Kabul and the Kabul airport attack in 2021, Josh Hawley joined a number of Republicans in demanding the resignation of President Biden. |
| 2021 | Josh Hawley expressed support for a $15 minimum wage for businesses that make over $1 billion a year and supported a tax credit for workers making less than $16.50 an hour. |
| 2021 | Hawley voted to acquit Trump during Trump's second impeachment trial in the Senate. |
| June 2021 | In June 2021, Josh Hawley called for the resignation of Anthony Fauci from his position as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. |
| May 2021 | Josh Hawley's book, 'The Tyranny of Big Tech,' was published, where he discussed his concerns regarding the technology industry and proposed various solutions to the issues he identified. |
| May 28 2021 | Hawley voted against the establishment of an independent commission to investigate the January 6 riot on May 28, 2021. |
| February 2021 | In February 2021, Attorney General Eric Schmitt, who succeeded Josh Hawley, announced that he would not file charges in the case of Tory Sanders due to insufficient evidence, as well as the expiration of the statute of limitations for lesser offenses. |
| February 8 2021 | Hawley became the only senator to vote against all of President Joe Biden's cabinet nominees, except Cecilia Rouse, whom he confirmed as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. |
| January 2021 | In January 2021, Josh Hawley stated that he did not intend to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. |
| January 21 2021 | On January 21, seven Democratic senators filed a complaint against Hawley to the Senate Ethics Committee, alleging that he legitimized the actions of the rioters. |
| January 19 2021 | Josh Hawley blocked the swift confirmation of Alejandro Mayorkas as the Department of Homeland Security secretary, as Mayorkas did not commit to utilizing $1.4 billion appropriated for a border wall expansion. |
| January 9 2021 | On January 9, hundreds of protesters gathered in Downtown St. Louis to demand Hawley's resignation in the aftermath of the Capitol riot. |
| January 9 2021 | NBC News reported on January 9 that several Republican insiders anonymously condemned Hawley's actions during the Capitol riot, stating that he appeared disingenuous in his responses. |
| January 7 2021 | The St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an editorial calling for Josh Hawley to resign following the Capitol riot, condemning his actions and urging Republican leaders to denounce Trumpism. |
| January 6 2021 | Josh Hawley became the first senator to formally object to the Senate's certification of the Electoral College vote count in an effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, which led to bipartisan condemnation of his action. |
| January 6 2021 | On January 6, 2021, during the events of the Capitol riot, Josh Hawley was photographed saluting pro-Trump rioters with a raised fist outside the Capitol prior to the storming. This image became controversial and was referred to as 'the image that will haunt Josh Hawley'. |
| January 4 2021 | Hawley tweeted that his home in Washington, D.C. had been vandalized and that his family had been threatened by 'Antifa scumbags', claiming it was an act of 'leftwing violence'. This occurred while he was in Missouri. In contrast, the protesting group characterized their action as a peaceful candlelight vigil. |
| 2020 | Josh Hawley voted to acquit Donald Trump during his first Senate impeachment trial, accusing Democrats of abusing the Constitution. |
| 2020 | Hawley joined President Donald Trump in calling for an increase of the initial $600 coronavirus relief checks to $2,000, aligning with Bernie Sanders. |
| 2020 | Shortly after his op-ed, Hawley introduced a resolution to withdraw the U.S. from the World Trade Organization. |
| 2020 | Following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, there was renewed scrutiny of Tory Sanders's case, with activists calling for Attorney General Eric Schmitt to file charges against those involved in Sanders's death. The case drew additional attention to the handling of such incidents. |
| December 2020 | In December 2020, Josh Hawley collaborated with Senator Bernie Sanders to demand that any new stimulus deal include direct payments of at least $1,200 to American workers, using the Christmas recess deadline as leverage. |
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