News about Josh Hawley

A bipartisan group of senators are pushing a new stock trading ban for members of Congress on an expedited schedule. The announcement comes as lucrative stock trades by lawmakers have been under  more scrutiny as over $1 billion in trades have been made in 2024 alone. Though there are some laws in place to restrict members from trading on their inside knowledge in Congress, critics say that doesn't always happen. 

The pro-Palestine mob has held the school hostage and their Jewish classmates in fear since they began setting up tents outdoors on campus. Ben Chang, the school's VP of Communications, told the press Wednesday of rumors they'd contacted the National Guard: 'Let me be clear: that is untrue and an unsubstantiated claim.' The university reaffirmed that it protesters last night that they will continue conversations for the next 48 hours after the group ignored a midnight deadline to vacate the West Lawns.

Acclaimed photojournalist Motaz Azaiza attended rallies at NYU and Columbia University on Tuesday to express 'solidarity' with those demanding a ceasefire. He revealed he had been detained at the airport for two hours in the Big Apple prior to his arrival. Azaiza was seen hopping a fence to access the Columbia encampment, where tents still remain as of Wednesday despite orders to disperse.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is backing 'nonviolent' pro-Palestinian demonstrators who have disrupted Columbia University by setting up an encampment on the campus grounds in protest of U.S. support for Israel in the war in Gaza. The New York progressive denounced Columbia President Minouche Shafik for allegedly threatening to call in the National Guard to disperse the group of demonstrators who call themselves the Gaza Solidarity Encampment. 'Calling in police enforcement on nonviolent demonstrations of young students on campus is an escalatory, reckless, and dangerous act,' AOC wrote on X.

Anti-Israel protesters in camps on the Columbia University campus received a 48 hour extension from the school's under fire president to disperse after they ignored the original deadline. This comes as protesters claim that the school officials have threatened to call in the National Guard in order to bring back order to the Ivy League campus which has been besieged by pro-Palestine protesters since last Wednesday. In the midst of the unrest, Columbia president Minouche Shafik has been faced with calls to resign.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who was on the car on late February day, discovered something that would haunt her: a pornographic snapshot depicting a fake digitized version of herself. The photo showed a woman who looked similar to the Democrat being forced to put her mouth on another's genitals. The image shook the New York progressive and kept her head down all day.

The majority of the Supreme Court seemed to be ready to refuse blocking access or banning the use of a commonly used abortion drug. FDA vs. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a coalition of anti-abortion medical professionals, appeared threatening to prevent further limitation of the use of a commonly used abortion drug. The lawsuit examines the Food and Drug Administration's efforts to loosen limits around the pill mifepristone, making it more available around the world. More than half of abortions in the United States are performed with mifepristone.

The union, which represents 18,000 border patrol agents, is supporting the Senate's controversial bipartisan $118 billion immigrant agreement, saying it is "not perfect" but it is better than the "status quo." Senate Republicans are rallying to filibuster a border security deal that has been negotiated by both sides with the blessing of Republican leadership amid tumultuous infighting.

When leaders attempt to bring a bipartisan border deal to the floor on Wednesday, Conservative Senator Republicans have already promised to filibuster a bipartisan border agreement. President Trump has hammered the plan, and 41 Republicans will be able to stifle the movement.

Just under half of all Republican senators have supported Donald Trump, with at least 21 endorsements from the 49-member caucus. Rubio's endorsement of Trump places him among a group of senior Republicans who have also rallied behind the former president. Sens. Sen. John Kerry evoked Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, and Thomas Cotton of Arkansas have all pledged their support for Trump.

Pelosi voted against the ban, but first defended the policy, leading to Senator Josh Hawley's introduction of the Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act in 2023, which has yet to pass. The 83-year-old Democrat congresswoman earned a 62% return on her investment in 2023, much more than double the S&P 500's overall rise of 24 percent. That's an even larger return than in December, when DailyMail.com introduced a system dedicated to monitoring her investments, revealing that her fund rose by 51% in the first 12 months.

Less than a week after blaming his employers for remaining silent in reaction to Hamas' on-campus reactions to Israel's attacks, a Columbia University professor reiterated his call for Ivy League presidents to condemn 'pro-terror' students. In an enthralling debate in which he confessed to his concern for his children as long as the apparent lack of condemnation persists, Shai Davidai said last night that "the silence of college presidents from around the world is deafening." The 40-year-old slammed Columbia University's president for not speaking out' against students groups that support the 'internationally recognised terrorist group.' Mr Davidai, a scholar who has criticized his university's "cowardice," said: "This is about making a clear distinction between legitimate resistance and unspeakable crimes against humanity." This is about human decency. You can be pro-Israel, pro-Palestine, and anti-terrorist. I know because I am.'

'I would never bring my daughter here,' argued former Columbia University professor Shai Davidai, left, and top right with his young daughter in a fiery takedown of the school's board: 'I would never bring my daughter here.' Davidai, 40, made his remarks on Wednesday night following a week of anti-Israel demonstrations at the Ivy League school in the aftermath of Hamas' brutal attack on the Jewish state on October 7. We cannot shield your children from pro-terrorist student organizations because Columbia University's president will not speak out against pro-terrorist student organizations,' Davidai said.

Top Republicans are planning how to keep up President Biden's proposed $100 billion request, saying that if Israel, Ukraine, and southern border assistance are linked together, there will be no way forward. During a primetime address to the nation Thursday evening, Biden is set to officially unveil the massive relief package, including $60 billion to Ukraine and the remaining $40 billion split between Israel and Taiwan as it faces an increasing threat from China and the southern border. During a stop in Tel Aviv on Wednesday to speak with Israeli leaders and reiterate US support for Israel, the president said he would bring a 'unprecedented assistance package for Israel's defense to Congress.'

Davis Polk, one of America's most respected law firms, has rescinded job opportunities for three students who appeared to lead condemnations of Israel following the Hamas terrorist attacks. According to company statements, Israel was blamed for the brutality. The firm announced on Tuesday that it would re-evaluate the decision for two of the students, who appealed the decision and said they did not authorize the letters, which were unsigned.

Pro-Palestine college activists assaulted a reporter covering their protest and reportedly demanded to know their ethnicity as tensions on US campuses continue to rise in the aftermath of the Middle East war. After leaving an anti-Israel demonstration at the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus, Kassy Dillon, a Fox News video journalist, said she had been targeted. 'As I was leaving, two guys kept asking me about my ethnicity,' she posted.' 'I was approached by a group of the demonstrators who wanted to know my name and phone number as I got into my car.'

President Claudine Gay has condemned the 'barbaric atrocities committed by Hamas' but has refused to discipline pro-Palestine organisations that defended the attack that killed more than 1,000 Israelis. Gay released a video statement on Saturday denying calls for the Harvard students who criticized Israel for the horrific attack. People have asked me where we stand, but let me be clear: our university has condemned terrorism.' Including Hamas' barbaric atrocities. The scholar said that hate is a misnome and the hatred of Jews, hate of Muslims, and aversion against any group of people based on their faith, national origin, or any other characteristic of their ethnicity.

After holding anti-Israel demonstrations, Republican Josh Hawley has requested that the Department of Justice look at pro-Palestine student groups on college campuses around the country. Students at the University of Washington and Georgetown University gathered to honor the terrorists following the massacre that killed 1,300 Israelis over the weekend and brought the region into a bloodshed, with a Harvard group blaming Israel for the attack. The Missouri senator slammed groups at Ivy league schools like Harvard and Columbia, which have supported the terrorists' activities as justified, according to Fox News on Thursday.

Since appearing on CCTV inside the US Capitol wearing a Revolutionary-era costume, an alleged Jan. 6 rioter dubbed "Conan O'Riot" for his resemblance to the late-night host has been arrested by the FBI. Derek Andrew Nelson, 30, was arrested in Champaign, Illinois, on Wednesday, according to federal court papers. Along with co-defendant Derek Dodder, the 30-year-old faces four misdemeanor charges in connection with the storming of the US Capitol. Nelson was asked why he was there in a video shot by the Washington Monument. 'To start a revolution,' the former Marine replied. 'Why are you here?' Nelson will appear in virtual reality before a federal judge on October 17.

Investors were worried about the consequences of higher-for-longer interest rates continuing to affect markets on Tuesday, causing more turmoil. The Dow dropped 496 points, or nearly 1.5%, by mid-afternoon, putting it into negative territory for the year, as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes dropped by more than 1% each. Economic reports spooked investors, who reiterated the fact that the Federal Reserve will need to maintain high interest rates.

According to the Mortgage Brokers Association, the monthly mortgage payment on an American home has increased from $1,236 in January 2021 to $2,161 in July. The rise has been fueled by 11 successive rises in the bank rate as the government tries to contain soaring costs. Since the Fed held the bank rate at 5.25 percent at its September meeting last week, hopes of a reprieve increased, although it remains to see if the hikes are working. And although inflation has ticked down from its record of 9.1 percent in June last year, policymakers have warned mortgage payers yet another increase is expected before the year's end.

The Missouri Republican sank into soaring interest rates, which reached an average of 28 percent this week, just as credit card debt rose to a historic high in the United States. Hawley wrote to RealClearPolitics that the government was "ready to bail out the banks this spring," referring to Silicon Valley Bank of California and Signature Bank of New York, but "has ignored working people struggling to get ahead." He brought credit card issuers right into his crosshairs: 'We know what they're doing,' he says.' 'They're out there actively encouraging and finding new ways to get customers in debt,' Hawley said.

The Biden administration has suggested tightening efficiency requirements for new residential water heaters, a development that the Biden administration claims could save consumers $11.4 billion. New energy efficiency standards for other household products, such as gas stoves, clothes washers, refrigerators, and air conditioners, have already been released by the DOE. It's the most recent chapter in Biden's war on appliances, in which his government claims to save Americans money. However, Republicans have slammed the new laws.

Thousands of AI-generated child violence images now populate dark web forums as predators exploit new, publicly available technology. The code to their advanced chatbots - computer applications that use AI to communicate with humans and create life-like images - have recently been posted by tech companies, including Facebook's parent company Meta. But pedophils are now producing reams of child porn, while YouTube influencers have provided videos on how to build 'uncensored' chatbots.