Josh Hawley
Republican · MO · U.S. Senate
Bio
Joshua David Hawley is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Missouri, a seat he has held since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Hawley served as the 42nd attorney general of Missouri from 2017 to 2019, before defeating two-term incumbent Democratic senator Claire McCaskill in the 2018 election. He was reelected in 2024.
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Issue profile
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Latest news
- Hawley Faces Backlash Over Pro Forma Senate Session Blocking Trump recess appointments
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Josh Hawley presided over a brief pro forma Senate session on Tuesday morning. The procedural move prevented President Trump from making recess appointments. The action drew swift backlash from conservative voters. The Senate c…
Freerepublic.com · July 1, 2026 
The Trump Administration Is Siding with Hate GroupsFor more than a decade, right-wing Christian groups have taken issue with the Southern Poverty Law Center, the nonprofit organization founded more than 50 years ago that researches and challenges those it characterizes as hate and extremist groups. The right-…
The New Republic · June 29, 2026- Someone Help Josh Hawley Understand MLB’s Three-Page Rebuke to His Pride Tantrum
The GOP senator claimed the league “admitted they were wrong” to enforce its policy, which isn’t what happened.
Them.us · June 24, 2026 - MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Calls Out Giants Over ‘Lapse in Communication’ After Players Wore Bible Verses on Pride Caps
“MLB takes discrimination against its players or in any form related to the league very seriously,” he began in a letter to Missouri Senator Josh Hawley
PEOPLE · June 23, 2026
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