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WASHINGTON — A California Democrat wants voters across the nation to know an important piece of information: He’s not Josh Hawley. Since Jan. 6, Rep. Josh Harder, a Democrat from California, has been besieged with phone calls, emails, letters and tweets excoriating him for voting against the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory. Harder voted to certify Biden’s win — along with every ...

“You are welcome to censure me again, but let’s be clear about why this is happening: It’s because I still believe — as you used to — that politics isn’t...

Josh Hawley Blasts Lie He Incited Riot As Missouri Newspaper Calls Him FrankenHawley On 2/5/21 at 9:54 AM EST Sen. Josh Hawley has told a Missouri news channel that lawmakers accusing him of inciting the Capitol riots are part of a "woke mob" as he faces growing calls from his home state to resign. Hawley was among the GOP lawmakers who rejected the Electoral College results that delivered the White House to President Joe Biden. Supporters of Donald Trump spurred by these false claims of electi...

POLITICO ‘He’s clearly laying groundwork’: Hawley paves 2024 path The Missouri Republican is the only senator to oppose every one of Biden’s Cabinet nominees to date. The youngest senator when he was elected in 2018, Josh Hawley is a soaring orator with a sense for tapping into Trump’s confrontational style of populist politics | Charlie Riedel/AP Photo Link Copied The face of the Biden resistance is taking shape in the Senate: Josh Hawley. In a prelude to a widely expected 2024 presi...

‘Bring Trump to justice’: Missouri paper says Hawley should back impeachment or resign Josh Marcus Trump impeachment lawyer says Capitol riot had ‘nothing’ to do with him One of the major papers in Senator Josh Hawley’s home state of Missouri is calling on the Republican to either back former president Donald Trump’s impeachment or resign if he wants to consider himself a true defender of “law and order.” “The sole responsibility left to Hawley and his colleagu...

Former Sen. John Danforth, a Republican, has no time for Hawley's excuses.

What did Hawley actually say about the election? Even some fellow Republicans say Senator Hawleys rhetoric helped fuel the attack on the Capitol, but Hawley calls those accusations lies Author: Casey Nolen Updated: 5:32 AM CST January 29, 2021 ST. LOUIS — Since the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Senator Josh Hawley, (R)-MO, has only done Fox News interviews about his book deal or written op-eds in papers -- until this week when he called in to "The Mark Rea...

Reprinted with permission from Alternet Embattled Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), already under fire for his support of the Capitol insurrection and the "big lie," and for saying he trusted the MAGA domestic terrorists over Black Lives Matter protestors, and for his record of spreading Russian disinformation, is now the target of mockery over his false claim about how Greenland got its name. There seems to be some GOP fascination with the autonomous territory that is a part of the Kingdom of Denmar...

Sen. Josh Hawley's current political troubles were fueled by President Trump, so perhaps it's not surprising he's now taking a page from the Trump playbook in fighting back.

The Nation, check out our latest issue. Subscribe to Support Progressive Journalism The Nation is reader supported: Chip in $10 or more to help us continue to write about the issues that matter. Sign up for our Wine Club today. Did you know you can support The Nation by drinking wine? Were the irredeemable task of mounting a defense for Donald Trump at his Senate impeachment trial to fall to me, I would simply point to the presence of Josh Hawley among the jurors. Then I would rest my ...