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Jan. 8, 2021 7:02 pm ET WASHINGTON—In a secure room where stunned senators were hiding from an angry mob on Wednesday, Sen. Josh Hawley stood in a corner, mostly alone. “It was extremely striking,” said a person who was in the room on that chaotic day. “For most of the time, he was in a corner of the room by himself with no one talking to him or acknowledging him.” The Missouri Republican’s Senate colleagues were furious with him, according to GOP aides. Minutes before, pro-...

GOP Leaders Condemn Sen. Josh Hawley After Pro-Trump Riot At U.S. Capitol at 5:14 pm NPR Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley continues to face intense criticism for his decision to challenge the presidential election results, the futile enterprise that helped fuel pro-Trump rioters. Hawley was the first U.S. senator to publicly vow to challenge the Electoral College tally, leading the effort with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Shortly before things escalated, a photo was taken outside...

As he walked into the Capitol on Wednesday, Hawley cheered on pro-Trump protesters with a thumbs up and fist pump.

Jan. 8, 2021 6:12 pm ET The political party President Trump commanded with a firm hand for four years is now torn over whether he has a place in its future. The violent incursion into the Capitol that Mr. Trump helped instigate this week—which left five people dead, including a U.S. Capitol Police officer—has made some Republican leaders and strategists so worried about the party’s image they believe the only course is to split with Mr. Trump. Sen. Ben Sasse (R., Neb.), who has cr...

A Republican colleague rebuked him on the Senate floor. A home-state newspaper editorial board declared he has “blood on his hands.” But for Josh Hawley, the Missouri senator who staged an Electoral College challenge that became the focus of a violent siege of the U...

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley faces increasing backlash after U.S. Capitol violence Sen. Josh Hawley, of Missouri. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Calls for U.S. Senator Josh Hawleys resignation are increasing after the senator from Missouri said he will, "never apologize" for his objection to the Electoral College certification. Many lawmakers have since called for Hawleys resignation. Missouri Representative Cori Bush said in a Tweet, "the Republican members of Congress who have incited this domestic terror ...

The post-riot pushback will likely threaten Hawley's effectiveness in the Senate going forward, especially with growing calls for him to resign.

<p><img width="350" height="219" src="/media/8727424/us-capitol_350x219.jpg" alt="U.S. Capitol 3" class="ImageFloatLeft"/>Left-leaning publishing house Simon & Schuster announced Thursday that it is canceling its plans to publish a book written by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), blaming its decision on “his role” in Wednesday’s “deadly insurrection” of Trump supporters at the United States Capitol building in Washington, ...

Senator Hawley Faces Backlash Within Party After Capitol Riots

Josh Hawley is a young Republican senator with eyes on high office, but his objection to the election results and his support for Trump loyalists who went on to ransack the US Capitol leave him accused of having blood on his hands.