Republican Sen. Josh Hawley voted with Democrats to advance legislation to ban members of Congress from owning individual stocks.

President Trump is talking with Sen. Josh Hawley and other senators about the contents of a bill to ban stock trades by elected officials.

The senator from Missouri is increasingly focused on appealing to working-class voters — even if that means criticizing his party or teaming up with Democrats.

In today’s edition, we have a deep dive into Sen. Josh Hawley’s effort to stake out ground for himself in the modern Republican Party.

In August 2025, a rumor spread online of the IRS distributing a new round of stimulus checks to Americans. Social media posts claimed that IRS officials " denied rumors of a $2,000 August payout," allegedly confirming instead that $1,390 stimulus checks would roll out in late summer.

Josh Hawley (R-MO) is alienating his colleagues on Capitol Hill, a Tuesday report from NBC News revealed. According to reporters, Hawley's efforts to bring economic populism to the U.S. Senate are coming into conflict with his GOP colleagues.

During his remarks in a Senate hearing in December 2024, Senator Josh Hawley insulted a witness over illegal immigration. Hawley stated, "You don't actually care about working people."

Yet Hawley ultimately joined almost every other Republican in Congress and voted for the bill, which independent analysts project will cut nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid and leave 10 million Americans newly uninsured. With three Republicans opposing the legislation in the narrowly divided Senate, Hawley’s support proved decisive.

A U.S. senator has opened an investigation into Meta after a leaked document reportedly showed that its AI was allowed to have “sensual” and “romantic” chats with minors

Schmitt's close ties with Trump positions him as a key GOP player, while Hawley's strategy for the party differs. | Opinion