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Dr. Anthony Fauci declined a second voluntary appearance before a Senate panel, arguing the request would amount to harassment, after he invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times at a July hearing. The move comes as Sen. Ron Johnson's parallel investigations into the COVID-19 response and vaccines continue and after the committee previously voted to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress, with a DOJ referral being discussed.
Republican Sens. Ron Johnson and Rand Paul released Fauci’s text messages as part of a Senate probe into his Covid-19 leadership, including exchanges on vaccine safety in pregnancy. The messages show Fauci noting data gaps and cautioning about vaccination timing and potential miscarriage risk after the second dose, with CDC officials weighing the concerns; authorities later maintained vaccines were safe for pregnant people.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Sen. Rand Paul released one text from Anthony Fauci’s government-issued iPhone as part of a large HHS data dump containing more than 34,000 messages; the released exchange from January 2021 involves Fauci, Rochelle Walensky, and Vivek Murthy discussing COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy and related safety notes, with more messages expected to be released while privacy and public-health implications are considered.
Sen. Ron Johnson said he obtained Anthony Fauci’s phone records from the Trump administration ahead of a planned Senate vote to hold Fauci in contempt for declining to answer Republicans’ questions about the pandemic at a hearing.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is set to chair the Senate Budget Committee after Lindsey Graham’s death, tasked with pressing deficit-reduction priorities as the GOP debates a third reconciliation bill to fund the Iran war and other priorities. A longtime fiscal hawk, Johnson says he’ll broker consensus across the conference and insists on offsets, even as intra-party divisions complicate the path forward; his leadership could be short if Grassley takes the gavel next year.
Sen. Ron Johnson said Mitch McConnell’s hospital-bed photo may be an older image, signaling skepticism about the official health update as other conservatives question the narration surrounding the Kentucky senator’s hospitalization.
Sen. Ron Johnson says he’ll move quickly on a GOP-only budget reconciliation bill (Reconciliation 3.0), coordinating with House Republicans and the White House to offset new spending—potentially via fraud crackdowns on Medicare/Medicaid and other cuts—while considering a voter-ID measure. The push comes as Johnson assumes a leadership role after Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death reshapes Senate dynamics and as Republicans rally behind Trump’s defense funding request of about $350 billion. The process also features ongoing talks with House Budget Chair Arrington and scrutiny from fiscal conservatives over how to score offsets, with the party navigating internal disagreements and the broader July legislative sprint.
Sen. Ron Johnson floated holding a cloture vote to end the 60-vote filibuster to pressure Democrats as the Senate gears up to consider the House-passed SAVE America Act. Republicans plan to advance the elections measure with 51 votes, but final passage would still require 60 votes, making it unlikely given anticipated Democratic opposition. The move highlights ongoing GOP strategy around reforming or bypassing the filibuster amid broader election-law and policy battles in the chamber.
Senator Ron Johnson intervened by texting then-President Trump to express concerns about the FDA's restrictions on a Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug, Elevidys, and its impact on patients, amid ongoing political and pharmaceutical conflicts involving RFK Jr.'s team and the FDA.
Sen. Ron Johnson criticized the large legislative bill supporting Trump's tax cuts and increased defense spending, calling it a 'disgusting abomination,' and expressed agreement with Elon Musk's negative comments about the bill's impact on deficits and social programs.
Senator Ron Johnson is leading a conservative push against President Trump's expansive tax and spending bill, citing concerns over increased deficits and fiscal responsibility, and highlighting internal Republican disagreements that could impact the bill's passage.
Wisconsin's Senator Ron Johnson leads opposition among Republicans to a major budget bill supported by President Trump, criticizing its impact on the deficit and spending, while other Republicans and Democrats express concerns over its effects on health and social programs. The bill faces potential rejection in the Senate due to intra-party disagreements and its controversial provisions.
Former President Donald Trump has selected Ron Johnson as the new U.S. ambassador to Mexico, a move that highlights ongoing diplomatic appointments and changes in international relations.
Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson blamed the recent attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a campaign rally on the public school system, suggesting that the shooter was a bullied loner from a large school. Speaking at a Moms for Liberty event during the Republican National Convention, Johnson advocated for smaller, one-room schools and homeschooling, while avoiding discussion on security lapses and gun control. Moms for Liberty, known for opposing COVID-19 safety measures and promoting homeschooling, has been labeled an extremist group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Sen. Ron Johnson admitted to reading an outdated version of his speech at the Republican National Convention, which did not account for the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Johnson's speech criticized Democratic policies and emphasized unity under Trump and the GOP. The convention also marked Trump's first public appearance since the attack, where he and Sen. JD Vance were officially nominated as the Republican presidential and vice-presidential candidates, respectively.