GOP Sen. Ron Johnson: ‘I’ll Go in a Moon Suit’ to Confirm Barrett

Kevin Daley
October 5, 2020 4:45 PM

Sen. Ron Johnson (R., Wis.) said he would vote for Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation to the Supreme Court in a moon suit if necessary, testifying to the resolve of Senate Republicans to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat.

UNC Prof: Whites ‘Deputized’ to Murder Blacks in Kenosha

Chrissy Clark
August 31, 2020 5:45 PM

A University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill professor suggested that government officials have “deputized” whites to murder blacks in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

MSNBC Host: Is Ron Johnson ‘In Cahoots’ With Russia?

David Rutz
August 7, 2020 5:09 PM

MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace asked Friday if Republican senator Ron Johnson (Wis.) was in "cahoots" with Russia because of his efforts to "actively denigrate" Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

Ousted Sen. McCaskill Falsely Claims GOP Senator Hasn’t Held Hearings on Coronavirus

David Rutz
March 11, 2020 5:55 PM

Sen. Ron Johnson (R., Wis.) pushed back forcefully Wednesday after former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) falsely claimed he hadn't held Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearings to address the Wuhan coronavirus.

Ron Johnson: Ukrainians Felt No Pressure From White House Over Withheld Aid

New testimony further calls into question Chris Murphy's characterization of Zelensky meeting

Brent Scher
November 18, 2019 6:05 PM

Republican senator Ron Johnson (Wis.) said Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky made no mention during their September meeting in Kiev of feeling pressure from the White House to take action in return for military aid, contradicting his Democratic colleague Chris Murphy's characterization of the meeting.

Senators Ask State Dept. for Docs on Hunter Biden

Johnson, Grassley digging into details on foreign business deals

Yuichiro Kakutani
November 7, 2019 6:35 PM

Leading Republican senators are asking the State Department to turn over all information relating to Hunter Biden and his business associates after newly released documents revealed that foreign companies attempted to leverage their ties to former vice president Joe Biden's son.

Sen. Ron Johnson Presses for Investigation of ‘Burrowing’ by CFPB Employee

Wisconsin senator believes Cordray aide's conversion to civil servant was rushed

Todd Shepherd
January 4, 2018 3:40 PM

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Ron Johnson (R., Wis.) called on the Office of Special Counsel to investigate further the "conversion" of Leandra English at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from a political appointee to a civil-service career position.

Ron Johnson Requests Information Surrounding English’s Transition to CFPB

Charles Russell
November 29, 2017 5:29 PM

Sen. Ron Johnson (R., Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, on Wednesday requested information concerning the approval to move Leandra English from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Murkowski Says She Supports Repealing Obamacare Individual Mandate

Senate Republican tax bill includes provision to repeal mandate

Andrew Kugle
November 22, 2017 11:55 AM

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R., Ala.) wrote in an op-ed published Tuesday that she supports Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare's individual mandate.

Ron Johnson Suggests There Are Enough Votes to Expel Roy Moore From Senate if Elected

Cameron Cawthorne
November 16, 2017 2:21 PM