WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) sent a letter to TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Zi Chew regarding the platform's decision to ban and label pro-women's sports advertisements as "hate speech" while simultaneously allowing graphic advertisements promoting transgender surgery for minors on the platform. TikTok's Ban of Pro-Women Sports Ads Is Only La  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in raising concerns that Hamas-linked entities on college campuses may be noncompliant with the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) as they seek to shape U.S. public opinion and policy outcomes. In the face of this national security threat, they are calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to l  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is shining new light on the prevalence of sexual misconduct at the FBI, amid continued agency stonewalling and empty assurances from Director Christopher Wray that he would "follow up" on Grassley's inquiries. Despite FBI's lack of cooperation, Grassley's ongoing oversight reveals the FBI is still not protecting its own employees from sexual harassment and is treating child s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) applauded the Senate's unanimous passage of their Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act. The bipartisan bill aims to increase the penalty for smuggling or possessing a contraband cellphone in federal prisons from a misdemeanor to a felony. It now awaits passage  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 19 of her colleagues--led by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)--in introducing a bipartisan bill that will allow America to deport sexual offenders currently in the country and block those seeking to enter. This comes after a shocking report revealed that 16,320 illegal immigrants with sexual assault convictions are i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Q: What concerns did you raise immediately after the Biden-Harris administration's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan? A: The Biden-Harris administration's disorganized and disastrous exit from Afghanistan three years ago resulted in the tragic deaths of 13 U.S. service members by a suicide bombing. The images of Afghan civilians jumping onto and falling from a departing U.S. military aircraft undersco  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in penning a letter to the Justice Department (DOJ) and FBI regarding Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) enforcement, raising concerns Hamas-linked entities are escaping FARA scrutiny as they seek to shape U.S. public opinion and policy outcomes through partnerships with campus organiz  more