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Shoffner and Jones have questions about Iran peace plan - and Cotton, too!
Trump's peace plan with Iran has numerous skeptics, including his buddy Tom Cotton. Read More
Cotton, Fellow GOP Senators Offer Measured Criticism of Iran Deal
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is treading carefully in his criticism of President Donald Trump's memorandum of understanding with Iran. Read More
Tom Cotton, the Senate’s foremost Iran hawk, is in a Trump-induced jam
A decade after blasting a remarkably similar Iran deal, the Intelligence chair is now treading carefully. Read More
Aspects of Iran Deal Are 'Step in the Wrong Direction'
Thursday, during an appearance on Fox News, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) expressed his concerns about the framework of a deal between the United States and Iran to cease hostilities. | Clips Read More
Trump lashes out at "fools" who oppose Iran deal amid bipartisan criticism
Republican Senators Bill Cassidy, Thom Tillis, Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton have been critical of the 14-point memorandum of understanding signed on Wednesday. Read More
Influential Republican demands US probe into Airwallex’s China ties
Tom Cotton, a Republican close to the Trump administration, wrote to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warning the payments giant had deep ties to Beijing. Read More
Trump directed Clayton not to appear at hearing, Cotton says; hearing postponed
US Senator Tom Cotton revealed that President Donald Trump has instructed Director of National Intelligence nominee Jay Clayton not to attend a scheduled confirmation hearing. Read More
Trump delays Clayton's nomination for intelligence director, but Cotton promises hearing
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was delaying federal prosecutor Jay Clayton’s nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community in a bid to force Congress to act on a voter ID bill that currently lacks enough support for passage, but Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton vowed to push forward with a hearing anyway. Read More
Trump delays Clayton’s nomination for intelligence director
The dueling statements from Trump and Tom Cotton, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, dash hopes for a swift renewal of a crucial surveillance program that expired last week. Read More
Sen. Cotton: Clayton Hearing Will Proceed Barring Trump Block
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Wednesday that Jay Clayton's confirmation hearing will go ahead as planned. Read More
Trump delays Clayton’s nomination for intelligence director to try to push Congress on voter ID bill
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was delaying federal prosecutor Jay Clayton’s nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community in a bid to force Congress to act on a voter ID bill that currently lacks enough support for passage. A key Republican senator, Tom Cotton, had vowed Read More
WATCH LIVE: Senate holds confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton despite Trump pressure to delay
The chairman of the Senate intelligence committee, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, said he planned to proceed with Wednesday's confirmation hearing unless President Donald Trump orders Clayton to not appear or withdraws the nomination. Read More
Inspection Regime in Iran Can't 'Truly' Work, Have to 'Take Everything Away' to Have Guarantee
On Monday's "Hugh Hewitt Show," Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) argued that an anywhere, any time inspection regime can't truly work in Iran and "the only true | Clips Read More
Montana GOP rendezvous in Missoula for platform convention
The event was headlined by Friday night speeches from U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, a conservative Republican from Arkansas, and Kurt Alme, the GOP nominee for Montana’s open Senate seat. Read More
Sen Tom Cotton urges DOJ to probe Chinese bid to 'kneecap' American AI
Sen. Tom Cotton urges the Justice Department to investigate a China-linked influence campaign he says is aimed at undermining America's AI infrastructure. Read More
Republican senators warn surveillance program may lapse after Trump intel pick backlash
Republicans are warning the White House that a critical surveillance authority is likely to lapse this week amid bipartisan backlash over President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s intelligence community. Sen. Tom Cotton, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary… Read More
Cotton, Grassley Warn of 'Significant Gap' in Intel
Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, are warning that a key federal surveillance authority could expire this week, potentially creating gaps in intelligence collection as the U.S. prepares to host matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Read More
GOP senators issue Rubio warning about lapse in 'critical' intelligence collection: report
A pair of GOP senators is warning the Trump administration about a "significant" gap in "critical" foreign intelligence collection."We write with regret to ask that you plan for a potential significant gap in foreign intelligence collection," Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) wro... Read More
Stop funding UNRWA, communist millionaires feud over strategy and more
Sens. Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz call on President Trump to “fully dismantle UNRWA and eliminate it from the U.N. budget” because “it has long connived at Islamist terrorism against Israel,” thunders the Washington Examiner’s Editorial Board. Read More
Tom Cotton Urges FDA to Crack Down on Chinese-Made Medical Devices
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to crack down on Chinese-made medical devices. Read More