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In this Sept. 1, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks in Kenosha, Wis., as Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., right, listens. On April 8, 2021, Mr. Trump released a statement urging Mr. Johnson to pursue reelection to the Senate. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci File) **FILE**

Trump encourages Sen. Ron Johnson to seek reelection

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Then-Vice President-elect, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., left, stands with his son Hunter during a re-enactment of the Senate oath ceremony in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Grassley, Johnson demand Secret Service answer questions about Hunter Biden gun incident

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former FBI agent Peter Strzok re-aired an unverified claim about two Republican senators relying on Kremlin disinformation on Twitter this month. (Associated Press)

Ex-FBI agent Strzok repeats false disinformation claims about Republican senators

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this March 3, 2021, file photo, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration joint hearing examining the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Ron Johnson defends comments about Black Lives Matter, Capitol breach: ‘This isn’t about race’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 3, 2021 file photo, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration joint hearing examining the January 6, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Critics of Johnson are calling him racist after he told an interviewer on Thursday, March 11, that he wasn’t worried about the supporters of former President Donald Trump who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January, but might have been concerned if they had been Black Lives Matter protesters. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Johnson says comments about Capitol breach were not racist

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration joint hearing Wednesday, March 3, 2021, examining the January 6, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Ron Johnson: Capitol breach would have been concerning if Black Lives Matter was involved

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Johnson still undecided on seeking third Senate term

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during her weekly briefing, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Pelosi refers to Sen. Ron Johnson as ‘Miami Vice’ actor in security dispute

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2020 file photo, Milwaukee Bucks senior vice president Alex Lasry, left, and then-Bucks guard George Hill walk through a Milwaukee neighborhood during a voter canvassing effort. Democrat Alex Lasry, a Bucks executive and son of a billionaire, announced Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, that he's running for the U.S. Senate in 2022 for the seat currently held by Republican Ron Johnson. (AP Photo/Steve Megargee File)

Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry announces Senate run

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, on the fourth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Ron Johnson: Capitol riot ‘didn’t seem like an armed insurrection to me’

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In this Jan. 19, 2021 photo, riot fencing and razor wire reinforce the security zone on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Capitol Police say they are stepping up security at Washington-area transportation hubs and taking other steps to bolster travel security for lawmakers. The moves come as Congress continues to react to this month's deadly assault on the Capitol. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ron Johnson: Capitol fencing sends signal that Trump voters are ‘all insurrectionists’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Former Red Sox coach, Triple-A manager Johnson, dies at 64

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In this May 20, 2020, file photo, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Johnson said Monday, Aug. 10, that he has subpoenaed the FBI to produce documents to his committee related to the Trump-Russia investigation. Johnson also defended a separate investigation he is leading into Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Ukraine. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Ron Johnson, Gary Peters call each other liars over Russia disinformation

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Johnson says election was legitimate, Biden won

Associated Press

Johnson touts alternative COVID-19 treatments at hearing

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President-elect Joe Biden, right, embraces his son Hunter Biden, left, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Hunter Biden had deep business ties with communist party-linked Chinese tycoon: new Senate report

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this file photo from 2009, then-Vice President-elect, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., left, stands with his son Hunter during a re-enactment of the Senate oath ceremony, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE **

Tony Bobulinski: FBI queried Hunter Biden whistleblower on ‘Big Guy’ email

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson adjusts the American flag hanging off his front porch in Appleton, Wis. Nelson officially launched his bid to unseat Republican Sen. Ron Johnson on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. Johnson, currently midway through his second term, has not said yet whether he will seek a third term, run for governor or retire. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Democrat Tom Nelson announces 2022 bid to unseat Johnson

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2020 file photo, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. A &quot;panicked&quot; Sen. Johnson urged members of the state chamber of commerce in battleground Wisconsin on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, to vote for President Donald Trump, saying he has been praying for a victory and &quot;the other side is not in love with this country.&quot; (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

‘Panicked’ Sen. Ron Johnson touts Trump to Wisconsin leaders

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2020 file photo, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sen. Johnson, says he never had any symptoms after testing positive Oct. 2 for the coronavirus. Johnson said Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, that while there have been &quot;so many tragedies&quot; for those who test positive, &quot;at the same time COVID is not a death sentence.&quot; (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Wisconsin’s Johnson says COVID-19 ‘is not a death sentence’

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press