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Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) doesn’t serve on the committees with main jurisdiction over UAPs (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena — or UFOs), so he was a little surprised by Ask a Pol ’s question on UFO whistleblower David Grusch. “ Not on my radar, no,” Warnock laughed. “No pun intended.” Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s interview with Sen. Raphael Warnock, slightly edited for clarity. M...

On Capitol Hill, the freshman year is winding to a close for Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), even as he spent the previous decade representing Oklahoma on the other side of the Capitol, as a member of the US House of Representatives. In the House of Representatives, Mullin served on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (or HPSCI), where he remembers being “read in on some stuff” in r...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.askapoluaps.com As a former governor, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) knows there’s a lot of military activity off Virginia’s coast. He also knows there’s other activity off his state’s coast that the federal government can’t — publicly, at least — explain. “They’re fast movers, not slow movers,” Kaine exclusively told Ask a Pol . Florida, wi...

Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) is a senior member of SASC, or the Senate Armed Services Committee. We caught up with Hirono on July 27 — the day after UFO whistleblower David Grusch and two other veterans publicly testified before the House Oversight Committee, and Hirono said she hadn’t looked into his allegations at all. “No I have not,” Hirono told Ask a Pol. Your support will help us post our exclus...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) is a decorated veteran, but a week ahead of this summer’s public testimony from her fellow veterans — including UFO whistleblower David Grusch — before the US House, she wasn’t aware of Grusch or his bombshell allegations. “Nuh-uh,” Duckworth exclusively told Ask a Pol this summer. When informed of her colleague’s ongoing investigation into Grusch’s claims, Duckworth al...

All throughout 2023, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) flexed his senatorial might and held up hundreds of military nominees , because he doesn’t like the Pentagon’s new abortion policy. But UAPs are not on the freshman senator’s plate. While Tuberville serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee — or SASC — when it comes to UFO whistleblower David Grusch , this summer Tuberville told us he hadn’t he...

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is the second most senior Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee — or SASC. Like SASC Chair Jack Reed, when Ask a Pol caught up with her this summer — a week before UFO whistleblower David Grusch testified in the US House — Shaheen told us she wasn’t investigating UAPs (or UFOs). Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s interview with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, sl...

Over the summer, freshman Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) — the least senior Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) — told Ask a Pol, he hadn’t looked into UFO whistleblower David Grusch’s claims but he’d heard “a lot of talk about it” in the Capitol. Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s interview with Sen. Eric Schmitt, slightly edited for clarity. TRANCRIPT Matt Laslo : “Rando...

Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) is the second most senior Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee (or SASC), which puts her in line to lead the panel in the near future (if Republicans reclaim control of the Senate). But, like SASC Chair Jack Reed (D-RI) and Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS), Fischer isn’t investigating UFO whistleblower David Grusch’s claims. “No. I’m no help to you,” Fischer...

Two weeks before UFO whistleblower David Grusch testified before the House Oversight Committee this summer, Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) was caught off guard when Ask a Pol inquired about the veteran. “The what?” Peters — a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee or SASC — asked. “The UAP or UFO whistleblower.” “What whistleblower are you talking about?” Peters again asked. Peters chairs the Demo...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and over the summer, UFO whistleblower David Grusch wasn’t on his radar. With your support, we can publish in real-time!!! Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, slightly edited for clarity. TRANSCRIPT: Matt Laslo : “How are you sir?” Richard Blumenthal : “Hi.”...

Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) is a freshman senator, but he spent three terms in the House of Representatives before moving to the upper chamber. So he knows Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) and other members of the Congressional UAP Caucus. Budd, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, exclusively tells Ask a Pol he’s monitoring the Grusch investigation, though not actively investigating his claims. “I’v...

As the top Republican on the Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) sits across from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) who chairs the panel and has used it to conduct some oversight of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). We actually caught up with Ernst this summer on July 26, 2023 — the day UFO whistleblower David Grusch testified on the ot...

Formerly-Democratic-Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona didn’t know about UFO whistleblower David Grusch when we asked about him in July. “I haven’t even heard about it, but I will read about it,” Sinema told Ask a Pol ’s Matt Laslo the week before Grusch testified to the House Oversight Committee . Matt Laslo’ s a veteran congressional correspondent, new media prof . & founder of Ask a Pol...

FIRST LISTEN: Back in July, we asked Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) if he had been able to look into UFO whistleblower David Grusch. “I have not,” Luján exclusively told Ask a Pol . “I'm fully supportive of what our colleagues are doing to make everything available, open, transparent and making sure the country knows what's going on here,” Luján added. Matt Laslo’ s a veteran congressional corresponden...

This summer, a week before UFO whistleblower David Grusch testified in the House, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) told Ask a Pol , “At this point I don’t have enough information to make anything of it.” We also asked Arizona’s other senator, Jacky Rosen, whose answer is here . Senator Series : We. Asked. All. 100. US. Senators. About. David. Grusch. Subscribe to Ask a Pol — otherwise you’re rea...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.askapoluaps.com This summer, Alaska’s two US senators told Ask a Pol they were briefed on the object the US Air Force claims to have shot down over Alaska on Feb. 10, 2023 , but, when pressed, they told us, they had not seen any images. Now, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) exclusively tells Ask a Pol she has seen photos. "We've seen the...

Happy holidays all! Before unplugging for a long holiday weekend (and a surgery… - que sera sera), on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 we hosted a live, last-minute Discord with Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), in which Burchett discloses details of his 1-on-1 with Speaker Mike Johnson on UAPs. “He wrote down ‘transparency,’” Burchett tells Ask a Pol . “Speaker Johnson’s on board.” WHAT’D WE DO!?! 4 days off, los...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.askapoluaps.com If freshman Speaker of the House Mike Johnson greenlights a Select UAP Committee in the new year, Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) is interested in helping lead it as ranking member, ie the top Democrat on the panel. After Ask a Pol recently mention the proposal to Carson, he circled back on the idea with us. “You m…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.askapoluaps.com Last Thursday — the last day the US House of Representatives is slated to be in session this year — after voting, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) was deflated and a tad down after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s UAP amendment to the NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) was gutted behind closed-doors. “The public...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.askapoluaps.com Trust is low in Congress. Members of the Congressional UAP Caucus are still scratching their heads tying to figure out how Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s own UAP amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was gutted, seemingly, in front of his own eyes. Schumer’s role as Senate leader—one of f...

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Committee ( HPSCI ) seems to be the place where UFO (or UAP) measures — and investigations — go to die on Capitol Hill. After Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s own UAP — or UFO — amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was gutted in secret, there’s been lots of finger-pointing at the opaque HPSCI . Rightfully so, it seems...

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) needs more information. That’s whether discussing her own UAP (UFO) amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the incoming head of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)—an office she helped create—or how to set up an interview with UFO whistleblower David Grusch. “I need to look into it. I need to figure out what's going on. I don't know y...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.askapoluaps.com The US House has now passed the National Defense Authorization Act—or NDAA—conference committee report, which means it’s on its way to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature before it becomes the law of the land. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) is the lead Republican sponsor of Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s bipartisa...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.askapoluaps.com We make no excuses for Congress, though we do write congressional explainers. The Trees: UAPs (ie UFOs) The Forest: The gargantuan National Defense Authorization Act—or NDAA The below is important context to keep in …