# Joseph McCarthy

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 0 sources.

- Kind: person
- Role: U.S. Senator from Wisconsin
- Jurisdiction: United States

## Incidents

| Date | Incident | Role | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1953 | [United States: Senator Joseph McCarthy's subcommittee questions New York Post editor James Wechsler, 1953](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1953-us-wechsler-mccarthy-subpoena) | enforced | historical |

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