2025-2026: Zach Nunn Skipped Nearly Half Of His China Select Committee Hearings While Writing An AI Fiction Book On China

Nunn Wrote An AI Thriller Fiction Book On China…

HEADLINE: “Revealed: Iowa Republican Congressman Touting Self-Published Thriller About Chinese AI Attack SKIPPED Hearings On Real-Life National Security Threats From Beijing.” [Daily Mail, 6/11/26]

Daily Mail: “Congressman Zach Nunn Is Trying To Cash In On A Self-Published Thriller About The Threat Of Chinese AI, Espionage, And The Future Of Warfare – Despite Missing Several Hearings On The Real-Life Threats Of China.” “Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn is trying to cash in on a self-published thriller about the threat of Chinese AI, espionage, and the future of warfare - despite missing several hearings on the real-life threats of China, the Daily Mail can reveal. The Republican has promoted the book heavily online - soliciting payments via his personal Venmo account - and leaning heavily on his national security credentials to market the novel. Nunn's book 'Stratagem' is described on his self-built website as a 'breakneck thriller that propels the reader into the future of technology and conflict', with a quote from a New York Times bestselling author P.W. Singer saying it 'explores how next-generation AI, global espionage, and information warfare will all reshape our security.'” [Daily Mail, 6/11/26]

• Nunn Was “Soliciting Payments Via His Personal Venmo Account” For The Book. “Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn is trying to cash in on a self-published thriller about the threat of Chinese AI, espionage, and the future of warfare - despite missing several hearings on the real-life threats of China, the Daily Mail can reveal. The Republican has promoted the book heavily online - soliciting payments via his personal Venmo account - and leaning heavily on his national security credentials to market the novel. Nunn's book 'Stratagem' is described on his self-built website as a 'breakneck thriller that propels the reader into the future of technology and conflict', with a quote from a New York Times bestselling author P.W. Singer saying it 'explores how next-generation AI, global espionage, and information warfare will all reshape our security.'” [Daily Mail, 6/11/26]

…While Skipping Half Of His China Select Committee Hearings On How To Take On The Country, Including Its AI Threat And Economic Espionage Of Americans

February 2025: Nunn Was Named To The House Select Committee On Strategic Competition Between The United States And Chinese Communist Party

February 2025: Nunn Was Named To The House Select Committee On Strategic Competition Between The United States And The Chinese Communist Party. “U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today announced his appointment to the bipartisan House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The Committee is responsible for assessing the threats to the economy and national security posed by the government of China and proposing plans to ensure a strong American future.” [Congressman Zach Nunn, Press Release, 2/4/25]

• Nunn: “The Committee Is Responsible For Assessing The Threats To The Economy And National Security Posed By The Government Of China And Proposing Plans To Ensure A Strong American Future.” “U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today announced his appointment to the bipartisan House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The Committee is responsible for assessing the threats to the economy and national security posed by the government of China and proposing plans to ensure a strong American future.” [Congressman Zach Nunn, Press Release, 2/4/25]

2025-2026: Nunn Skipped Half Of His China Select Committee Hearings, Including On China’s Economic Espionage And The Threat Of Chinese AI On America

Daily Mail: Nunn “Has Skipped Multiple Hearings” On The Threat Of China That “He Has Been Fictionalizing In His Debut Novel.” “The site trumpets his credentials as a 'combat-tested veteran, counterintelligence officer, and sitting Member of Congress serving on the Select Committee to Counter China.' And the lawmaker is no slouch, having introduced six China-related bills in Congress. But attendance records show that since his appointment to the congressional committee in February 2025, he has skipped multiple hearings on the very topic he has been fictionalizing in his debut novel.” [Daily Mail, 6/11/26]

• April 2026: Nunn Did Not Attend A Hearing On “China’s Campaign To Steal America’s AI Edge.” “But attendance records show that since his appointment to the congressional committee in February 2025, he has skipped multiple hearings on the very topic he has been fictionalizing in his debut novel. On April 16 this year he did not attend a hearing on 'China's Campaign to Steal America's AI Edge, despite voting records showing he was in Washington, DC at the time.” [Daily Mail, 6/11/26]
• April 2025: Nunn Missed A Hearing On How The Chinese Communist Party Exploits American Seniors “And Undermines National Security.” “He missed a hearing on April 9, 2025 on 'How the Chinese Communist Party Exploits American Retirees and Undermines National Security', and on July 23 for a hearing on 'Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies’.” [Daily Mail, 6/11/26]
• July 2025: Nunn Skipped A Hearing On “Strategies To Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies.” “He missed a hearing on April 9, 2025 on 'How the Chinese Communist Party Exploits American Retirees and Undermines National Security', and on July 23 for a hearing on 'Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies’.” [Daily Mail, 6/11/26]
• December 2025: Nunn Skipped A Hearing On ‘China’s Auto Threat To America.” “He missed a hearing on April 9, 2025 on 'How the Chinese Communist Party Exploits American Retirees and Undermines National Security', and on July 23 for a hearing on 'Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies’ On December 11, he failed to attend a hearing on 'China's Auto Threat to America'. Voting records show he was in Washington, DC on April 9 and December 11 last year, prompting outrage from his Democratic opponents.” [Daily Mail, 6/11/26]

June 25, 2026: Nunn Appeared To Skip A Hearing On “China’s Economic Espionage And Subnational Influence In The United States.” [US House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, Hearing, 6/25/26; 6/25/26] (TRANSCRIPT & VIDEO)

2025-2026: Nunn Skipped Six Of Thirteen, Or Nearly 50 Percent Of His Select Committee Hearings. [US House Committee Repository, Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, accessed 7/20/26]

[US House Committee Repository, Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, accessed 7/20/26]