Tag: House Foreign Affairs Committee

House GOP Subpoenas Blinken for Key Documents on Afghanistan Withdrawal

March 28, 2023
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The House Foreign Affairs Committee has signed a subpoena for Secretary of State Antony Blinken to obtain a July 2021 Dissent Channel cable and the Secretary’s response. Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) requested the cable that is believed to have warned the administration of a lack of proper preparation for President Joe Biden’s unilateral decision to…

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House Committee Advances Resolution for Transparency of US Aid to Ukraine

March 24, 2023
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The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced a resolution on March 24 calling on the president, secretary of defense, and secretary of state to provide an accounting of U.S. assistance to Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion of the Eastern European country. The tally was along party lines, 26–20. When there will be a vote on the House…

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State Department Faces Subpoena From Foreign Affairs Committee Over Afghanistan Records

March 23, 2023
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The State Department is facing a potential subpoena from the House Foreign Affairs Committee after failing to disclose a pair of records regarding the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The department failed to provide an after-action report and a dissent cable in response to a request by Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) by end…

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Rep. McCaul Plans to Issue Subpoena If State Refuses Afghanistan Withdrawal Document Request

March 13, 2023
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Sunday he is prepared to issue a subpoena if the State Department fails to cooperate with the committee’s document production request on the Afghanistan withdrawal. “The State Department has not been compliant with our document request,” McCaul told Margaret Brennan on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” McCaul…

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House Panel Votes to Advance Bill Banning TikTok

March 1, 2023
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The House Foreign Affairs Committee on March 1 voted to advance a bill that would empower President Joe Biden to ban TikTok in the United States. The committee voted 24-16 along party lines on Wednesday morning, sending the bill to the House floor where it would need approval by a majority of the chamber before moving to…

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House Panel Debates TikTok Ban

March 1, 2023
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The House Foreign Affairs Committee debated a bill on Feb. 28 that would empower President Joe Biden to ban TikTok in the United States. The committee vote was deferred to Wednesday. The measure, if eventually adopted by Congress, would be the most sweeping government action to date against the popular social media app, which security…

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GOP Right to Deny Ilhan Omar a Committee Seat

February 3, 2023
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Commentary Poor Ilhan Omar has been denied a seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “I certainly did not or was not aware that the word ‘hypnotized’ was a trope,” the congresswoman told CNN’s Dana Bash this week. “I wasn’t aware of the fact that there are tropes about Jews and money. That has been…

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House GOP Members Demand Documents From Biden Administration Related to Afghanistan Exit

October 5, 2021
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The ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), is demanding answers from the Biden administration about the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal. McCaul rallied a group of GOP representatives to send a Resolution of Inquiry (ROI) to the White House, demanding that the administration, including the State Department, turn over all documents,…

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