Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX),  House Armed Services Committee Lead Republican Mike Rogers (R-AL), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Lead Republican Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), and Senate Armed Services Committee Lead Republican Jim Inhofe (R-OK) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd […]

Foreign Policy: Those Left Behind in Afghanistan By Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch, Amy Mackinnon October 1, 2021 The text message came in just after 2:30 a.m. “[T]here is a major search operation going on in Kabul tonight. … If possible try to stay out of sight, and away from central areas.” The message instructed its recipients to hide […]

Washington, DC – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) have released the following statement ahead of this weekend’s elections in Georgia.  “Looking toward this weekend’s municipal elections, we remain troubled by Georgia’s continued democratic backsliding, political polarization, and reports of pre-election violence. If Georgia is […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, issued the following joint statement on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announcing its intention to issue a new memo terminating the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), […]

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement on the latest reports that the Biden Admin is considering housing U.S. counterterrorism capabilities at Russian bases in Central Asia.  “If these reports are true, it means President Biden is attempting to fill the critically dangerous gaps in our counterterrorism capabilities that he created […]

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement in reaction to the Independent Commission’s report on allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by World Health Organization (WHO) employees during the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The report concludes that initial allegations were substantiated, including […]

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council. “While important progress was made at this week’s inaugural meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council, there is much more work to be done, especially when […]

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement reacting to two days of testimony from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, and Commander of Central Command General Kenneth McKenzie before the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. “These initial […]

WASHINGTON, DC – China Task Force Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) along with all other members of the China Task Force, Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY), Andy Barr (R-KY), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Neal Dunn (R-FL), […]

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines requesting all reports and assessments related to President Biden’s deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan that left Americans, green card holders and our Afghan partners behind […]