Washington, D.C. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced he has invited Christy Shamblin to be his guest for the State of the Union. Christy’s daughter-in-law, Marine Sergeant Nicole Gee, was one of the 13 American servicemembers killed in an ISIS-K terrorist attack at Abbey Gate during the Biden administration’s chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan in […]

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken re-iterating his call for the Biden administration to take serious action at the IAEA’s upcoming Board of Governors meeting to address the Iranian regime’s ongoing nuclear provocations. In his letter, Chairman McCaul highlights Tehran’s ongoing violations of its Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)-related commitments and the destabilizing […]

Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will postpone a hearing entitled, “The Chinese Communist Party’s Malign Influence at the United Nations — It’s Getting Worse.”   What: Hearing – “The Chinese Communist Party’s Malign Influence at the United Nations — It’s Getting Worse” Date: TBD Time: TBD Location: Rayburn […]

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL), Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations Chairman Chris Smith (R-NJ), and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent a letter to Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine […]

Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere will convene a hearing entitled, “The Agents of Antisemitism in Latin America” on Thursday, March 7th.  What: Hearing – “The Agents of Antisemitism in Latin America” Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024 Time: 2:00pm ET Location: Rayburn 2172 Witnesses: The Honorable Deborah Lipstadt Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat […]

Washington, D.C. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will hold a markup to consider a resolution recommending the House of Representatives find U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress for his continued refusal to comply with a subpoena served by the committee in July. What: Markup of […]

Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will convene a hearing entitled, “The Chinese Communist Party’s Malign Influence at the United Nations — It’s Getting Worse” on Wednesday, March 6th.  What: Hearing – “The Chinese Communist Party’s Malign Influence at the United Nations — It’s Getting Worse” Date: Wednesday, […]

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Spokesperson Leslie Shedd issued the below statement responding to State Department Spokesperson Matt Miller’s statement at yesterday’s press briefing, which included comments on Chairman McCaul’s threat to hold U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress if the department continues withholding key Afghanistan withdrawal documents including After Action […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), House Subcommittee on Africa Chairman John James (R-MI), and Senate Subcommittee on Africa Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement on the Biden administration’s temporary appointment of former Congressman Tom Perriello as […]

Washington, D.C. – Tonight, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken threatening to hold him in contempt of Congress if the department continues to withhold interview documents relied on to draft their After-Action Review (AAR) of the Biden administration’s deadly and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in […]