McCaul: Afghanistan Withdrawal Remains “Stain on President Biden’s Legacy”

Press Release 08.30.22

Washington, D.C. – One year ago today, the last U.S. military flight left Afghanistan, ending our almost 20-year presence in the country. The departure followed a chaotic emergency evacuation after Taliban forces, having quickly took over much of the country, surrounded the city of Kabul and President Ghani fled. House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael […]

McCaul on the One Year Anniversary of Abbey Gate Bombing: “It Didn’t Have to Be This Way.”

Press Release 08.26.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the Abbey Gate suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport that killed 13 U.S. servicemembers, at least 170 Afghans, and wounded 45 U.S. servicemembers. “President Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan ignored the warnings of […]

McCaul, Meeks Issue Statement on Resumption of Hostilities in Northern Ethiopia

Press Release 08.24.22

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) issued the following statement regarding reports of escalating hostilities in northern Ethiopia. “After months of incremental progress toward a negotiated peace in northern Ethiopia, we are deeply concerned by reports of renewed hostilities from all sides […]

McCaul, Green, Sires Condemn Imprisonment of Religious Leaders by Nicaragua’s Ortega

Press Release 08.24.22

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) was joined by Representatives Mark Green (R-TN) and Albio Sires (D-NJ) the Ranking Member and Chair of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration, and International Economic Policy in issuing the following response to the arrest and detention of Bishop […]

McCaul Sends Letter to President Biden Urging Engagement with Congress on Iran Deal Negotiations

Press Release 08.23.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (TX-10) sent a letter today to President Biden expressing concerns over the lack of recent engagement with Congress regarding a new Iran nuclear deal. The full text of the letter can be found here and below. President Joseph R. Biden The White House […]

McCaul Sends Letter to Secretary Blinken Urging Engagement with Iraqi Leaders

Press Release 08.22.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (TX-10) sent a letter today to Secretary Blinken regarding ongoing disputes between the Government of Iraq (GOI) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) across a range of issues that threaten Iraq’s stability and economic development. In the letter, McCaul urged the administration to press […]

Fact Check: President Biden’s False Claims on Afghanistan

Press Release 08.19.22

Washington, D.C. – One year ago yesterday, as Americans and Afghan partners were desperately trying to get to the Kabul airport and out of the country to safety, President Biden was interviewed by ABC News. In this interview he made many claims about his decision to withdraw and the situation on the ground at the […]

ICYMI: Fox News: McCaul fires back at White House memo attempting to discount Afghanistan report

Press Release 08.18.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican is pushing back on the Biden administration’s attacks against his interim report on Afghanistan. “The devastation caused by President Biden’s unconditional withdrawal and the resulting chaotic and deadly evacuation continues to this day,” McCaul said. “Most of the claims made by the Biden administration since the […]

McCaul Publishes Interim Report on Afghanistan Withdrawal and Evacuation

Press Release 08.17.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has published his interim report entitled, “A ‘Strategic Failure’: Assessing the Administration’s Afghanistan Withdrawal.” The 115 page report examines the Biden administration’s decisions and actions in detail, from the announcement of the president’s decision to withdraw to the months following that decision, the resulting […]

McCaul Discusses Afghanistan Report on Face the Nation

Press Release 08.14.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul discussed his interim report on the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and the resulting chaotic evacuation and long-term fallout on CBS‘ “Face the Nation” with Margaret Brennan. “There are many sins, if you will. There was a complete lack of, and a failure to […]