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House Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, presides over a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing "An Assessment of the State Departments Withdrawal from Afghanistan by Americas Top Diplomat," on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Rep. Michael McCaul says he was detained at Dulles airport over being ‘disoriented’

By Nadia Lathan - Associated Press

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, speaks to reporters about his panel's Afghanistan Report and the findings of its three-year investigation into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. He is joined by Republican lawmakers and the families of the military members who were killed by a Taliban bomber during the evacuation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Republicans move to hold Blinken in contempt over Afghanistan testimony

By Farnoush Amiri and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

GOP lawmaker threatens to subpoena Jake Sullivan if he doesn’t testify over Afghan pullout

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A U.S. Chinook helicopter flies over the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, as the capital was captured by Taliban forces. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

House GOP highlights administration failings in report on botched Afghanistan withdrawal

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the Voice of America, Amanda Bennett poses for a photo on Nov. 16, 2016, in Washington. Bennett, the director of Voice of America and her deputy Sandy Sugawara resigned Monday, June 15, 2020, following recent clashes with the Trump administration. The pair announced they were leaving the organization as Trump ally and conservative filmmaker Michael Pack takes over leadership of the agency that oversees VOA. (Magda Hishmeh/Voice of America via AP)

Media agency chief refuses to answer questions from Congress on report of corruption at VOA

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, speaks following a closed-door meeting of House Republicans during which Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., was nominated as candidate for Speaker of the House, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Respect for Speaker Johnson increased after foreign aid approved, says Rep. Michael McCaul

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

A woman steps through a door that is covered by a mural depicting American hostages and wrongful detainees who are being held abroad, July 20, 2022, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington. At left is Siamak Namazi, who has been in captivity in Iran since 2015. At right is Jose Angel Pereira, who has been imprisoned in Venezuela since 2017. The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran, including Namazi, by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian money from South Korea to Qatar without fear of U.S. sanctions. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Rep. McCaul worries U.S. unfreezing $6 billion in sanctions on Iran could fund future Hamas attacks

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, speaks during a discussion about the terrorist attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport's Abbey Gate during a House Foreign Affairs Committee roundtable, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

‘Paralyzing’ the Pentagon: Key House Republican blasts Tuberville’s defense nominations hold

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, speaks during a discussion about the terrorist attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport's Abbey Gate during a House Foreign Affairs Committee roundtable, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

House committee chairman says Sen. Tuberville is ‘paralyzing’ the Pentagon by blocking promotions

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House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, questions Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 28, 2022. McCaul has subpoenaed Secretary of State Antony Blinken for documents related to how it handled relations with China earlier this year after a Chinese surveillance balloon was shot down over the U.S. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

House Foreign Affairs chair: China ‘should be held to the same standards’ on climate change

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, asks a question during the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the struggles of women and girls in Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

State Department offers to let Rep. Michael McCaul view classified Afghanistan cable

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the Freedom House 2023 Annual Awards Ceremony, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Blinken facing criminal contempt threat over documents related to Afghan withdrawal

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference following a vote on H.R. 2, a bill to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers, in the Rayburn Room at the Capitol Building in Washington, Thursday, May 11, 2023. Democrats, who have a narrow hold on the Senate, have decried the aggressive measures in the bill as “cruel” and “anti-immigrant," and President Joe Biden has already promised he would veto it. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

House Foreign Affairs chair warns default would be gift for China

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at an American Foreign Service Association memorial plaque ceremony, Friday, May 5, 2023, at the U.S. State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

GOP threatens Blinken contempt charge over Afghanistan docs

By Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press

In this May 2, 2021, photo, a U.S. flag is lowered as American and Afghan soldiers attend a handover ceremony from the U.S. Army to the Afghan National Army, at Camp Anthonic, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. The U.S. and NATO have promised to pay $4 billion a year until 2024 to finance Afghanistan’s military and security forces, which are struggling to contain an advancing Taliban. Already since 2001, the U.S. has spent nearly $89 billion to build, equip and train the forces. (Afghan Ministry of Defense Press Office via AP) **FILE**

State Dept. faces Monday deadline to turn over secret Afghan dissent cable as GOP readies subpoena

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times