Tag Archives: Michael McCaul

The New York Post reports: House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Michael McCaul said Tuesday that he believes that some unidentified drones spotted above New Jersey and New York are “spy drones” from China — after Biden administration officials insisted many of the aircraft are innocent commercial aircraft. “We want answers but the response I’m getting is we don’t know whose …

Semafor reports: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul was detained by police at Dulles International Airport earlier this month in an incident that he described as “the result of a poor decision” to mix Ambien and alcohol. A McCaul spokesperson confirmed the recent incident, describing the congressman as “a nervous flyer” who took the popular sleep aid Ambien and …

Politico reports: House Republicans moved Tuesday to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress over claims he obstructed their investigation into the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. House Foreign Affairs Chair Michael McCaul [photo] had subpoenaed Blinken, requiring him to testify on Tuesday. But the secretary of state responded he’d be in New York for …

The Messenger reports: House Foreign Affairs Committee chair Michael McCaul joined Jonathan Karl on ABC’s This Week and called the chaotic battle to find a new speaker “probably one of the most embarrassing things” he’s seen during his 10 terms in Congress. “If we don’t have a speaker of the House, we can’t govern,” McCaul said, noting even a resolution …

The Washington Post reports: Vietnamese government agents tried to plant spyware on the phones of members of Congress, American policy experts and U.S. journalists this year in a brazen campaign that underscores the rapid proliferation of state-of-the-art hacking tools, according to forensic examination of links posted to Twitter and documents uncovered by a consortium of news outlets that includes The …

NBC News reports: The Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Sunday condemned Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s ongoing hold on hundreds of military promotions, calling it a “paralyzing” move that amounts to a “national security problem.” “The idea that one man in the Senate can hold this up for months — I understand maybe promotions, but nominations? — is …

The Associated Press reports: The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee has threatened to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress if the State Department does not turn over classified cables related to the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, pledged in a letter Friday — obtained by The Associated Press — to …

“The great thing about this country is we can have political dialogue, discourse. We are a democracy. We have differences of opinions. I will say, divisive rhetoric I think polarizes this nation. And I think it hurts this nation. “I think what we need today is a voice that can unify the nation on things that really matter. Like the …

Reuters reports: A top Republican in the U.S. Congress said on Sunday the odds of conflict with China over Taiwan “are very high,” after a U.S. general caused consternation with a memo that warned the United States would fight China in the next two years. In a memo dated Feb. 1 but released on Friday, General Mike Minihan, who heads …

Mediaite reports: Congressman Michael McCaul (TX) invoked the “[Donald Trump] can declassify a document on a moment’s notice” excuse as he defended the former president’s possession of the classified documents the FBI confiscated during their search at Mar-a-Lago. Trump has already self-sabotaged his legal claim of declassifying the Mar-a-Lago documents, and ABC’s Martha Raddatz noted that former Attorney General Bill …

The Hill reports: Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Sunday defended House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) after it was reported McCarthy said he would advise then-President Trump to resign if Trump was impeached following the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. McCaul said on “Fox News Sunday” regarding McCarthy’s comments that “you have to put it into the context of when it …

Reuters reports: A preponderance of evidence proves the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic leaked from a Chinese research facility, said a report by U.S. Republicans released on Monday, a conclusion that U.S. intelligence agencies have not reached. Rep. Michael McCaul [photo], the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released a third installment in his investigation into the …

The Hill reports: Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said former President Trump should tell his supporters to stay away from Congress Thursday as intelligence indicates a right-wing militia could be planning an attack on the Capitol. “I think President Trump has a responsibility to tell them to stand down. This threat is credible and it’s real,” McCaul said on CNN Wednesday. …

Well, this is a curious story. The Austin Statesman reports: The sprawling West Austin home of Congressman Mike McCaul used more city-supplied water than any other single-family residence in 2017, according to the Austin water utility. McCaul’s hillside home near Lake Austin was one of 22 residences calculated to have used more than one million gallons of city water in …