U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul briefly detained after appearing intoxicated at airport

U.S. Rep Michael McCaul, R-Austin, said his detainment at a Washington, D.C. airport was "the result of a poor decision I made to mix an Ambien — which I took in order to sleep on the upcoming flight — with some alcohol.” (Credit: Julia Nikhinson for The Texas Tribune)

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U.S. Rep Michael McCaul, R-Austin, the chair of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee, was briefly detained at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C. on Nov. 4, in an incident he called “the result of a poor decision” to mix Ambien and alcohol.