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McCaul, Meeks trigger sanctions review for Chinese firm - Roll Call

House Foreign Affairs Committee leaders have triggered a sanctions review of a Chinese surveillance equipment maker.

Roll Call

‘Spy balloon in your phone’: growing calls to ban TikTok threaten its future

US legislation could block the social media app as fears of Chinese state surveillance increase

The Guardian - UK

House committee advances legislation to ban TikTok over security concerns

Republican committee chair describes Chinese-owned social app as a ‘spy balloon in your phone’

The Guardian - UK

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China Urges Peace in Ukraine after US Warns against Aiding Russia

China said on Monday it sought dialogue and peace for Ukraine despite US warnings that it might be considering weapons supplies for its ally Russia's invasion. Air raid sirens blared in the capital Kyiv and other cities overnight and a Russian missile killed one person in the western town of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

GOP lawmaker assails Biden for not sending F-16s to Ukraine

A senior Republican lawmaker is criticizing the Biden administration for not sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, as tensions simmer about whether China could send weapons to help Russia

The Independent UK

U.S. House panel to hold hearing on policy toward China

The House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing next Tuesday with top officials on China policy to identify gaps in pursuing what it called a "more holistic approach" to countering aggression by the Chinese Communist Party.

Reuters

US lawmaker in Kyiv: Momentum shifting toward ATACMS, F-16s for Ukraine

A senior U.S. lawmaker said during a visit to the Ukrainian capital on Tuesday that momentum in Washington was shifting toward sending the long-range missiles and fighter jets coveted by Kyiv as it battles Russia's invasion.

Reuters

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GOP bill: Make Trump tax cuts permanent

One economist noted that the measure is backed by the "same members who are pushing us to a debt limit crisis"

Salon

U.S. Republicans ask Biden to boost Taiwan in his budget request

The top Republicans on U.S. congressional foreign affairs and armed services committees pressed Democratic President Joe Biden on Thursday to include $2 billion in military assistance grants for Taiwan in his upcoming budget request.

Reuters

GOP leaders start laying groundwork for more Ukraine aid

Republicans assuming new positions of leadership in the House and Senate are not waiting for the next funding debate over Ukraine to begin making the case for why the U.S. should continue supporting the war-torn nation

The Independent UK

Schumer: "It is wild" U.S. didn't know about China's balloon program earlier

Sen. Schumer said the U.S. military and intelligence are "focused like a laser" on gathering more information about the balloons.

Axios

For U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, national security can’t be a partisan fight

The Austin Republican and new chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee hopes to reach across the aisle to project a unified front as the country faces new threats, despite a staunchly conservative record.

The Texas Tribune

Pentagon says China refused to take call over balloon uproar

WASHINGTON — China rebuffed a U.S. effort to arrange a phone call between the two countries’ top defense officials after the United States shot down an alleged spy balloon, a Pentagon spokesman said, in a stark new sign of how the uproar over the balloon has sent ties between the…

Tribune News Service

Texas Republicans heckle Biden over border remarks during State of the Union

Texas Republicans have long pressed President Joe Biden to do more to address border security and jeered at his remarks during his annual speech to Congress.

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The Independent UK

From Bono to Tyre Nichols’ parents: Who is attending this year’s State of the Union address?

Joe Biden’s speech promises to fire starting pistol on 2024 presidential race

Roll Call

State of the Union guests to highlight divisiveness on foreign, domestic issues - Roll Call

Republicans may look to highlight Biden's foibles on foreign policy with their SOTU guests, while Democrats look to domestic issues.

The Texas Tribune

Texas defense hawks urge Congress away from military funding cuts to raise the debt ceiling

Texas Republicans in the U.S. House are working with their divided party to eke out a path forward on raising the debt limit.

The Independent UK

Cory Booker criticises US ‘drumbeat to war’ with China after general’s comments

US Congress has pushed for a tougher stance against China

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House GOP eyes China spy balloon investigations

"I will be demanding answers," said Rep. Michael McCaul.

The Guardian - US

Republicans have a serious antisemitism problem. It isn’t Ilhan Omar

The GOP’s animus is based on what the outspoken, Black, African, female, Muslim congresswoman is and what she does

The Independent UK

House GOP preparing to oust Democrat from committee

House Republicans are preparing to oust Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee

Reuters

Odds 'very high' of U.S. military conflict with China, top Republican says

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 that the United States would fight China in the next two years.

Salon

MTG has "matured" since doubting 9/11

"I think she realizes she doesn't know everything and she wants to learn," said Congressman Michael McCaul

The Independent UK

Taliban ban on female aid workers poses big dilemma for US

The Taliban's ban on female aid workers is posing one of the biggest policy challenges over Afghanistan for the United States and other countries since the American military withdrawal in 2021 opened the door for the Taliban takeover

Roll Call

Guide to House committee chairs for 118th Congress - Roll Call

These Republicans will use their gavels to advance a conservative agenda and ramp up probes of the Biden administration.

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