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House GOP eyes China spy balloon investigations

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

Axios

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 Guardian - US

House GOP preparing to oust Democrat from committee

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

The Independent UK

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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.

Reuters

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

Salon

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

The Independent UK

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.

Roll Call

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Texas congressman files for Mayorkas' impeachment over border crisis

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon of Texas filed articles of impeachment accusing the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of shirking his duty to protect the border.

Tribune News Service

New House Foreign Affairs Chair Michael McCaul Is a Standard Old-School Interventionist

Kevin McCarthy's pick to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee evades any post-Trump humbleness in foreign policy.

Reason

Texas Republicans tapped to chair four committees in new GOP-led U.S. House

The Texans are poised to chair some of the most important committees, including the appropriations and budget panels.

The Texas Tribune

Far-Right Texas Republicans Mutiny at the Capitol

Naturally, a few of the state’s 25 GOP representatives are in the eye of the storm during the ongoing fight over Speaker of the House.

Texas Observer

Biden’s first border visit will be in El Paso, Texas, on Sunday

WASHINGTON — Two years after taking office, President Joe Biden will make his first U.S.-Mexico border visit on Sunday with a stop in El Paso, where a massive influx of migrants has overwhelmed local shelters.

Tribune News Service

The GOP Split on Ukraine Aid Isn't Really About Ukraine

For most aid critics, the urge to cut off Kyiv appears unconnected to any sort of principled realism, non-interventionism, or even isolationism.

Reason

Texas Republicans urge Chip Roy and other McCarthy opponents to let Congress get to work

Texans poised to assume committee leadership are growing frustrated by Republicans blocking Kevin McCarthy’s election for speaker because Congress can’t get to work until a leader is in place.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas congressman sees new law pushing world toward music instead of missiles

WASHINGTON — Texas Rep. Michael McCaul was asked in 2014 at a South By Southwest panel about the power of music to change the world.

Tribune News Service

Why getting Whelan freed from Russia is proving harder than Griner

WASHINGTON — For the second time this year, the family of Michigan's Paul Whelan was left "devastated" that Russia agreed to swap an American prisoner for the return of a Russian inmate, and that, again, that American wasn't Paul.

Tribune News Service

House GOP overlooks antisemitism in its ranks, points at Democrats

WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are declining to condemn and punish antisemitism within their own party, preferring instead to argue that Democrats have the prejudice problem.

Roll Call

House GOP overlooks internal antisemitism, points at Democrats

House Republicans deflect when pressed on internal antisemitism, arguing Democrats are the party with a bias problem.

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Reuters

Analysis: Republicans cry weakness, others see sense in Biden's China protest response

The administration of President Joe Biden has drawn Republican fire for its cautious response to nationwide protests in China against COVID-19 lockdowns, with some lawmakers accusing it of failing to seize a historic moment.

The Independent UK

GOP's new committee leaders prepare blitz of investigations

House Republicans are promising aggressive oversight of the Biden administration once they assume the majority next year

Tribune News Service

Republicans eye Dr. Fauci, DHS secretary for investigations once they take control of House

Democrats are bracing for pressure as GOP lawmakers threaten investigations of the Biden administration while fighting over who will be speaker when Republicans assume control of the House in the next congressional session.

The Texas Tribune

New Congress will feature few leadership roles for the many Texans in the U.S. House

Texans will chair some powerful committees in the House, but their roles in top leadership elections last week were more often as anti-establishment voices than contenders.

Salon

Don Jr. mocks Pelosi attack with meme

Right-wingers are trying to turn an assault on an 82-year-old man into a joke

Axios

No more "blank check": Ukraine aid under threat in Republican-controlled House

Even House Republicans who have been outspoken about supporting Ukraine say there has been a noticeable shift.

The Guardian - US

House Republicans divided over aid to Ukraine ahead of midterms

McCarthy says Congress won’t ‘write a blank cheque’ while another senior Republicans says Ukrainians should ‘get what they need’

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