Zalmay Khalilzad, the ambassador who negotiated the U.S.-Taliban deal to withdraw military forces from Afghanistan, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He said he held the …
1,922 viewsThe House considered two suspension bills related to conservation and Native American affairs.
View in Congressional Chronicle341 viewsFormer U.S. Central Command Commander retired Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, who oversaw the 2021 U.S. Afghanistan withdrawal, told House Foreign Affairs Committee members: “I alone bear full milita…
10,975 views“There was never any lapse in authorities or in command and control. … but we did have a breakdown in notifications,” said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during a hearing before the House Ar…
2,864 viewsFormer Homeland Security Department officials from the Trump administration, including former acting Secretary Chad Wolf (2019-21), testified on migration at the southern border before the H…
1,240 viewsJohn Sopko, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction (SIGAR), said Afghans who worked with the U.S. during the war and remain in the country are being sought out and murdered…
337 viewsAssistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf and Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for the Middle East Dana Stroul testified on U.S. support for Israel amid its war wi…
2,225 viewsScale AI CEO Alexandr Wang and witnesses specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) and national security testified on using artificial intelligence for military combat before the House Ar…
2,454 viewsSpecial Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry defended the Biden administration’s climate agenda during a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountab…
8,105 viewsDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley testified on the president’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for the agency. Secretary Austin and General M…
3,280 viewsUkrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin and alleged war crime survivors testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on suspected war crimes by Russia. Topics included alleged bru…
1,503 viewsOfficials from the State and Defense departments testified on U.S. policy toward NATO and Ukraine before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe. The hearing took place ahead of NAT…
1,044 viewsDefense Department Inspector General Robert Storch, Acting Inspector General of the State Department Diana Shaw, and Acting Deputy Inspector General for the U.S. Agency for International Dev…
1,332 viewsSecretary of State Antony Blinken testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on his agency’s foreign policy priorities and its fiscal year 2024 budget request. Topics included the …
1,923 viewsGen. Paul Nakasone, who heads U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, testified on cyber defense before a House Armed Services subcommittee. He was joined by fellow witness John…
1,672 viewsWitnesses gave first-hand accounts of the withdrawal from Afghanistan and its impact as they emotionally testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. They discussed conditions on th…
6,930 viewsThe Defense Department’s inspector general and other Pentagon officials testified on oversight of U.S. military aid to Ukraine before the House Armed Services Committee. Defense Undersecreta…
82,173 viewsThe House considered several suspension bills, including a resolution on the disaster response to the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
View in Congressional Chronicle200 viewsRep. Bill Keating (D-MA), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined policy experts to discuss U.S. foreign policy, democracy around the world, and authoritarianism.
308 viewsWitnesses from Northern Ireland testified at a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on the history of the Good Friday Agreement. They warned of new legislation they say that is threate…
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