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Former 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…

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 …

John 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…

Assistant 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…

Special 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…

Three men, current and retired military officials, gave lawmakers their assessment of what went wrong during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, during a public hearing befo…

Defense 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…

Witnesses 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…

The House considered several suspension bills, including legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to service members who died in the August 26, 2021, terrorist attack during the U.S…

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and other Republican lawmakers called on Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to bring the House back into session during the August recess to address co…

Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and other House Republican lawmakers who are military veterans spoke about the fall of Afghanistan and the U.S. completing its withdrawal after 20 years…

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA) and other House Republican leaders spoke about the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover of the country. Leader McCart…

The House took the first step in the budget reconciliation process by approving the Senate-passed $3.5 trillion budget resolution that congressional committees would use to draft legislation…

Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and other House Republicans held a news conference to address ongoing evacuation efforts from Afghanistan.

The House debated and passed H.Res. 935, which establishes a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Refo…

The House debated and passed by voice vote a $2 trillion Senate-passed coronavirus economic aid package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Lawmakers had hoped to pass t…

The House debated and voted on several suspension bills dealing with such issues as veterans health, water infrastructure, and the naming of post offices.

In a vote of 224-194, the House passed a war powers resolution seeking to limit the Trump administration’s military action against Iran without first getting congressional approval. All but …

The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules. Members also debated a resolution to terminate President Trump’s emergency declaration at the U.S.-Mexico border, and they p…