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Senior US lawmaker says doing everything possible to speed up Taiwan arms deliveries

A senior U.S. lawmaker said on Friday he was doing everything possible to speed up the delivery of weapons to Taiwan, suggesting other countries that have the arms could sell them onto the island with U.S. government permission.

Reuters

US House committee chair signs subpoena for State Dept Afghanistan documents

The Republican chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Monday he signed a subpoena to be delivered to Secretary of State Antony Blinken for documents related to the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Reuters

Biden’s top diplomat blasted by Republicans over chaotic Afghan withdrawal

WASHINGTON — House Republicans hammered Secretary of State Antony Blinken Thursday over the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, threatening to subpoena a letter that highlighted internal dissent over the episode.

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Senate votes to keep 2001 authorization for war on terror

The Senate has voted overwhelmingly to continue congressional authorization for the use of military force in the global fight against terror, turning back an effort by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul to repeal the 2001 measure

The Independent UK

US House Foreign Affairs delegation to visit Seoul next month - Yonhap

A delegation from the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee led by Chairman Michael McCaul is set to visit the South Korean capital Seoul early next month, Yonhap News Agency reported on Saturday, citing diplomatic sources.

Reuters

House votes down bill directing removal of troops from Syria

The House has voted down a bill directing President Joe Biden to remove some 900 U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days

The Independent UK

Veterans give searing testimony on US withdrawal from Afghanistan at hearing

Witnesses described the chaos and panic of the 2021 US departure during the Republican inquiry, which had people in tears at times

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McCaul, Meeks trigger sanctions review for Chinese firm

WASHINGTON — The Republican and Democratic leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said they triggered a requirement that the Biden administration determine within four months whether a Chinese surveillance company should be sanctioned for human rights violations against ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang province.

Tribune News Service

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

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.

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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.

Salon

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"

Reuters

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.

The Independent UK

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

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Axios

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.

The Texas Tribune

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.

Tribune News Service

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…

The Texas Tribune

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.

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.

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