AUSTIN, Texas — House Foreign Affairs Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) alleged that the former acting ambassador to Afghanistan prioritized his own evacuation ahead of embassy staff.
Why it matters: McCaul's comments during an exclusive interview with Axios at the Texas Tribune Festival come just ahead of the Foreign Affairs panel's release of a report on the widely criticized August 2021 evacuation.
The White House is reassessing its strategy for a hostage-release and ceasefire in Gaza deal as President Biden's top aides deliberate whether there is a point in presenting a new proposal asHamas and Israel both take tougher positions in negotiations, U.S. officials say.
Why it matters: Biden, who is personally engaged in drawing the U.S. strategy, wants to continue pushing for a deal, but his advisors think a new proposal would go nowhere right now.
