Middle East
February 15th, 2026
U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — introduced the Decreasing Russian Oil Profits (DROP) Act of 2026. This bipartisan legislation requires targeted...
November 21st, 2025
This week, the UN Security Council finally did something right: They endorsed President Trump's plan for Gaza.
October 10th, 2025
This week, we finally saw positive news in the Middle East, with President Trump announcing that both Israel and Hamas have signed onto phase one of his peace plan. That means, if Hamas lives up to their word, the hostages...
June 2nd, 2025
Following President Trump’s recent trip to the Middle East, I was honored to join a Congressional delegation to the region with the aim of building on the administration’s recent diplomatic successes — including forging ...
May 12th, 2025
With conflict raging on across the Middle East, President Trump announced he plans to travel to the region next week to convene a Gulf States summit, with hopes of discussing a variety of topics, including a solution to the...
October 16th, 2024
Congressman Keith Self sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin regarding startling reports of the Houthi Rebels purchasing highly sophisticated anti-ship missiles from Russia.
October 7th, 2024
As the anniversary of October 7th is here, it is imperative we continue to support our greatest ally in the Middle East, Israel.
March 19th, 2024
On the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) reproached Democrat Leader Schumer for his speech calling on Israel to hold new elections and criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu five months after Hamas launched its...
December 5th, 2022
The MACH 1 Caucus, a coalition of former military pilots and current lawmakers including Rep. August Pfluger, Rep. Scott Franklin, Rep. Jake Ellzey, Rep. Mike Garcia, and Rep.
May 21st, 2019
The conflict in Syria is complicated, and the potential solutions are not perfect, but our only choice is to advance policies that can stop the growing threats to U.S. interests, Israel, and regional security and stability...
January 28th, 2026
Today in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio the Trump administration’s force posture within the Middle East amid heightened tensions...
October 12th, 2025
Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Abraham Accords Caucus – Reps. Brad Schneider (IL-10), Ann Wagner (MO-02), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), and Craig Goldman (TX-12) – released the following statement welcoming the announcement...
June 27th, 2025
U.S.
May 13th, 2025
U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security Committees — joined CBS' "Face the Nation" with Ed O’Keefe to discuss the latest on ceasefire efforts in...
December 18th, 2024
This September, I released a comprehensive, 353-page investigative report into the Biden-Harris administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
October 7th, 2024
On Tuesday, our partner and ally Israel endured an attack of almost 200 ballistic missiles launched from Iran and a terrorist attack while fighting Iranian proxies.
July 29th, 2024
It was an honor to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Joint Address to Congress. I will always support Israel's right to defend itself.
October 16th, 2023
I led over 100 of my colleagues in introducing a bill to block Iran from accessing $6 billion in funds the Biden Administration unfroze on September 11, 2023. Iran is the largest state-sponsor of terrorism and these funds...
January 13th, 2020
I issued the following statements regarding the start of the second session of the 116th Congress; H.Res. 575, Supporting Security Recommendations for the Development of Next-Generation 5G Technologies; President Trump’s...
May 20th, 2019
I issued the following statements regarding H.R. 5, the Equality Act; H.R.



























