United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs
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Nov 5, 2026
Joel RubinGUEST
It is going to be a real gut check moment for Democrats and for leadership because ultimately these decisions, obviously we have committees and committee chairs.
Joel RubinGUEST
And when I was at state, my job was to interface with the House, but primarily with the Foreign Affairs Committee and the leadership of the House.
Joel RubinGUEST
And the leadership is going to weigh in heavily on any investigations because it can go out of control very quickly.
Joel RubinGUEST
Everybody wants to investigate, get the press release, get the clip, say they got their pound of flesh.
Joel RubinGUEST
Leadership has to be very careful that that doesn't suck out all the oxygen from actual legislative action and policymaking.
Joel RubinGUEST
And so when it comes to oversight investigations, the question is, is what are the most salient investigations in the foreign policy space? Because yes, you're going to have the House Foreign Affairs Committee that will do some types of oversight investigations.
Joel RubinGUEST
We may also have the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that does the, let's call it, the oversight of the actual operations of government and the sort of the fiduciary responsibilities of government.
Joel RubinGUEST
So DOJ, for example, and USAID, I think are going to be priority targets for the Oversight and Government Reform Committees where they're going to have subpoena power to really look into the decision making.
Danica De GiorgioHOST
And Ilhan is dangerous because questions are now being raised, and this is more important than ever that she has been re-elected, right? There are questions that are being raised about whether she is a national security threat.
Danica De GiorgioHOST
So members of the Foreign Affairs Committee have raised concerns that her questionable citizenship could have possibly compromised national security.
Danica De GiorgioHOST
The committee chairman, Brian Mast of Florida, said that he and other Republicans fears about Omar's access to classified material have only grown now that federal investigators are scrutinising her immigration records.
Danica De GiorgioHOST
This has also been backed in by Republican Congressman Mike Lawler, who also sits on that committee.
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It's been a stressful political contest here in Michigan.
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Abdul El-Sayed, if he gets to Capitol Hill, he wants to serve on the Foreign Affairs Committee.
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His responsibilities as a senator will extend far beyond the borders of the United States.
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There are consequences for the rest of the world.
Natalie EcanowHOST
Today's guest is Tyler Stapleton, Senior Director of Government Relations at FDD Action, FDD's affiliated 501c4 advocacy and lobbying organization.
Natalie EcanowHOST
Tyler spent eight years on Capitol Hill advising two members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on national security, defense, and intelligence policy.
Natalie EcanowHOST
And along the way, he helped draft and pass dozens of pieces of foreign policy and defense legislation.
Natalie EcanowHOST
So with the midterm elections behind us, let's bring Tyler onto the show to debrief.
Lester MunsonPANELIST
He'd been in this role before.
Lester MunsonPANELIST
He'll be chair of House Foreign Affairs Committee, congressional black caucus member, been around for a long time, has a long track record on a bunch of issues, particularly, interestingly, Venezuela.
Lester MunsonPANELIST
And he's he's a little more traditional kind of mainstream progressive Democrat.
Lester MunsonPANELIST
I think he's.
Matt GaetzGUEST
So you want to be on the Ag Committee? You got to have big food behind you.
Matt GaetzGUEST
You want to be on, you know, the Foreign Affairs Committee? There are certain countries that have got to bless your position.
Matt GaetzGUEST
According to who? Like, who decides that? The Steering Committee, which is controlled by the Speaker.
Matt GaetzGUEST
And... those who are loyal to him in leadership positions.
Dan YorkeHOST
Personally, what are you seeing will be your opportunities?
Gabe AmoGUEST
Well, right now, to answer the first part of your question, I serve as the vice ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Gabe AmoGUEST
I'm also on the Budget Committee and the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, all really important platforms for things that matter to Rhode Island.
Gabe AmoGUEST
foreign affairs helps to drive home the AUKUS arrangement that is a defense pact between the United States, Australia, UK, and a lot of our blue economy connected to the work that happens there.
Piero TozziGUEST
Will it continue? And if so, yes.
Piero TozziGUEST
In what form? Probably if it does continue, it will be in a truncated form, perhaps a subcommittee of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Piero TozziGUEST
Then there's also this question of data centers, which was an issue in the election because that's tied to A.I., and who wins the AI or superintelligence competition.
Piero TozziGUEST
China has invested a lot in that, and that really, I think, goes to the nature of the totalitarian regime and the ability to control historical memory in many ways.
Firas MadadHOST
Tucker Carlson is claiming that the United States is about to nuke Iran.
Firas MadadHOST
Now, Chris Murphy, a senator who sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee and therefore who is privy to classified briefings, said that he was familiar with the American plan to restart the war and said that what was going to happen there would sort of end the rule of international law.
Firas MadadHOST
This could have a couple of different meanings.
Firas MadadHOST
It could mean massive waves of strikes on all kinds of civilian infrastructure, or it could mean a strike on Pickaxe Mountain where the Iranians have moved some of their uranium enrichment program and possibly some of the enriched uranium itself with the aim of completely destroying the facility, which might involve a nuclear weapon.
Fran KellyCORRESPONDENT
But one of the Australians said, well, yeah, but ultimately it's the vibe of the thing, right? In other words, how's the Republican Party going to respond to this? Those that have been sort of in the Trump camp, are they going to start pulling away from you? Think of Rubio, Vance, what do they do now? And other candidates that might want to put their hat in the ring.
Fran KellyCORRESPONDENT
That's going to be important to watch and that will have a big impact you know, things like the Foreign Affairs Committee, that will have an impact on other countries in the world.
Fran KellyCORRESPONDENT
So I'm sure Australia will be watching that.
Fran KellyCORRESPONDENT
It is a repudiation of Trump.
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