Terrorism
October 23rd, 2024
Last week, U.S. officials arrested Afghan national Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi in Oklahoma for plotting an Election Day terrorist attack — orchestrated by ISIS-K. Tawhedi was brought into the United States in September 2021 during ...
October 14th, 2024
An Afghan national, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, was arrested in Oklahoma and charged with plotting an Election Day terrorist attack in the United States on behalf of ISIS.
September 11th, 2024
Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) released a statement on the anniversary of September 11th, pausing to reflect on the victims and heroes who paid the ultimate sacrifice on that fateful day 23 years ago. His video...
April 22nd, 2024
I proudly voted to fully support Israel in defending itself against Iran and its terrorist proxies, and implement strong sanctions and policies to counter Iran, China, and Russia.
April 8th, 2024
As the Chair of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, I have dedicated our efforts to uncovering and combating terrorism and transnational organized criminal...
December 12th, 2023
Last year, I visited the Kfar Aza Kibbutz and saw a daycare center where happy children were sleeping and playing.On October 7th, I got a phone call that people across the entire kibbutz had been massacred — men, women, and...
November 17th, 2023
The MACH 1 Caucus, a coalition of former military pilots and current lawmakers including Representatives August Pfluger (TX-11), Scott Franklin (FL-18), Jake Ellzey (TX-06), Mike Garcia (CA-27), and Rob Wittman (VA-01) sent...
November 8th, 2023
Iran is using its oil revenue to fund terror around the world—including Hamas’ barbaric terrorist attack on Israel. The United States cannot allow this behavior to go unchecked.
October 31st, 2023
This past week, House Republicans selected Representative Mike Johnson to be our 56th speaker as we continue working on behalf of Americans to secure our border, strengthen our economy, and protect U.S. national security....
October 18th, 2024
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October 3rd, 2024
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Carper (D-DE), James Lankford (R-OK), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statements after their legislation to create a pilot program to strengthen the Customs Trade...
July 1st, 2024
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) issued the below statement following the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) identification of over 400 illegal immigrants who came into the United States through an ISIS-affiliated...
April 15th, 2024
On September 11, 2001, the world changed forever when our homeland was attacked. Since that time, there has been a desire for violent extremists to attack us again. We live in a dangerous time.
January 31st, 2024
Congressman Michael McCaul — chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — joined Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday” to discuss recently introduced articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security...
December 11th, 2023
Bills that target the financing of terrorism were introduced by Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) on Tuesday, December 5th.
November 20th, 2023
This week I viewed footage from Hamas GoPros, dash cams, and cellphones showing their brutal October 7th terrorist attack against Israelis. It was the hardest thing that I have ever had to watch—an Israeli man was...
November 15th, 2023
It has been one month since Hamas terrorists carried out brutal, horrific attacks on our ally Israel, killing more than 1,400 men, women, and even children. In addition, these terrorists have taken more than 240 people —...
November 3rd, 2023
Representatives August Pfluger (TX-11) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) are creating a new avenue to cut off Iran’s funding for its terrorist proxies by equipping Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to enforce oil sanctions....
October 24th, 2023
This past week, I also introduced the No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act, which would permanently freeze the $6 billion the Biden administration foolishly released in their hostage deal with Iran last month.