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A video of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaking during the Republican National Convention plays from the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

House Democrats move to hold Pompeo in contempt

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - This June 23, 2020 file photo shows Jamaal Bowman speaking to attendees during his primary-night party. The former middle school principal has toppled 16-term U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel in New York’s Democratic congressional primary. Many votes cast by mail in the race have yet to be counted, but an AP analysis of absentee ballots returned so far indicated Friday, July 17, that Bowman’s lead was too large for Engel to overcome. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, FIle)

Jamaal Bowman topples US Rep. Engel in NY Democratic primary

By KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

In this file photo, Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., removes on a face mask to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus before answering a reporter's question during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Hakeem Jeffries acknowledges ‘difficult margin’ for Eliot Engel in primary race

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D, New York, center, meets a cluster of media beside a campaign truck plastered with her promotional material in Astoria, Queens, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, on primary election day in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Jamaal Bowman declares victory over Rep. Eliot Engel in New York primary

By Lauren Toms, Seth McLaughlin and Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

This undated photo, provided by his campaign, shows Jamaal Bowman, a first-time candidate who helped found the Cornerstone Academy of Social Action in 2009, who has picked up endorsements from Sen. Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in his race against U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel, a 16-term incumbent representing parts of the Bronx and suburban Westchester County. (Photo by Corey Torpie via AP)

Democratic primary challengers aim to be next Ocasio-Cortez

By KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes questions from reporters during a flight from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., to Germany, Thursday, February 13, 2020. With tensions between the United States and Europe running high over numerous issues, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper are descending on the German city of Munich for an annual security forum. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via AP)

House panel sets date for Pompeo testimony on Iran

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, file photo, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., speaks during the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on Venezuela at Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Eliot Engel, House Foreign Affairs Committee chair, opposes potential Open Skies Treaty withdrawal

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad smiles at the U.S. Institute of Peace, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Eliot Engel withdraws subpoena of Zalmay Khalilzad

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 8, 2019, photo, Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad speaks on the prospects for peace at the U.S. Institute of Peace, in Washington. Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders agreed they wanted a deal with the United States, but some among them were in more of a hurry than others. Even before U.S. President Donald Trump canceled a mysterious Camp David summit on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, the Taliban negotiators were at odds with the council of leaders, or shura, that rules the Islamic movement. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Congress committee subpoenas Trump envoy to Taliban talks

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. (Presidential Press Service/Pool Photo via AP)

House Foreign Affairs panel chief Engel hits Trump over Turkey concessions

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

US lawmaker: east Med cooperation to counter Russia

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS - Associated Press

In this Feb. 5, 2019, file photo, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., listens to President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Pelosi under pressure from Republicans, Jewish groups to drop Ilhan Omar from House Foreign Affairs

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Rep. Eliot L. Engel, New York Democrat

House Foreign Affairs Chair slams Rep. Ilhan Omar’s controversial tweets

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, poses during a ceremonial swearing-in with Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., right, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, during the opening session of the 116th Congress. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

House Republicans hit plan to drop terror panel for one probing Donald Trump

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this May 4, 2016, file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks with Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz at the State Department in Washington. Former Obama administration officials who played central roles in brokering the Iran nuclear agreement are scheduled to brief congressional Democrats on the merits of the international accord as President Donald Trump prepares to announce a decision that could lead to an unraveling of the pact. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Some Democrats who opposed Iran nuclear deal now want it upheld

By Richard Lardner - Associated Press

Michael Flynn

Elijah Cummings, Eliot Engel say Michael Flynn left Mideast trip off security clearance

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Rep. Eliot L. Engel, New York Democrat

Eliot Engel: Don’t need to talk about boots on the ground ‘right now’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) marching in Raqqa, Syria. (AP Photo/Militant Website, File)

Lawmakers call for ‘coalition of the willing’ in Iraq

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Rep. Eliot L. Engel, New York Democrat

Engel says Democrats should make voice heard on Benghazi

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times