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Rights groups: Trump 'exploiting health crisis' to end asylum

Critics slam Trump administration decision to extend policy expelling most migrants, asylum seekers at the US border.

eliot engel - Al Jazeera English
1:11pm PDT - May 20th, 2020

Pompeo declined interview with inspector general probing 'emergency' Saudi arms sales

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declined an interview with the inspector general probing "emergency" Saudi arms sales before having him fired.

eliot engel - ABC News
7:28am PDT - May 20th, 2020

Trump’s Firing of State Department Inspector General Is Just the Latest In a Rolling Purge

When President Donald Trump fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick on May 15, it wasn’t the first time he took aim in recent weeks at the work of a government watchdog. It wasn’t even the second time. In the last six weeks, Trump has fired or r…

eliot engel - Time
7:07pm PDT - May 18th, 2020

Trump says he has offered to fire any Obama-appointed inspector general

President Trump confirmed on Monday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo requested that he remove State Department inspector general Steve Linick, but insisted that he doesn't know Linick or specifically why Pompeo wanted him gone.What he's saying: "I offered …

eliot engel - Axios
2:26pm PDT - May 18th, 2020

State IG was probing Saudi arms sale, Pompeo's use of staff for errands: Sources

The State inspector general was investigating Trump's emergency arms sales to Saudis, Pompeo's use of staff to run errands when fired, sources tell ABC News.

eliot engel - ABC News
2:25pm PDT - May 18th, 2020

Trump claims he doesn't 'know anything' about the State Department inspector general he fired at Mike Pompeo's request

  • President Donald Trump distanced himself from his widely criticized decision to fire the State Department's inspector general, arguing that he didn't know "anything" about the watchdog. 
  • Reports emerged on Monday that Steve Li nick, the Stat…

    eliot engel - Business Insider
    2:12pm PDT - May 18th, 2020

Congressional Democrats Say Fired Watchdog Was Investigating Pompeo’s Decision to Allow $7B Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia

Congressional Democrats say Steve Linick was investigating possible impropriety in a $7 billion arms sales to Saudi Arabia last year.

eliot engel - Time
1:10pm PDT - May 18th, 2020

Pompeo says he wasn't aware ousted State Department inspector general was investigating him

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed to the Washington Post Monday that he asked President Trump to fire State Department inspector general Steve Linick, but claimed that he didn't know Linick was investigating allegations that he had a staffer run person…

eliot engel - Axios
12:46pm PDT - May 18th, 2020

Fired State watchdog was probing Saudi arms sale, top Democrat says

The Trump administration last year declared an emergency to fast-track a multi-billion dollar sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia, bypassing congressional review.

eliot engel - CBS News
11:58am PDT - May 18th, 2020

Fired State watchdog was probing Saudi arms sale, top Democrat says

The Trump administration last year declared an emergency to fast-track a multi-billion dollar sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia, bypassing congressional review.

eliot engel - CBS News
11:37am PDT - May 18th, 2020

Democrats: Fired watchdog was looking into Saudi arms sales

Congressional Democrats say the State Department inspector general whom President Donald Trump fired last week was investigating possible impropriety in a massive arms sales to Saudi Arabia last year

eliot engel - ABC News
10:50am PDT - May 18th, 2020

Sen. Menendez with Rep. Engel launching probe of State Dept. watchdog firing

Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the latest developments in the firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, an issue he is probing with House Foreign Affair Committ…

eliot engel - MSNBC
10:46am PDT - May 18th, 2020

Democrats say ousted State Department watchdog was probing Trump's arms sales to Saudi Arabia

House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) said in a statement Monday that Steve Linick, the State Department inspector general who President Trump moved to fire last week, was investigating the administration's effort to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia…

eliot engel - Axios
10:11am PDT - May 18th, 2020

US official says watchdog firing may be tied to Saudi arms deal

Firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick linked to Trump emergency declaration, Saudi arms sales.

eliot engel - Al Jazeera English
10:04am PDT - May 18th, 2020

Fired watchdog was investigating Trump administration arms sales to Saudi Arabia

"It’s troubling that Secretary Pompeo wanted Mr. Linick pushed out before this work could be completed," says Eliot Engel.

eliot engel - Politico
9:11am PDT - May 18th, 2020

Democrats claim watchdog fired by Trump was probing Pompeo's fast-tracking of $8 billion Saudi arms sale

The State Department inspector general fired by President Donald Trump Friday, Steve Linick, had nearly completed an investigation into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's decision to fast-track an $8 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia, according to House Foreign…

eliot engel - CNN
8:34am PDT - May 18th, 2020

Progressives thought they'd overtaken the Democratic Party. Now they're in despair.

A string of losses this spring, highlighted by Bernie Sanders, has left the movement reeling.

eliot engel - Politico
1:30am PDT - May 18th, 2020

Top Democrats to investigate ouster of State Department watchdog

House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) and Senate Foreign Relations ranking member Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) announced an investigation Saturday into President Trump's Friday night ouster of State Department inspector general Steve Linick.Why it matt…

eliot engel - Axios
4:22am PDT - May 17th, 2020

Pompeo advised firing of State Department watchdog, White House official says

A White House official says the firing of State Department watchdog Steve Linick came on the advice of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

eliot engel - NBC News
8:29pm PDT - May 16th, 2020

Steve Linick: Democrats probe Trump's firing of inspector general

The president's firing of the state department's inspector general will be investigated by Congress.

eliot engel - BBC News
5:34pm PDT - May 16th, 2020

Dems launch ANOTHER Trump probe – after he fires State Dept official who was investigating Pompeo & pushed a new ‘dossier’

Two Democrat-led committees on Capitol Hill have launched a fresh investigation into President Trump. This probe focuses on allegations that Trump fired a State Department employee for political reasons. Read Full Article at RT.com

eliot engel - RT
2:01pm PDT - May 16th, 2020

Democrats are launching an investigation into Trump's firing of the State Department's inspector general

  • Two top Democrats in Congress have announced they will investigate the president's Friday firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick.
  • "This firing is the outrageous act of a president trying to protect one of his most loyal su…

    eliot engel - Business Insider
    1:58pm PDT - May 16th, 2020

US: Democratic legislators to probe Trump's firing of watchdog

Trump informed Nancy Pelosi on Friday that he no longer had confidence in State Department watchdog Steve Linick.

eliot engel - Al Jazeera English
1:44pm PDT - May 16th, 2020

Trump's Firing of Steve Linick an 'Unlawful Act of Retaliation' for Pompeo Inquiry, Democrats Say

Eliot L. Engel, chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, claimed Linick was fired after launching an investigation into Secretary of State.

eliot engel - Newsweek
1:15am PDT - May 16th, 2020

Trump fires State Department inspector general in latest broadside against watchdogs - Reuters

  1. Trump fires State Department inspector general in latest broadside against watchdogs  Reuters
  2. Trump fires State Department watchdog who opened probe into Pompeo  CBS This Morning
  3. Trump fires Steve Linick, Obama appointee who briefe…

    eliot engel - Reuters
    1:00am PDT - May 16th, 2020

Dude hired Eliot Engel’s graphic design team https://t.co/EH2y9QUnqA

Ethan (@EthanPKaiser)
3:45pm PDT - May 24th, 2023

RT @sambrodey: As GOP Rep Guest finishes arguments to remove Omar from Foreign Affairs, he invokes remarks from Eliot Engel, the past Dem c…

HilbertWood (@HilbertWood)
1:40pm PDT - May 18th, 2023
This Blatant Anti Semitic, Dangerous, Bigot must be defeated in 2024! He is @JamaalBowmanNY who is undeserving to be be a member of Congress! Whether a Democrat or Republican, anyone would be a better choice. Bring Eliot Engel @RepEliotEngel back! https://t.co/zYtC9L21Be

This Blatant Anti Semitic, Dangerous, Bigot must be defeated in 2024! He is @JamaalBowmanNY who is undeserving to be be a member of Congress! Whether a Democrat or Republican, anyone would be a better choice. Bring Eliot Engel @RepEliotEngel back! https://t.co/zYtC9L21Be

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11:41am PDT - May 18th, 2023

RT @sambrodey: As GOP Rep Guest finishes arguments to remove Omar from Foreign Affairs, he invokes remarks from Eliot Engel, the past Dem c…

JakaylaEdwards (@JakaylaEdwards7)
1:27pm PDT - May 15th, 2023

RT @sambrodey: As GOP Rep Guest finishes arguments to remove Omar from Foreign Affairs, he invokes remarks from Eliot Engel, the past Dem c…

MaxBerry (@MaxBerr94856966)
12:35pm PDT - May 10th, 2023

RT @ElonMusgraves: @GartonArthur he has a fairly well documented history of supporting black progressives against white moderates (as long…

Blue Hills (@bluehorizons290)
8:30am PDT - May 3rd, 2023

Every congressman I've lived under. Oh boy, this is a tough one. Matthew McHugh (D-NY) Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) Dale Kildee (D-MI) Eliot Engel (D-NY) John Tierney (D-MA) Seth Moulton (D-NY) https://t.co/4piRi29chp

melico (@melico24)
5:51pm PDT - April 28th, 2023

US House Reps I've lived under: Eliot Engel (NY-17 from 2005-2013, NY-16 from 2013-2021) Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) Ritchie Torres (NY-15) https://t.co/ww7OdeRpPZ

Orca (@orcasaccount)
9:01pm PDT - April 20th, 2023

Members of Congress I’ve lived under: Eliot Engel - NY-17 Nita Lowey - NY-17 Mondaire Jones - NY-17 Mike Lawler - NY-17 https://t.co/e53pJZ2o5Q

Yitzy (@YitzyBergman)
9:20pm PDT - April 19th, 2023

While New York Democratic Congressman Jamaal Bowman is not an enemy of the State of Israel or of the Jewish people in the fashion of AOC, he is hardly a staunch friend in the fashion of his remarkable predecessor, my friend, Eliot Engel. https://t.co/56kNT3mTzs

Alan Steinberg (@Asteinberg613)
2:47pm PDT - April 16th, 2023

RT @spacetwinks: things like durbin and markey (and this). or chris coons and valentine's day. or eliot engel's hot mic moment. *smart* cor…

Goose Fight (@sauceboss5000)
9:46am PDT - April 14th, 2023

RT @spacetwinks: things like durbin and markey (and this). or chris coons and valentine's day. or eliot engel's hot mic moment. *smart* cor…

THE GOD EMPEROR OF GENDERFLUID PUSSY (@elizabreathe)
6:57am PDT - April 14th, 2023

RT @spacetwinks: things like durbin and markey (and this). or chris coons and valentine's day. or eliot engel's hot mic moment. *smart* cor…

(@Robbychu)
8:02pm PDT - April 13th, 2023

RT @spacetwinks: things like durbin and markey (and this). or chris coons and valentine's day. or eliot engel's hot mic moment. *smart* cor…

(@MajoYuusha34)
7:55pm PDT - April 13th, 2023

RT @spacetwinks: things like durbin and markey (and this). or chris coons and valentine's day. or eliot engel's hot mic moment. *smart* cor…

Count The Medals (@KamenMedals)
6:48pm PDT - April 13th, 2023

RT @spacetwinks: things like durbin and markey (and this). or chris coons and valentine's day. or eliot engel's hot mic moment. *smart* cor…

Samuel Pflugrath (@Sam_Pflugrath)
5:55pm PDT - April 13th, 2023

RT @spacetwinks: things like durbin and markey (and this). or chris coons and valentine's day. or eliot engel's hot mic moment. *smart* cor…

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5:30pm PDT - April 13th, 2023

RT @spacetwinks: things like durbin and markey (and this). or chris coons and valentine's day. or eliot engel's hot mic moment. *smart* cor…

Gravitas Problem (@AleksanderRB)
5:23pm PDT - April 13th, 2023

RT @spacetwinks: things like durbin and markey (and this). or chris coons and valentine's day. or eliot engel's hot mic moment. *smart* cor…

Mike Fragassi (mastodon in bio) (@refrag)
5:18pm PDT - April 13th, 2023

RT @spacetwinks: things like durbin and markey (and this). or chris coons and valentine's day. or eliot engel's hot mic moment. *smart* cor…

Jinx Press (@JinxPress)
5:15pm PDT - April 13th, 2023

RT @spacetwinks: things like durbin and markey (and this). or chris coons and valentine's day. or eliot engel's hot mic moment. *smart* cor…

Rahabim (@Arichamus)
5:13pm PDT - April 13th, 2023

RT @spacetwinks: things like durbin and markey (and this). or chris coons and valentine's day. or eliot engel's hot mic moment. *smart* cor…

Whatcha Lookinatt (@FsckOffFash)
5:11pm PDT - April 13th, 2023

RT @spacetwinks: things like durbin and markey (and this). or chris coons and valentine's day. or eliot engel's hot mic moment. *smart* cor…

Watertex (@Watertex)
5:10pm PDT - April 13th, 2023

Jamaal is clearly not the sharpest tool in the room. And while he is encouraging presidential rule by fiat, he almost certainly would not be singing the same tune if it were a GOP President doing likewise. It’s too bad Eliot Engel lost to this guy. https://t.co/PooKASx9eS

Ethereal712 (@ethereal712)
2:25pm PDT - April 13th, 2023

RT @MONTYOG: #didITageWELL Meeks beat out progressive candidate Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) for the slot by a vote of 148 to 78. The seat cam…

Sandy Darity, Retweets do not mean endorsement. (@SandyDarity)
7:21pm PDT - April 11th, 2023
#didITageWELL  Meeks beat out progressive candidate Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) for the slot by a vote of 148 to 78. The seat came open after the current chairman, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), was defeated
https://t.co/2o5lH4M4Rp https://t.co/ddudPRCytv

#didITageWELL Meeks beat out progressive candidate Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) for the slot by a vote of 148 to 78. The seat came open after the current chairman, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), was defeated https://t.co/2o5lH4M4Rp https://t.co/ddudPRCytv

NoBullShite #FHTE #ABOLITIONIST #Freedman #PureRep (@MONTYOG)
9:02am PDT - April 11th, 2023

RT @sambrodey: As GOP Rep Guest finishes arguments to remove Omar from Foreign Affairs, he invokes remarks from Eliot Engel, the past Dem c…

Cheung WangWing (@CWangwing)
6:14pm PDT - April 7th, 2023

RT @bryan_hemming: @mtracey John McCain, John Kerry, Joe Biden, Victoria Nuland, Catherine Ashcroft, Christine Lagarde, Natalie Jaresko, El…

hana (@sabehope)
6:48am PDT - April 6th, 2023

RT @bryan_hemming: @mtracey John McCain, John Kerry, Joe Biden, Victoria Nuland, Catherine Ashcroft, Christine Lagarde, Natalie Jaresko, El…

PeopleForPeace (@ePeopleForPeace)
12:23am PDT - April 6th, 2023

RT @bryan_hemming: @mtracey John McCain, John Kerry, Joe Biden, Victoria Nuland, Catherine Ashcroft, Christine Lagarde, Natalie Jaresko, El…

Nurhayat Kızılkan (@Nurilhayat)
12:10am PDT - April 6th, 2023

RT @bryan_hemming: @mtracey John McCain, John Kerry, Joe Biden, Victoria Nuland, Catherine Ashcroft, Christine Lagarde, Natalie Jaresko, El…

Jake.TheMus (@jake_themus)
1:56pm PDT - April 5th, 2023

RT @Devilito02: The happiest and most democratic country in Europe: Kosovo and Metohia, no longer has the corrupt chairman of the House For…

Ivana Pavlovic (@ivanajpavlovic)
2:06am PDT - April 2nd, 2023

RT @erichhartmann: When Jamaal Bowman won the primary in 2020 NY Dems were horrified & shellshocked; not just because Eliot Engel was a res…

Awadh Aljabry (@aljabryawadh)
11:31am PDT - March 30th, 2023

RT @erichhartmann: This weird angry bozo was my congressman (before redistricting) and I remember vividly how horrified good NY Dems were t…

Angela (@anjeleena_lee)
11:16am PDT - March 30th, 2023

RT @erichhartmann: This weird angry bozo was my congressman (before redistricting) and I remember vividly how horrified good NY Dems were t…

DodgeToTheMoon! (@DarkCreator50)
11:06am PDT - March 30th, 2023

RT @erichhartmann: This weird angry bozo was my congressman (before redistricting) and I remember vividly how horrified good NY Dems were t…

John Mellor (@MediaClash)
11:05am PDT - March 30th, 2023

RT @erichhartmann: This weird angry bozo was my congressman (before redistricting) and I remember vividly how horrified good NY Dems were t…

BlueWaterEarth (@Abrazos2531)
11:00am PDT - March 30th, 2023

RT @erichhartmann: This weird angry bozo was my congressman (before redistricting) and I remember vividly how horrified good NY Dems were t…

Dr. White Knight is Babbling like Magpies (@alcibiades500)
8:29am PDT - March 30th, 2023

RT @erichhartmann: When Jamaal Bowman won the primary in 2020 NY Dems were horrified & shellshocked; not just because Eliot Engel was a res…

Rs11 (@Rs1183748470)
7:31am PDT - March 30th, 2023

RT @erichhartmann: This weird angry bozo was my congressman (before redistricting) and I remember vividly how horrified good NY Dems were t…

Rs11 (@Rs1183748470)
7:31am PDT - March 30th, 2023