
Absence of House speaker could have serious impact on US handling of terror attacks in Israel
Fox News
The absence of a House speaker amid the crisis in the Middle East brings into question whether Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., could or should receive an intelligence briefing.
However, Fox was also told that President Biden's team sees McHenry as credible and a responsible individual, so even though he is not speaker, the administration may be willing to brief him. Chad Pergram currently serves as a senior congressional correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.
So far, there has been no call for an intelligence briefing on the Middle East for the Congressional "Gang of 8." That group consists of the House speaker, the House minority leader, the Senate majority leader, the Senate minority leader, and the chairs and top minority members of the House and Senate Intelligence committees.













