U.S. policy toward Egypt sparks conflict between congressional Democrats and Biden Yeganeh Torbati, John Hudson © Evan Vucci/AP President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi in Riyadh in May 2017. As criticism mounted after the Biden administration decided not to punish the Saudi crown prince for the killing of a journalist, a quieter conflict was brewing in Washington over another troubled U.S. alliance in the region. President Biden’s aides had signaled a renewed focus on human rights in foreign policy, and while campaigning, Biden said there would be “no more blank checks for Trump’s ‘favorite dictator,’” referring to Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi by a nickname President Donald Trump reportedly used.
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Pat Roberts is joining Capitol Counsel as a partner, making the longtime Ag Committee chair the latest former pol to go through the revolving door since leaving Congress last month. Roberts, who was first elected to the House in 1981 before winning election to the Senate in 1997, is the longest-serving member of Congress from Kansas. Roberts helped shepherd multiple farm bills through Congress, most recently in 2018, and also served on the Finance, HELP, Ethics and Rules committees.
After Waltzing With Trump, Egypt Must Get In Step With Biden Supporters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi dance and wave flags during a pro-government rally - Sayed Hassan/dpa via ZUMA Press
With Joe Biden, Cairo s relations with Washington are undergoing an uncomfortable reboot.
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CAIRO In the weeks leading up to and through Joe Biden s victory in the U.S. presidential elections in November, officials in Egypt s Foreign Ministry scrambled to prepare for one of the most consequential leadership changes in decades for Cairo s most important ally.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi struck a particularly close relationship with President Donald Trump over his four-year term, with the Trump administration offering vocal support for Sisi despite widespread documentation of human rights abuses and limited Egyptian foreign policy influence. Biden, on the other hand, has been critical of the cozy relationship and has vowed
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February 12, 2021 11:30AM (UTC) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi waits for a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the presidential palace in Cairo September 13, 2014. Kerry arrived in Cairo on the latest leg of a regional tour to forge a coalition against Islamic State jihadists in Iraq and Syria. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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