Blinken agrees to allow House committee to view classified Afghanistan cable after subpoena threat

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will allow members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to view a classified diplomatic cable related to the Biden administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Republican Representative Michael McCaul secured an agreement with Secretary of State Antony Blinken that would let every member of the panel view the cable and the department response to it.
The State Department agreed to allow Congress to view a dissent channel cable for the first time in history.
The accommodation takes a possible contempt charge off the table.
McCaul is investigating the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.