McCarthy Pushing for All-of-Congress Briefing on Chinese Spy Balloon
House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has been pushing for a “full briefing” for all members of Congress on the Chinese balloon that last week traveled across the country and surveilled U.S. military sites, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) revealed on Feb. 7.
The Chinese surveillance balloon, which traversed the United States for about a week before a military fighter jet took it down on Saturday, ignited a bipartisan uproar in Washington over increasing threats from China.
At a news conference on Tuesday, Scalise, the House majority leader, described the incident as a “national security threat” and a “test” from Beijing to America….