 House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Mike McCaul of Texas has sought Psaki's testimony for nine months as part of a wide-ranging probe into the Biden administration's exit from Afghanistan that ended America's nearly two-decade war in that country. Republicans argue that the manner of the pullout emboldened America's enemies and have pushed for President Biden and his most senior aides to be held accountable for the failure that resulted in what was two weeks of tumult. Bernie Bennett, Washington. Global software giant Microsoft will pay $14.4 million in California.