The House Rules Committee on Monday postponed a markup on the contempt of Congress resolution against Secretary of State Antony Blinken without announcing when it might get rescheduled, the Washington Examiner reported.

The postponement comes amid ongoing negotiations between House Republicans and Blinken to have the nation’s top diplomat testify during the lame-duck period about the administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan three years ago, according to the report.

At issue is Blinken’s failure to comply with a subpoena to testify about the withdrawal in September.

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