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Crawford banned Crenshaw from traveling as part of his Intelligence Committee duties — a decision that the chair saw as being authorized by the GOP leadership.

Crenshaw banned from international travel after Mexico trip

News: Top House Republicans banned Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) from traveling internationally for three months after an alcohol-related episode during a foreign congressional delegation.

During an August trip to Mexico, Crenshaw was having drinks with a group of Mexican officials. One Mexican official cracked a crude joke that made a woman present uncomfortable. Crenshaw toasted the remarks.

House Intelligence Committee Chair Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) urged Speaker Mike Johnson to remove Crenshaw from the panel. Johnson, who has full control over the highly secretive Intelligence Committee, opted against booting Crenshaw from the panel.

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