U.S. Rep Michael McCaul, R-Austin, the chair of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee, was briefly detained at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C. on Nov. 4, in an incident he called “the result of a poor decision” to mix Ambien and alcohol.McCaul, who was on his way home to...

GOP Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas said he was detained by police at Dulles International Airport after he became disoriented from mixing Ambien with alcohol.

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, told NBC News he recently “made a mistake” mixing Ambien and alcohol ahead of a flight and was “briefly detained” by police.