The Latest Breaking News from Jim Risch

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers have high expectations for a new trilateral security partnership between the United Kingdom, United States and Australia to significantly boost not only the three allies’ maritime positions in the Indo-Pacific vis-à-vis China but also to accelerate and deepen their collective abilities in next-generation defense technologies.

Lawmakers want to ease weapons export controls for Australia and the UK but some suspect the administration is dragging its feet.

Congress legislators have criticized the President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Gen.

A review released by the White House largely blamed former President Trump for chaotic US pullout from Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would repeal two decades-old authorizations to use military force against Iraq after supporters of the legislation had fended off floor efforts to amend it, including proposals that would have singled out Iran as a threat in the Middle East.

The measure would repeal the 2002 and 1991 authorizations to use military force in Iraq, and now goes to the House.

BOISE, Idaho — Longtime Idaho politician Phil Batt, who served as governor from 1995 to 1999, died Saturday on his 96th birthday, according to a statement from Gov. Brad Little.

Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) introduces a bill cutting off funding for the UNRWA supporting terrorism & promoting antisemitism.

WASHINGTON — Years-old sanctions on the Bashar Assad regime are receiving new scrutiny amid efforts to speed delivery of humanitarian aid to the tens of thousands of Syrians injured or displaced by this month’s devastating earthquake.

Lawmakers and others are worried about easing sanctions on Syria after a devastating earthquake, fearing abuse of aid funding.

A bipartisan group of US senators has proposed a bill to face the threat of Iranian drones and to strengthen US partnerships in the Middle East. Senators Jim Risch and Bob Menendez, ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined in introducing the legislation, which seeks joint…