By failing to hold Iran War hearings, Idaho’s U.S. Sen. Jim Risch abdicates his constitutional duty

By: marie Osborn, Noah Carter

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: April 2, 2026

Words: 583

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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By failing to hold hearings on the Iran War, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, who chairs the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, abdicates his constitutional duty. Only Congress can declare war. Further, Idaho’s legacy in American foreign policy epitomized by U.S. Sens. William Borah and Frank Church is forfeited when Risch doesn’t do his job.

On Saturday, Feb. 28, President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked Iran. Four days earlier, the president …

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