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Records show Little, Risch weren’t aware Qatar announcement was coming

by LAURA GUIDO / Idaho Capital Sun
| October 16, 2025 5:20 PM

Top leaders for the offices of Idaho Gov. Brad Little and U.S. Senator for Idaho Jim Risch were caught by surprise Oct. 10 when U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a deal with Qatar for a training facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base, records show. 

Risch also serves as chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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