David Roth, the Democratic nominee in Idaho’s U.S. Senate race, ended his campaign Tuesday evening, stepping aside and effectively consolidating opposition to Republican incumbent Sen. Jim Risch behind independent candidate Todd Achilles. Roth, an Idaho Falls consultant, won the Democratic primary in May but struggled to gain traction financially. Federal Election Commission data showed his […]

Idaho Governor Brad Little visited the White House on Thursday to join President Donald Trump at an event centered on protecting utility customers from the rising energy demands of data center development, adding his name to a growing national initiative aimed at keeping electricity costs stable for existing ratepayers. The Pledge and Its Purpose The […]

U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced legislation Thursday that would permanently eliminate federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, arguing the program has strayed far from its original purpose and now functions as a backdoor electric vehicle mandate on automakers. The Restoring Affordability in Automobile Manufacturing (RAAM) Act, introduced July 24, would end CAFE standards beginning […]

U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher held a telephone town hall Wednesday, July 23, covering a wide range of federal policy topics with constituents across Idaho’s 1st Congressional District, including public lands management, wildfire, the SAVE Act, and ongoing U.S. military engagements abroad. Public Lands and Wildfire Federal land management dominated much of the conversation. More than […]

Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson voted Wednesday in favor of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, a sweeping defense policy bill that cleared the House by a narrow 216-to-212 margin and authorizes $1.15 trillion in national defense discretionary spending. What the Bill Does The legislation covers a broad range of military priorities, including a […]

Idaho’s 1st District Republican Congressman Russ Fulcher will take live questions from constituents during a telephone town hall hosted by AARP Idaho on July 27 at 10 a.m. Mountain Time. The event is open to all Idahoans, not just AARP members. How to Participate Residents can join the call by dialing the toll-free number 866-767-0637. […]

The U.S. Economic Development Administration on Monday announced a $31 million federal grant to the Intermountain-West Nuclear Energy Corridor Tech Hub, a regional consortium spanning Idaho and Wyoming that aims to expand the nation’s advanced nuclear energy capacity. The award, part of a broader $169 million round of federal grants announced the same day, also […]

The Ada County Democratic Party is threatening to abandon its own primary winner in Idaho’s U.S. Senate race, setting an August deadline for David Roth to demonstrate he can mount a viable campaign — or risk seeing the local party throw its support behind an independent challenger instead. The Ultimatum Ada County’s Democratic executive committee […]

The U.S. House passed legislation Sunday reauthorizing a federal dental health program, with Idaho Republican Rep. Mike Simpson among its principal architects. The bill, H.R. 2001, extends the Action for Dental Health Act through Fiscal Year 2030 and targets oral care access for seniors and children in rural and underserved communities. A Program With Idaho […]

A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers formally pressed the Food and Drug Administration on Sunday to take enforcement action against plant-based products that use traditional dairy terms on their labels, arguing the practice harms both farmers and shoppers. Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch and Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin led the effort, joined by Pennsylvania […]

Idaho Democrats are quietly questioning whether their own Senate nominee can mount a credible campaign against Republican incumbent Jim Risch, and a key county party is now threatening to back an independent candidate instead. The Ada County Democratic Party sent a letter on July 8 to David Roth, who won the Democratic primary in May, […]

U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined forces with Senator Ashley Moody (R-Florida) on July 16 to introduce legislation that would make it a federal crime to intentionally import the equipment and chemicals used to manufacture counterfeit fentanyl pills on American soil. The bill, designated S. 4446 and titled the PRESS Act, targets a key link […]