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Indulge a theory.

This morning, a woman on TV was saying Congress is holding hearings about airline travel.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A bill introduced in Congress would allow some Northwest Indian tribes to kill a limited number of sea lions that prey on endangered salmon in the Columbia River.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch both responded after the speech. Here is what they had to say: "Tonight, President Trump did a great job of outlining the vision he has for America and Americans - a vision shared by many presidents who have served before him...

You’ll find many Republicans and Democrats fearing state constitutional conventions.

Idahoans have a healthy fear of God.  A fellow who works for state government told me an estimated 80 percent of the people in his hometown are regular church goers.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Backers of a plan to force the federal government to turn over control of millions of acres of land to Nevada are gearing up for new efforts in Congress and hoped-for support from incoming Republican President Donald Trump.

SEATTLE (AP) — The Yakama Nation and other Columbia Basin tribes are praising the passage of a bill in Congress that will return their ancestor, known as Kennewick Man, to the tribes.

He isn’t denying interest.

I couldn’t bring myself to vote for Mike Simpson.

Washington, D.C. (PRESS RELEASE)  – Idaho Senator Mike Crapo has secured final passage of Trevor’s Law, named for Trevor Schaefer of Boise, as part of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform bill.

Raul Labrador is considered the number two men in the House Freedom Caucus on Capitol Hill. He joined us this morning on Top Story and shared he still has doubts about Paul Ryan for Speaker of the House. Labrador also told us he isn’t interested in a leadership position because it would interfere with leading a revolution in Washington politics...

Have you ever written a member of your Congressional delegation?  Some years ago I wrote a fellow named Mike Castle, then serving in the House, and received a letter designed to insult my intelligence.  These things may just as well open with, “Dear Constituent:  Thank you for writing to express your concerns, none of which are mine...

Para-teacher Tana Schroeder at Harrison Elementary School in Twin Falls is working under a grant helping kids to be resourceful.  She needs donations of "legos" to teach the kids skills.  Details in the show. Rob Newman says join them for the Summer Musical Review ... Read More ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo and U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson could play key roles in crafting legislation concerning the nation's deficit and debt as the so-called fiscal cliff approaches. The Idaho Statesman reports the two Republican lawmakers from Idaho say they want to see a deal reached...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The head of the Idaho Dairymens Association says his members are disappointed that  Congress wasn't able to pass a federal farm bill with provisions to help the struggling industry before the election. Bob Naerebout says dairy farmers "harvest a crop every day, 365 days of the year" and it's critical for them to have stability in the farm bill...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the federal health care overhaul has done nothing to soothe the frustration felt by Idaho's Congressional delegation over the law. The court on Thursday upheld the individual mandate portion of the new law and other components...

Members of Congress love pizza as much as any of us. So, when the United States Department of Agriculture threatened to take it off public school lunch menus, they did what many of us would have done in their position — they officially declared it a vegetable. Earlier this year, the USDA proposed new standards that would’ve limited both sodium and potatoes for school lunch lines — moves some conse

Freshman Congressman Raul Labrador says after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and seeing what it’s really like, he’s changed his mind and now supports term limits. Labrador, an opponent of term limits before he was elected to Congress last year told the City Club of Boise on Tuesday that serving in Washington has caused him to change his mind...

40-million Americans suffer from "debt stress", a lot more than suffered from it just a few months ago.  Do you worry about paying your mortgage, your car payment and essentially keeping your head above water economically speaking?  Take today's instapoll HERE...