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OPINION: Our senators won’t fuss over Trump picks
Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson had the perfect reaction when he was told that the embattled Florida congressman, M…
OPINION: Crapo, Wyden brace for confirmation fights
In the world of politics, it’s out with the old and in with the new – particularly in the White House, where President-elect Trump moves in, and the Senate, wh…
OPINION: Risch ready for Trump 2.0
Those in my line of work who are covering the transition zoo in Washington would do well not to stick a microphone under Sen. Jim Risch’s chin.
OPINION: Crapo may see a higher profile
In the 40 years that I have known Sen. Mike Crapo, he has never bragged about his having great power or influence — even when he was in high-level political po…
OPINION: The goat horns belong to Biden
This year’s presidential election was not about America’s refusal to turn the page on President-elect Donald Trump. It was a matter of the Democratic Party’s i…
OPINION: Fulcher strategy: Ignore his opponents
Congressman Russ Fulcher is not shy about telling people why he deserves a fourth term as Idaho’s First District representative. But he has no desire to make h…
OPINION: The quest for beating a silent killer
Writing political columns is what I do professionally (OK, it’s more like a hobby), but raising awareness about diabetes is at least a few notches higher on my…
OPINION: Health-care mess is too big for Congress
Sens. Mike Crapo of Idaho and Ron Wyden of Oregon have more common ground than most Republicans and Democrats, given the fact that they represent neighboring w…
OPINION: Idaho women have outlet for Harris supporters
Idaho is as red as it gets on the electoral map, but you’d never know that from the turnout at the iconic Egyptian Theater in downtown Boise on the August nigh…
OPINION: Democrat senators make pitch for Harris
In Idaho’s all-Republican congressional delegation, there are two things you will find during a presidential election campaign: Heavy praise for the Republican…
OPINION: Crapo says ‘no’ to Harris economics
Vice President Kamala Harris’ ambitious economic agenda would have two chances of making it through the next Congress. Slim and none, unless she’d happen to ha…
OPINION: Remembering Sen. Steve Symms
Steve Symms’ mark on Idaho politics was undeniable and his 1980 stunning victory over Sen. Frank Church was historic. Church was the last Idaho Democrat to hol…
OPINION: Risch: Don’t trust Harris with foreign policy
Vice President Kamala Harris may be the Democratic Party’s brightest star at the moment, but the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says …
OPINION: Harris gives Dems a needed wake-up call
What a difference a single decision can make in a presidential election.
OPINION: Data expert debunks Trump’s election claims
So, you still think that the 2020 presidential election was “rigged” and that former President Trump should have been in the White House all along. Perhaps you…