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Western state elected officials woke up to dismaying news Wednesday morning. A federal program they've relied on for more than a decade to bolster local…
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Two different Idaho senators from different eras, different parties, different philosophies, weighed in on revelations of CIA abuse and came to - no…
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Idaho Senator Jim Risch angrily blasted the Senate report on CIA interrogation and detention practices, even before it was released. Risch, who is a…
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Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, an arch-foe of governmental surveillance of Americans, sees a new threat to individual privacy. Wyden calls it "backdooring." He…
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Washington State taxpayers who claim local and state sales tax deductions on their federal income tax filing could be in for a rude surprise next year.…
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The US House gave a shout-out for Washington Congressman Dave Reichert this week - literally, a shout-out. Reichert, a west-side Republican and former…
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The Spokane County Democrats are asking the US House Ethics Committee to move forward on an investigation of alleged ethics violations by Congresswoman…
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Former ambassador Ryan Crocker of Spokane issued a blunt call in a Wall Street Journal opinion article for President Obama to step forward and show…
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Not all bills introduced in Congress are broad in breadth or impact on a national, or even a state level. Some are downright microscopic. Here's an…
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Idaho senior Senator Mike Crapo was in Rathdrum, Idaho Monday in a campaign to fend off proposed EPA regulations that he fears will spell doom for…