Supreme Court temporarily revives Idaho law banning gender affirming care for minors
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted Idaho's emergency request to temporarily revive a state law banning gender-affirming care for children under the age of 18.
Political news from state Idaho
The unlikely California exodus: Idaho becomes a hotspot for Republicans looking to flee the golden state
Conservative Californians are fleeing the Golden State for the Potato State, and they’re thrilled about it.
‘We don’t have a democracy’: why some Oregonians want to join Idaho
Under a large tent at the Crook county fairgrounds in Prineville, Oregon, six people stand in a neat line, each clutching the gun in their holster. “Shooters, set,” a man to the side yells. They wait. A light turns on in the centre of the target. They fire. A clock above records how long it took them to draw, shoot and, if they managed to, hit the target. They’re playing in pairs. Best two out of three wins.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Idaho’s state primary and Democratic presidential caucus
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Idaho voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide primaries for the U.S. House and the state legislature, one contest will be noticeably absent from the ballot: the race for the White House. That’s because state lawmakers scrapped the presidential primary last year, prompting Idaho Democrats to hold presidential caucuses on May 23 instead.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the California 20th District special election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in California’s 20th Congressional District can be forgiven if they open their ballots for Tuesday’s election with a sense of déjà vu.
Location Of Missing Teen's Remains Revealed By Neighbor Who Was Filmed Cleaning Blood
A Utah man has pleaded guilty to the murder of his 19-year-old neighbor, who went missing in 2022. As part of a plea agreement, he disclosed the location of the body, Box Elder County Attorney Stephen Hadfield announced Wednesday.
Oregon man convicted of sexually abusing 2 teen girls he met online gets 12 1/2 years in prison
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man who met two 15-year-old girls on Snapchat, sexually abused them while traveling through three states and finally abandoned them at a park has been sentenced to more than a decade behind bars, prosecutors said Thursday.
Groups that register voters are feeling besieged by new state laws
ORLANDO, Fla. — Carolina Wassmer piloted a gray SUV around the city, dropping off canvassers from the civic engagement group Poder Latinx one by one. It was a muggy day, but the canvassers hopped out with their clipboards and pens, ready to engage in a longstanding American tradition: the voter registration drive.
Tennessee governor OKs bill allowing death penalty for child rape convictions
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has approved legislation allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions, a change the Republican-controlled Statehouse championed amid concerns that the U.S. Supreme Court has banned capital punishment in such cases.