Jul 24 Blues musician John Németh gets 'greasy' in Memphis By Frank Carlson The first gigs that blues musician John Németh played were not in darkened, smoke-filled dives near the muddy banks of the Mississippi River, but at bright luncheons in Boise, Idaho for the religious group Catholic Daughters of America. Continue reading
Jun 13 Tea party challenger enters race for majority leader By Quinn Bowman House Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is no longer the lone Republican vying for the majority leader position Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., vacated earlier this week. Idaho’s Raul Labrador, first elected in 2010 when the tea party wave swept Republicans into… Continue reading
May 20 Tuesday primaries to answer key questions By Terence Burlij, Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Primary day in Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon and Pennsylvania Republicans keeping an eye on top two finishers in Georgia McConnell in need of a big win against Bevin Can Wehby survive "harassment" reports? Do… Continue reading
May 14 Federal judge overturns Idaho gay marriage ban By Chelsea Coatney A U.S federal judge in Idaho ruled Tuesday night that a 2006 amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. Marriages are to began taking place at 9 a.m. local time on Friday, unless a higher court steps in to stay the… Continue reading
May 01 Does the tea party still have the juice? By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe The midterm election primary season kicks off in earnest Tuesday with elections in North Carolina, Ohio, and Indiana. Get this: There are 13 states with primaries in May. It’s always nice when instead of just talking about races, you get… Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch Supreme Court Weighs Cheney Confrontation Arrest The Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt a blow to the EPA, siding with an Idaho couple in a property-rights dispute. It also heard arguments over whether a Colorado man can sue the Secret Service over a 2006 confrontation with former… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch Occupy Movements in San Diego, Oklahoma City, Boise Dig in The Occupy Movement stayed in the headlines this week as police broke up the San Francisco camp, but groups are digging in and holding up in many other places around the country. KPBS San Diego, OETA Oklahoma and Idaho Public… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch Idaho Man Charged With Obama Assassination Attempt Led 'Sort of a Troubled Life' Gunshots that hit the White House on Friday evening eventually led to the arrest of Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, a 21-year-old man from Idaho, on a charge of an attempted assassination of President Obama. Margret Warner discusses the developing story with… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch The Old Man and the Boat: Hemingway's Quest for Peace The Old Man and His Boat: Hemingway's Quest for Peace… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch Cowboys vs. Gray Wolves: Predator Once Again Prey For the first time in years, hunting season for the once-endangered gray wolf is underway in Idaho and Montana to reduce the predator's population. Cattle ranchers say the hunts are necessary to protect their herds, but environmentalists disagree. Science correspondent… Continue watching