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Invasion at our Southern Border!

Fulcher speaks at CPAC: “We need to prioritize securing our own borders over those of other countries.” We need to prioritize securing our own borders over those of other countries. pic.twitter.com/7OPDEGEK4R — Rep. Russ Fulcher (@RepRussFulcher) February 23, 2024 I won’t beat around the bush. Our country is being invaded right now. Customs and Border […]

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Assault from Within

In the past week, we have seen the ugliness of politics and how they are used to grab power and hold on to it for long periods of time. Just this past week several prominent independent journalists Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, and Alex Gutentag have released information that should shake the very foundation of our […]

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The Media and the Caucus

As we approach the March 2nd Presidential Preference Caucus the amount of misinformation being generated by the media and talking heads is stunning. At the Republican Party headquarters literally half the staff’s time is being consumed correcting this misinformation. Part of this effort is to be expected because the caucus process is new and people […]

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Here’s the Plan!

A Five-step Plan for Restoring Constitutional Government: 1. No bill to exceed 10 pages 2. All bills to be accompanied by the constitutional article authorizing said bill. 3. No content in the bill that does not pertain to the title of the bill. 4. All bills are to be written in layman’s terms and posted […]

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IDGOP Statement on US Senate passing $95 Billion Ukraine funding bill

Today Idaho Republican voters have been expressing their extreme concern about the current events taking place in DC. The phones at the state party headquarters have been ringing off the hook after news broke that 22 Republican Senators worked feverishly through the night with Democrats to pass a bill to spend nearly 100 billion dollars, […]

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Lincoln Days: Celebrating Idaho’s Republican Tradition and Grassroots Commitment to Faith, Family, and Freedom

It’s Lincoln Day season all across the state of Idaho. Washington, Gem, and Idaho counties have already held their annual dinners while the rest of the counties will follow over the next two months. The Lincoln Day Dinner is a wonderful Idaho tradition where you can meet your neighbors, lawmakers, and candidates while supporting your […]

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Article V Convention — Yes or No?

Sometimes people get caught up in a craze and follow what is presented without giving much thought to the depth of what they are supporting, or the potential ramifications. Such is the case with the current pursuit of an Article V convention, also known as a Con-Con or Convention of States (COS). It may be […]

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Press Release: JPMorgan Quits Climate Action 100+

(BOISE) – Wall Street giant JPMorgan announced today they will be withdrawing from Climate Action 100+, a $68 trillion investor coalition focused on climate change. In 2023, Attorney General Raúl Labrador and 20 other Attorneys General sent a letter of concern to more than 50 Wall Street asset managers, bringing attention to the legal obligations of asset […]

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Labrador Letter on Human Trafficking

Dear Friends, Few topics in the news today are getting more attention than the cancer of human trafficking in our communities. Rightfully so – this is a crime that perpetuates untold misery across all lines of age, geography, ethnicity, and economic status. At the very heart of it all lies the root of so many […]

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The Unseen Enemy of Children – Part I

The Teachers Union and the Fight for Education Alex Newman has written several books about the effects of the National Education Association and by affiliation the Idaho Education Association. His description states, “Through the deliberate dumbing down and conditioning of children in government schools, the forces of evil have radicalized youth to hate God, family […]

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America has become a Rudderless Ship with an Incompetent Captain

Joe Biden’s Mental State is a Danger to our Country: As we end another week of political turmoil, we find our country being confronted with a President who has just about been declared incompetent by his own justice department. We all know that Joe Biden is having cognitive problems with remembering and communicating in a […]

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You’re funding Idaho’s bloated DEI bureaucracy

Republished article with permission of the Idaho Freedom Foundation A recent Idaho Freedom Foundation report revealed that Idaho’s public university system is spending nearly $6 million on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) administrators. A previous estimate in February 2022, found that spending on DEI administrators across Idaho’s higher education system was around $2.2 million. In two […]

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