Three Percenters

In the Blaine County Courthouse Wednesday, Republican candidates for the House and Senate races gave short stump speeches during an event hosted by the Blaine County Republican Central Committee.

Eric Parker went to a ranch in Nevada, pointed his rifle at federal agents, then beat the feds in court. It made him a folk hero in the militia movement. And he’s worked hard to soften the image of his militia. Instead of fighting the government, he’s become an increasingly powerful political force pulling the state GOP even farther right. Now he’s after a new title: state Senator in Idaho.

The election season's spotlight on the militia threat is glaring for Eric Parker. Federal authorities consider him a domestic extremist. That hasn't stopped his run for the Idaho Legislature.

Facebook has taken down a prominent Idaho militia page as well as the senate campaign page for its president in its crackdown on groups it says promote…

Four participants in an armed takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge are appealing their convictions and an Idaho militia is trying to help.Jake Ryan,…

A number of Oregon state senators left the Salem capitol last week rather than vote on a climate change bill in the statehouse. Some of them have claimed…

Republican Oregon legislators are hiding in Idaho.The Advocate's Idaho Champions of Pride for 2019.Boise State's Allie Ostrander crushes third straight…

Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin is facing questions about a photo she posted Thursday on Facebook showing her posing with two men flashing a sign…