Idaho Democratic Party News and Articles

Today, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released never-before-seen emails between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell in which Epstein wrote that Donald Trump — the “dog that hasn’t barked” — “spent hours at my house” with one of Epstein’s victims and “of course,” “knew about the girls.” The newly released emails suggest Trump was lying when he denied knowing about Epstein’s heinous crimes [...]

ADA COUNTY Meridian Food Bank (133 W Broadway Ave, Meridian) Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday between 12 and 4 p.m. Roots Market (3308 W Chinden Blvd, Garden City) Daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eagle Albertsons (250 S Eagle Rd, Eagle) Daily, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Jane Gordon Law Office (1004 West Fort St., Boise) Weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Idaho State Democratic Party (413 W Idaho [...]

As President Donald Trump blocks food assistance for nearly 131,000 hungry Idahoans, the Idaho Democratic Party is stepping up with a statewide food drive to help fill the gap and feed Idahoans left behind by Republican indifference. Democratic attorneys general fought back early on. After two lawsuits were successfully brought against the administration, including one from Democratic AGs, a federal judge originally ruled that Trump must use contingency funds [...]

Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea released the following statement on the U.S. Senate’s shutdown vote: “Throughout the shutdown, Democrats have fought to keep government working for the people it serves, not the wealthy few who can buy influence. Meanwhile, Republicans sought to deepen the hardship faced by working families, hoping to pressure Democrats into accepting a deal that eased some pain but failed to fix the damage [...]

Elections are moments of truth. They reveal what voters value and what they’re ready to leave behind. At this moment, voters are rejecting the chaos, corruption, and cruelty that define Trump’s Republican Party and choosing leaders who put people and real solutions first. In Virginia, Democrats flipped over a dozen Republican districts and retook the governor’s office by focusing on stability and lower costs. In New Jersey, Democrats won [...]

Last night, voters in states across the country — including in the race for New Jersey and Virginia governor — issued a resounding referendum on Donald Trump and Republicans for selling out everyday Americans in order to rig the system for billionaires. Democrats swept races up and down the ballot by running candidates focused on addressing affordability and kitchen table issues. Democrats are entering the midterms with strong momentum. [...]

After letting 42 million Americans, including nearly 131,000 Idahoans, go without federal food assistance over the weekend, former President Donald Trump threatened to defy a federal court order requiring his administration to partially restore SNAP funding to families in need. Even now, he is refusing to fund the full month of benefits. The ruling came after Democratic AGs sued to force the administration to release emergency food assistance following [...]

Idahoans should be able to count on their leaders to fight for them in Washington. Instead, our Republican delegation has surrendered that duty, marching in lockstep behind Donald Trump no matter how damaging his tariffs, reckless his shutdown, or unqualified his appointees. Governor Little should know better. He oversees the agencies grappling with the fallout from the Trump regime’s agenda: skyrocketing healthcare costs, an end to food assistance, and [...]

New reporting from the Idaho Capital Sun and ProPublica shows that the Trump administration canceled more than 370,000 pounds of food shipments meant for Idaho families through the USDA’s Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). Created in 1981, the program fights hunger and supports American farmers by purchasing surplus food for local distribution. The cuts are part of a national rollback of food aid that blocked nearly 94 million pounds [...]