Jim Risch

Jim Risch

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  Senate endorses Sally Jewell for interior chief

  Sally Jewell, CEO of outdoor retailer Recreational Equipment Inc., won easy Senate confirmation Wednesday to be the nation's next interior secretary. 

• Senate panel endorses Jewell for Interior chief

  The Senate Energy Committee on Thursday endorsed President Barack Obama's nomination of Sally Jewell to be Interior secretary, moving her nomination ... 

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  Lawmakers consider regulating drone strikes

  CIA Director-designate John Brennan's vigorous defense of drone strikes to kill terror suspects — even American citizens — overseas is causing key ... 

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  Brennan defends drone strikes, even on Americans

  CIA Director-designate John Brennan strongly defended anti-terror attacks by unmanned drones Thursday under close questioning at a protest-disrupted ... 

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  APNewsBreak: Sen. Crapo won't fight DUI charge

  U.S. Sen. Michael Crapo, the Idaho Republican arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, doesn't plan to fight the charges when he appears in court in ... 

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  Idaho senator facing DUI had image as teetotaler

  When U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo sponsored a 2010 bill to cut taxes on small beer brewers, he said he did so for pro-business, not pro-beer reasons.