Since launching our campaign nearly 18 months ago, I’ve had the privilege of traveling across this beautiful state, attending hundreds of events and listening to thousands of Idahoans share their stories. I’ve heard about their struggles, hopes for the future, and the reasons they are proud to call Idaho home....

On August 26th, 2021, 13 U.S. Service members and approximately 170 Afghani civilians were killed in a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. During that time, I had just completed my first year in the United States Navy and like many others - I was horrified at the sights I saw...

Borders and Immigration Republicans want a secure border to stop illegal trafficking in drugs, people, and weapons. Reasonable Democrats want this too. Democrats also want a fair and judicious immigration system, as do many Republicans. The reason our country has gone decades without any meaningful progress on this...

You may be assuming that I am writing about the national debt hitting $40 trillion. You may even be expecting me to emphasize that the debt has quadrupled since Risch first took office and point out that just last year Jim voted for the Big Beautiful Bill, increasing the deficit by another $3.4 trillion that we do...

Social issues resonate powerfully with Idahoans of many stripes. There are strong feelings of all varieties, and in many directions. Many of you have asked questions about where I stand. The sad truth of our time is that both major parties use social issues to create an artificial wedge between voters who...

Every American deserves access to high quality, affordable healthcare. Right now, our healthcare system is broken. Americans are paying too much, getting too little and nobody has any idea where all the money goes. Our country doesn’t have a healthcare system, it has a healthcare industry. Insurance companies,...

When my family came to Idaho in the 1880s, there were fewer than 40,000 people in the entire territory. Like so many others who came then, we were common folk seeking to build a new life in what was to become the 43rd star on the U.S. flag. We were loggers, farmers, truckers, dairymen, educators and activists in our...

Social Security is projected to run out of reserves in 2032. If Congress fails to act, benefits will be cut automatically and across the board by at least 22%. These cuts will impact more than 60 million Americans, including retirees, surviving spouses, and children who lost a parent. Millions of working families...

America has always asked something extraordinary of its military servicemembers. Everyone who has served raises a hand and swears an oath, not to a president, not to a political party, and not to an ideology, but to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. It is a promise that places country above...

Our 250th anniversary serves as a reminder to revisit the ideals and warnings of our Founders in order to step forward into a brighter future. Two and a half centuries ago, a venturous idea struck a group of patriots in the summer heat. An idea that the common people could govern themselves, and all men could be...

We’re in a cost of living crisis in this country. In far too many cases, honest work no longer pays enough for young people to get a start, or for Idahoans of any age to take care of a family. Our economic system is failing our people. This is a hard truth to say, but it’s just unavoidable. Disillusionment with our...

How I became an independent I’m Todd Achilles. I grew up a 4-H farm kid, I served as a tank commander and armor officer in the U.S. Army, and I spent more than two decades building and leading teams in the tech industry. Today I’m running for the United States Senate as an independent. This is the first post on our...