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A bipartisan House group agreed to start preparing legislation to revise U.S. immigration law and present it "as soon as possible," said Representative Raul Labrador, one of the lawmakers.

Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo is defending his former campaign manager who lost $250,000 in campaign funds in a risky investment, while also calling the incident "discouraging" and "deeply distressing." Crapo's then-campaign manager, Jake Ball, loaned $250,000 in campaign funds in 2008 to a longtime friend's now-defunct investment company, Blueberry Guru ... (more)

House Judiciary Committee members Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, right, and Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., talk on Capitol Hill during the committee's hearing on immigration reform.

The coverage of the effort to reform the country's massively inefficient and outdated immigration system has usually focused on where the controversy has been thus far: Republican supporters of comprehensive immigration reform vs.

Labrador said the group of eight House members working on an immigration rewrite have resolved one contentious issue: how and whether immigrants awaiting citizenship should be able to obtain health insurance.

All that is left of Shayne Patterson's three-bedroom home is the tiny area where his wife hunkered down under a mattress to protect their three children when a tornado packing winds of at least 200 mph slammed... Students from a suburban Oklahoma City elementary school destroyed by this week's tornado reunited with their teachers Thursday and ... (more)

The best way to win a political argument is by manipulating the rhetoric used to describe the two sides in a debate.

House veterans fear that momentum this week in the Senate could leave them behind, all but forcing the lower chamber into considering the Senate bill before their effort has a chance to come to fruition.

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A handful of conservative congressmen said Wednesday that they will demand a budget that balances in 10 years in exchange for their vote to increase the debt ceiling, saying that Republican leadership promised as much during a GOP retreat earlier this year.

A key House Republican negotiator on immigration is warning Democrats that the health care law a favorite boogeyman of the GOP could be the downfall of comprehensive immigration reform.

Former Sheriff Richard Mack will be back in Idaho in August, following up last year's controversial appearance at the Kootenai County Republican Party Lincoln Day with a speech to the Gem State Tea Party's 3rd "Liberty Summit" in Burley.

Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo said earlier that the $250,000 investment loss his campaign suffered in 2008 - and just now disclosed - came at a time when the campaign was between treasurers, so only then-campaign manager Jake Ball authorized the expenditure, in the form of a loan to a longtime friend.

A bipartisan group of members of the U.S. House of Representatives that is working toward a comprehensive immigration reform proposal is nearing consensus.

Idaho GOP Rep. Raul Labrador told Bloomberg that a bipartisan group of eight U.S. House members may be holding their last meeting Thursday to attempt to agree on a compromise immigration bill.

After months of intense negotiations, a bipartisan U.S. House group has reached an "agreement in principle" on immigration reform, according to Rep.

Attorney General Eric Holder's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee went exactly like you'd expect .

If Congressman Raul Labrador's re-election campaign lost a quarter of a million bucks, the Idaho Republican would be down to his last $472. For Congressman Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, misplacing $250,000 would leave him $183,509 in the hole.

The $250,000 bad loan of campaign cash from Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo's campaign went to a Las Vegas company that offered a quick profit in two months, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press.

Behind the scenes, RaAol Labrador and Luis Gutierrez are using their bond over heritage to get a comprehensive overhaul through the House-all with Paul Ryan's blessing.