After two years in the Idaho House of Representatives, U.S. Army Veteran Todd Achilles of Boise has his sights set on federal-level lawmaking, leaving bipartisan labels behind in his new campaign.

BOISE, Idaho - Problem pens, broken scanners, low supplies and long lines plagued some of Idaho's polling stations on Election Day, prompting some political candidates to compare the state's woes

In our news wrap Monday, Idaho investigators are searching for a motive in an ambush shooting that killed two firefighters, the Trump administration says Harvard violated civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students and the Supreme Court will hear a challenge to long-standing limits on how much political parties can spend in federal elections.

Signature gathering has started for Idaho's abortion rights ballot initiative, which could end the state's strict abortion ban laws.

Former Idaho Democratic Rep. Todd Achilles stepped down from his position and from the party to run for U.S. Senate as an independent.

Casting mailed ballots remained popular among voters in last year’s presidential election, even as President Donald Trump has tried to undercut the process through a wide-ranging executive order