Enthusiasm among Democrats has surged in the month since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him, but the party’s chances of holding the White House depend largely on winning over independents and even some Republicans in a handful of key states.

A threatening email about the presidential election sparked an alarming message sent by an Idaho Capitol building alert system that told Capitol workers to evacuate immediately. Some Capitol workers received an alert that instructed them to leave the Boise building at 9:05 a.

Delegates at the Democratic National Convention were fired up on Wednesday as Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, the party's vice presidential nominee, took the stage to rally the party faithful and make a pitch to the voters who will decide the election.

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Bonner County Commission Chair Luke Omodt is stepping down from the District 2 position. In a brief, two-sentence letter to county clerk Michael Rosedale dated Aug. 20, Omodt announced he was resigning effective Sept.