A group of conservatives in Eastern Oregon says that Oregon leadership "is intent on holding Eastern Oregon counties captive."

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.

Before Tillis made his announcement, Trump criticized him on social media, writing, "Tillis is a talker and complainer, NOT A DOER!" North Carolina's status as a battleground state, combined with the near-even split in the Senate, will make the 2026 race for Tillis' seat highly competitive for both Democrats and Republicans.

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

Achilles can’t stand both major parties, which means he believes there’s a yearning for someone to come along and catch a wave of public discontent.