He was a reporter (managing editor for Idaho Business Review), executive director of the Idaho Democratic Party and aide and campaign manager for former Democratic Congressman Walt Minnick. Today, John Foster is managing the Boise office for Strategies 3

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has enlisted a former Democratic political operative to help plot his strategy for rallying behind new education laws that face a test at the ballot box in November. The governor has vowed publicly t

Gov. Butch Otters recruitment of John Foster, a former Idaho Democratic Party executive director, suggests Otter is taking seriously his promise to defend Students Come First at the polls Nov. 6. The news, rumored the past two weeks, prompted anger and d

Gov. Butch Otters recruitment of John Foster, a former Idaho Democratic Party executive director, suggests Otter is taking seriously his promise to defend Students Come First at the polls Nov. 6. The news, rumored the last two weeks, prompted anger and d

( swong@politico.com or @scottwongDC) With assists from Kevin Robillard and Jonathan Allen GOP TURNS ON ITSELF: Jake Sherman, with help from Seung Min Kim and John Bresnahan, chronicles the disarray inside the House Republican Conference: “A year to the

Former Rep. Walt Minnick set up a lobbying shop after leaving Congress a year ago, but only now is he allowed to talk business on the Hill. For nearly 100 ex-Members of Congress who were wiped out in the 2010 elections or who left office on thei