U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo said Saturday the process has begun in Washington, D.C., to fight and drain a swamp filled with federal bureaucracy.

“I’ve never seen the U.S. Senate meaner and more toxic, but I’m having more and more fun every day,” Crapo added. “There’s a fight, you all know about the fight — we’re standing up to the government.”

More than 400 people attended the annual Lincoln Day dinner, a fundraising event for the local GOP hosted by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee, at The Coeur d’Alene Resort Saturday night. The theme of this year’s dinner, “Making America Great Again Begins in Idaho,” served as a focal point of the evening, which Central Committee Chairman Brent Regan told The Press was all about having fun and making new connections/Keith Cousins, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.