Idaho firefighters were shot in a deadly wildfire ambush on Canfield Mountain near Coeur d'Alene, where a calculated trap claimed two heroes' lives.

This report also examines Trump's military expansion, creating new zones along the southern border, the Gates Foundation stepping in after RFK cuts international vaccine funding to Gavi, and Kohberger's shocking plea deal accepting life sentences for the University of Idaho murders.

Plus coverage of abortion ballot initiatives, housing challenges, dam protection, logging expansion, and 10 additional stories shaping Idaho's political and social landscape this last week.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

03:31 Trump Military Border Expansion

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/us/politics/us-is-creating-2-new-expanded-military-zones-along-border-with-mexico.html

https://www.dailywire.com/news/hegseth-orders-3000-troops-to-u-s-southern-border-dead-serious

04:57 Idaho Firefighters Killed in Tragic Ambush

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/us/idaho-shooting

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/us/wess-roley

https://www.dailywire.com/news/fire-fighters-ambushed-while-responding-to-idaho-fire-two-dead

06:42 Gates Steps In After RFK Cuts Vaccine Funds

https://www.kivitv.com/health/gates-foundation-commits-1-6b-for-global-vaccine-effort-after-us-cuts-funding

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/25/rfk-vaccine-donations-gavi-00422705