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Iran War Has Cost $25 Billion So Far. Pentagon Wants $1.5T More. Independent Vet Todd Achilles For Senate From Idaho.

Podcast: Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff
Published: Apr 29, 2026
Duration seconds: 3421
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Summary

Idaho is in play. That's not spin from a party operative — that's the read on a state where 60% of voters identify as independent or independent-leaning, where a sitting senator is the fourth oldest and seventh richest in the chamber, and where a farm kid turned tank commander turned tech executive is running neck and neck with him among informed voters. Todd Achilles is the first 2026 endorsement from Independent Veterans of America, and on this episode of Independent Americans he lays out the no-BS case for why the rigged two-party system is finally cracking in places nobody expected.