President-elect Donald Trump has selected an Idaho businessman to be the Under Secretary of the Department of Agriculture. Boren founded "Clearwater Analytics," a Boise-based "Investment Accounting Software" company.

President-elect Donald Trump appointed an Idaho businessman to serve as a top official in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA. Trump on Thursday announced Michael Boren, founder of Clearwater Analytics,

Under Donald Trump’s proposed tariff and immigration policies, Idaho’s dairy industry — the state’s largest agricultural sector — could face higher costs and trade disruptions.

PODER of Idaho, a local group dedicated to Latino and immigrant communities, has seen an uptick in donations, according to Executive Director Estefanía Mondragón. The Alliance of Idaho, which offers low-cost immigration legal services, said the number of participants in its year-end fundraising campaign nearly doubled.

The president-elect's pick for Agriculture undersecretary for natural resources and environment has had conflicts with federal agencies.

On Friday, Trump was sentenced in New York for making an illegal hush money payment to an adult film star, making him the first convicted felon to occupy the White House. The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Trump’s request to delay his sentencing in a 5-4 vote.

Little’s announcement came on the heals of House Speaker Mike Johnson ordering that flags at the U.S. Capitol be raised to their full height on Inauguration Day. Johnson’s directive paused a 30-day flag-lowering order following Carter’s death.

Flags will be raised to full staff on Monday for the inauguration of President Donald Trump, according to a press release from Idaho Governor Brad Little’s office.

Gov. Brad Little has directed that U.S. and State of Idaho flags be raised to full staff on Jan. 20 to recognize the inauguration of President Donald Trump. The flags will be raised from sunrise to sunset on Inauguration Day,

Several state governors have ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, raising flags before the end of the mourning period for Jimmy Carter.

Trump names Idaho businessman, founder of Clearwater Analytics as USDA under secretary

Michael Boren, the founder of Clearwater Analytics in Boise, has been appointed as the United States Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment.