A number of Republican senators also spoke out against the legislation, including Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy of Montana and Jim Risch of Idaho. Senator Mike Lee of Utah said in a statement ...

Montana Republican Sens. Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy were preparing a floor amendment to strip public land sales language before Lee relented. “Public lands belong in public hands. Blocking the sale ...

With President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” on active debate, a provision to sell public lands has been removed, a move supported by Montana's U.S. senators, Steve Daines and ...

Tragedy struck Northern Idaho as two firefighters were killed in an ambush on Canfield Mountain, following a wildfire set to ...

The plan to allow sales of federal land - sales that could affect millions of California acres - had drawn opposition from members of both parties.

An executive order signed earlier this month by President Donald Trump would look to “consolidate” five federal wildland fire agencies into one. The U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Utah Sen. Mike Lee withdraws public lands sale provision from the "big beautiful bill" after facing opposition from ...

The GOP-led Senate agreed to begin a floor debate likely to go overnight and end with a final vote. The outcome still remains ...

Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee withdrew his controversial federal land sale provision from the “big beautiful” tax bill after ...

Utah Senator Mike Lee has stirred up a storm with his proposal to sell off millions of acres of public land, but growing ...

The procedural vote was held open for more than three hours as GOP leaders worked to convince holdouts to let the package ...