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Widespread backlash killed Mike Lee’s plan to sell public lands. Utah state leaders are undeterred.
Utah’s political leadership is regrouping after three failed attempts to wrest public lands from the federal government this year.
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How Mike Lee ended up alone in megabill land fight
"He’s not wrong about the concept, he was just not wise in the approach he used,” Republican Thom Tillis said of the Senate ...
Utah Sen. Mike Lee Says Selling Off Public Lands Will Solve the West’s Housing Crisis. Past Sales Show Otherwise.
Last month, Lee introduced a now-removed amendment to Trump’s policy megabill that mandated the sale of up to 3 million acres ...
What history shows us about Utah’s push to take control of federal lands
Sen. Mike Lee’s public lands sell-off rider, meant to be part of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” is officially dead. But using ...
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Utah senator alienates conservative Mormon Church leaders with 'bellicose' MAGA stunts
Because of President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement, the GOP has changed a great deal since Lee's 2010 campaign — and Lee has become increasingly performative in an effort to stay in Trump's good ...
Sen. Mike Lee claims judicial abuse as judge pauses defunding of Planned Parenthood
Lee, who previously worked as a lawyer, posted a lengthy social media thread explaining the decision, arguing District Court Judge Indira Talwani of Massachusetts did not have legal standing to issue ...
‘I thought they were awful’: Utah governor denounces Sen. Mike Lee’s posts about political killings
Gov. Spencer Cox denounced X posts made by Utah’s GOP U.S. Sen. Mike Lee last month that seemed to mock the assassination of ...
Maddow Blog | Republican Sen. Mike Lee’s misinformation problem goes from bad to worse
The problem isn’t just that Mike amplified obvious misinformation. The bigger problem is that the Utah Republican keeps ...
Mike Lee removes U.S. Forests from public lands proposal in last-ditch effort
Sen. Lee made the changes after receiving public feedback on the original language, although it’s not clear if it adheres to strict reconciliation rules.