Under an earlier version of a bill in Congress, millions of public acres in the West, including in Idaho, would be eligible ...

I can’t think of anybody else I’d rather have doing this case,” another longtime county prosecutor and friend to Bill ...

Following public outcry, Sen. Mike Lee has removed the sale of public lands from the Senate reconciliation bill.

The Utah Republican announced the decision in a social media post, ending a weeks-long battle over the measure that had ...

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

Lee’s effort sparked an intense public backlash that cut across political and cultural divides. People who hike, camp, hunt, ...

If Simpson and the other signatories stand firm, the One Big Beautiful Bill would fail by at least 217-215 if it still ...

A controversial bill championed by Utah Senator Mike Lee has been reduced in scope. The bill previously required the sale of public lands from both the Bureau of Land Management and National Forests.

When a GOP senator proposed using federal land for affordable housing, right-wing forces revolted to protect what they see as a symbol of American greatness.

Five Republican congressmen including Mike Simpson of Idaho and Dan Newhouse of central Washington signaled Thursday they ...