Ahead of President Trump announcing that he would invoke emergency powers to militarize law enforcement in D.C., Utah’s Sen.

Sen. Lee is pressing for a vote on his bill that would place the district completely under federal control — and has even suggested returning some of D.C.’s land back to Maryland.

The bill, Lee argued, would restore the president’s executive authority to appoint judges and avoid any conflicts of interest ...

Last month, Lee introduced a now-removed amendment to Trump’s policy megabill that mandated the sale of up to 3 million acres ...

The measure, proposed by Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California, was rejected on the House floor Tuesday in a party-line ...

Lee has lamented the impact of those historic changes on Utah, where 42% of the state is BLM land, saying in a 2018 speech, “Manifest destiny had left us behind, in some respects.” ...

Utah Sen. Mike Lee is being criticized for apparent jokes about the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker on social media. Lee's posts, a pair of which have since been deleted, speculated suspect's ...

Utah Sen. Mike Lee is bringing back a proposal that would allow the federal government to sell off several million acres of public land in Utah and other Western states. Lee says it will open up ...

Utah Sen. Mike Lee introduced a resolution calling for an investigation into an ex-FBI director and Trump critic for a social media post Lee said called for the assassination of the president.

FILE - Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, speaks during the confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 16, 2025.

Sen. Mike Lee would like to showcase an outstanding collection of Utah’s roads in his Washington, D.C., office. All are invited by Lee and Utahgram to submit their photographs of ...

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, participates in a forum hosted by the Sutherland Institute at the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics on Oct. 14, 2024.