Hundreds of letters are en route to Washington, D.C., after more than 500 Utahns convened at a coffee shop Thursday to put their displeasure with Sen. Mike Lee in writing.

Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., said Monday that she confronted Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah over his social media posts about the suspect in shootings that killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband.

Mike Lee, the junior senator from Utah who helped lead the government shutdown effort, has a reputation of defying party leaders as well as cooperating with Democrats on libertarian-leaning policy.

Everyone has an opinion on social media and Lee decided to share his. Many of his constituents, and I imagine even some who voted for him, wish he hadn’t. Most reading this will know what he posted.

The social media post by Lee was in response to a post by KSL NewsRadio that said the Utah Republican Party had “been running into tough times.” [A screenshot taken June 16, 2024] A screenshot ...

In response, Lee said during Monday night's debate he voted against the 2017 Russia sanction bill because it was "cobbled together in a piece of legislation with some progressive ideology." ...

Hundreds of letters are en route to Washington, D.C., after more than 500 Utahns convened at a coffee shop Thursday to put their displeasure with Sen. Mike Lee in writing.

Concerns include Lee's public land sale proposal and response to Minnesota shootings. Participants criticized Lee's social media conduct and potential Medicaid cuts in legislation.