Tribes

Tribes and environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over a new rule that eliminates most habitat protections for endangered species. The rule rescinds a definition under the Endangered Species Act, which experts claim undermines protections for imperiled wildlife.

President Trump signed executive orders to significantly reduce the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by approximately 3 million acres, marking the second time he has shrunk these areas. Utah's Republican leaders supported the move, while conservation groups and tribes opposed it, citing cultural and environmental concerns.

President Donald Trump's executive orders reduced the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments from over three million acres to 302,600 acres, a move supported by grazing, mining, and drilling interests seeking extraction. The action sparked opposition from tribes and public lands advocates.

New Bureau of Land Management (BLM) grazing rules have removed tribal buffalo from public lands, prompting tribes with bison herds to seek exemptions from the U.S. Department of Interior. The tribes have criticized the rules as 'DEI for cattle.'

Over $79.6 million in outside money has been donated to independent committees influencing the California governor's race ahead of the June 2 primary. Corporations, labor unions, tech titans, tribes, and special interests are major contributors.

Corporations, labor unions, tech titans, tribes, and other special interests have donated $79.6 million to independent committees aiming to influence the California governor's race ahead of the June 2 primary. This marks a record-setting amount of outside money in the race.