agency within the United States Department of the Interior
Wildfire smoke drifting into Washington, D.C., from the Western U.S. and Canada this summer made it hard to ignore the national threat stronger wildfires pose to lawmakers’ constituents across the cou
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Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., who sponsored the public lands fund reauthorization bill, said he hoped to get it to President Donald Trump’s desk by July 4.
Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo., is seen in the U.S. Capitol on Friday, March 27, 2026.
A bill by Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo., is being used as the base for the package. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
Kevin Warsh, right, nominee to be chairman of the Federal Reserve, talked with Senate Banking Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., after his confirmation hearing last month.