> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://utahpolitics.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Lee retreats on public land sale - URL: https://utahpolitics.news/lee-retreats-on-public-land-sale/ - Published: 2025-06-25T13:40:20.000Z - Updated: 2025-07-09T15:51:11.000Z - Author: Bryan Schott - Tags: Morning Memo ## Wednesday, June 25, 2025 ## ⏰ Tick Tock Days to Utah's 2025 municipal primary elections (8/12/2025) - **48** Days until Election Day (11/4/2025) - **132** Days until the 2026 midterm elections (11/3/2026) - **496** Days until the 2028 presidential election (11/7/2028) - **1,231** ### Editor's note Apologies for not publishing a morning newsletter on Monday and Tuesday of this week. I had to take a quick trip to Los Angeles for a project I'm excited to be part of. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DLQOO%5FAS8cE/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Bryan Schott (@schotthappens)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DLQOO%5FAS8cE/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Unfortunately, I can't divulge any details right now. Watch this space. ## 👀 Here's what you need to know for Wednesday morning: ### UTAH AND THE WEST Mike Lee says he'll scale back public land sale as proposal hits roadblock in Senate. \[[Utah News Dispatch](https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/06/24/mike-lee-public-land-sale-utah-senate/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Rep. Blake Moore says Trump had authority to conduct strikes on Iran. \[[KSL](https://www.ksl.com/article/51334947/rep-blake-moore-says-trump-had-authority-to-conduct-strikes-on-iran?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] All 3 confirmed measles cases in Utah were unvaccinated. \[[Fox 13](https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/2-new-cases-of-measles-reported-in-utah-all-patients-unvaccinated?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Meet Molly Hart – Utah's new school superintendent of public instruction. \[[Deseret News](https://www.deseret.com/utah/2025/06/24/meet-utah-school-superintendent-molly-hart/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Utah women rank 29 out of 51 for voter turnout. \[[Utah News Dispatch](https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/06/25/utah-women-rank-29-out-of-51-for-voter-turnout/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Utah's school voucher program is dominated by homeschoolers. It's made reimbursements a "nightmare." \[[Salt Lake Tribune](https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2025/06/20/utah-voucher-program-expenses/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] How did the Forsyth Fire start 10 days before anyone ever noticed? \[[Fox 13](https://www.fox13now.com/news/utah-wildfires/how-did-the-forsyth-fire-start-10-days-before-the-first-flames?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Some parents claim upcoming Alpine School District split brings important matters to halt. \[[KUTV](https://kutv.com/news/education/some-parents-claim-upcoming-alpine-school-district-split-brings-important-matters-to-halt?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Western governors unite behind Gov. Cox's energy plan. \[[Deseret News](https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/06/24/utah-governor-announces-energy-superabundance-initiative-at-western-governors-association/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Draper mayor claims city had no choice but to approve new housing development plan. \[[KUTV](https://kutv.com/news/utahs-growing-pains/draper-mayor-claims-city-had-no-choice-but-to-approve-new-housing-development-plan?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] ### NATIONAL Senate Republicans plan to start voting Friday on the "one big, beautiful bill." \[[Axios](https://www.axios.com/2025/06/24/john-thune-trump-big-beautiful-bill?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] - The White House is pressuring reluctant Senate Republicans to get behind the GOP megabill ahead of a vote on the legislation. \[[Politico](https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/25/congress/white-house-senate-bill-cea-analysis-00422704?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] - There are plenty of Republican critics of the massive reconciliation bill who dislike the legislation for various reasons. \[[Punchbowl News](https://punchbowl.news/archive/62525-am/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] The FBI is reassigning agents who were shifted to focus on immigration cases to work on counterterrorism. \[[NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/fbi-returning-agents-counter-terrorism-work-diverting-immigration-rcna213661?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller reportedly has a significant financial stake in tech company Palantir, which is helping the Trump administration with its immigration crackdown. \[[Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/stephen-miller-financial-stake-palantir-ice-contractor-1235371343/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] A whistleblower says Emil Bove, who President Donald Trump has nominated for a federal judgeship, allegedly told subordinates he was willing to defy court orders if they derailed the president's deportation agenda. \[[New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/us/politics/justice-department-emil-bove-trump-deportations-reuveni.html?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] President Trump has decided that former senior Biden aides won't be protected by executive privilege in a congressional probe into former President Joe Biden's fitness for office. \[[Axios](https://www.axios.com/2025/06/25/biden-investigation-congress-aides-executive-privilege?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] New York state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary for New York City Mayor, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo. \[[New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/24/nyregion/nyc-democratic-primary-election-mayor?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] ### INTERNATIONAL President Trump claims the military strike on Iran set that country's nuclear program back by "decades" in response to reporting that the raid had minimal impact. \[[BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c20xel1e97gt?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] - President Donald Trump called those who claim the military strike on Iran was far less effective than he claims "scum." \[[Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-lashes-out-at-scum-for-revealing-iran-bombing-was-botched/?via=twitter%5Fpage&ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Germany announced plans to significantly ramp up spending on its military and infrastructure. \[[New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/world/europe/germany-budget-military-infrastructure.html?ref=utahpolitics.news)\]