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Senate committee advances Trump's nominee for public lands chief

NPR | By Kirk Siegler

Published March 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM MST

President Trump's controversial nominee to lead the nation's largest public lands agency faces an initial confirmation vote Wednesday as Democrats point to his past support to sell federal lands.

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As a correspondent on NPR's national desk, Kirk Siegler covers rural life, culture and politics from his base in Boise, Idaho.

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