Trump officials say presidents can abolish monuments created by predecessors, and California's newest ones — Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands — are vulnerable.

BILLINGS, Mont. — Lawyers for President Donald Trump's administration say he has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites across broad ...

BILLINGS, Mont. — Lawyers for President Donald Trump's administration say he has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites across broad ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s administration say he has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites across broad ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump's administration say he has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites across ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump's administration say he has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites across ...

After brief discussion the Senate followed after the House on Wednesday, approving a bill that would financially punish cities that remove historical monuments.

The fate of California’s two new National Monuments could come down to whether President Donald Trump can erase it the same way it came to be — with the stroke of a pen.

President Joe Biden created two new national monuments on more than 860,000 acres of California sacred tribal lands, beloved hiking trails and wilderness habitat at the White House on Tuesday evening.

A week after the White House indicated it would eliminate two national monuments in California, many remain unsure whether President Trump has actually revoked the lands’ protected status. Mr ...