By Mark Heinz Wyoming Republican U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis is backing a push to lift 90-year-old restrictions on short-barreled rifles and pistols, which a Wyoming firearms law expert called “silly.” Lummis on Thursday jointed the co-sponsors of S. 1162 the SHORT Act, in the U.S. Senate. The bill calls an amendment of the Internal Revenue Code of […]
By Leo Wolfson An endorsement from President Donald Trump holds a lot of weight in the Cowboy State, which has supported Trump’s bids for president with a larger margin than any other state for three elections in a row. On Wednesday night, Trump endorsed U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ 2026 reelection bid. “Cynthia is fighting tirelessly […]
By Leo Wolfson Billions former President Joe Biden’s administration earmarked for electrical vehicles would go toward Wyoming highways and U.S. interstates under legislation U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis proposed on Wednesday. The Highway Funding Flexibility Act would pull what’s left of a $7.5 billion multiyear federal investment from the electric vehicle charging station mandates that Biden put in place and redirect […]
By Bradley Jaye Senate Democrats are moving Wednesday to block Trump’s national energy emergency in a gesture of opposition to the president’s actions to lower energy prices and deliver on a key campaign pledge. “During his campaign, President Trump emphasized the connection between a robust energy economy and getting inflation under control further,” Lummis told Breitbart News […]
By Sean Barry WASHINGTON, D.C. — When Cynthia Lummis served as Wyoming’s lone U.S. House representative, Barack Obama was president for all eight years of her tenure. Then the Wyoming Republican stepped away from politics during Donald Trump’s first term in the White House. In 2020, she won one of the state’s two U.S. Senate […]
It’s time for Congress to pass the ‘Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act’ Opinion By Sen. Cynthia Lummis , Riley Gaines Athletes know when they step onto the court, they are stepping into battle. Their jerseys are the armor, and the ball is the ammunition. For female athletes across the nation, winning the […]
By Oil City Staff CASPER, Wyo. — Sen. Cynthia Lummis’s (R-WY) legislation to shore up drought preparedness measures and address water scarcity in Wyoming and the west passed the Senate last week. The bills now head to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature. Lummis headed to the Senate floor to seek support for the […]
By Marianne Zumberge WYOMING — Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has endorsed Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, her office announced Friday. “It is clear we need to get our country back on track and the person we need in the White House to fix our nation is Donald Trump,” Lummis said in a statement. […]