WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans have voted to roll back restrictions on mining , drilling and other development in three Western states, advancing President Donald Trump's ambitions to expand energy production from public lands .

Senators voted 50-46 Thursday to repeal a land management plan for a large swath of Alaska that was adopted in the final weeks of Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration. Lawmakers voted to roll back similar plans for land in Montana and North Dakota earlier this week.

The timing of Biden's actions made the plans vulnerable to the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to terminate rules that are finalized near the end of a president’s term. The resolutions require a simple majority in each chamber and take effect upon

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