United States Department of the Interior
It might bring in fossil fuel donations, but it won't likely keep the New Mexico congresswoman from becoming the first Native American Cabinet secretary.
Experts worry it's only a matter of time before Biden's environmental agenda collides with anti-government militias.
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined Democrats in advancing Biden's historic pick to lead the agency.
The Maine senator is the first Republican to support Biden's historic pick to lead the federal agency with oversight of public lands and tribal obligations.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
They quizzed the Cabinet nominee extensively about fossil fuels, showing what one Native American advocate called their "allegiance" to that industry.
Senate Republicans are really going all in on the idea that Joe Biden's pick to lead the Interior Department is a "radical."
The president has vowed to “reverse the Trump administration’s assaults on America’s natural treasures.”
Sens. Steve Daines and John Barrasso, who had no concerns about an anti-public lands ideologue overseeing federal land, say Rep. Deb Haaland is too “radical.”
The congresswoman from New Mexico would make history as the first Native American to serve as the top steward of America's public lands and waters.
Nothing is final yet, but the Native American congresswoman "has strong support" for the job, said a source familiar with the selection process.