Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) is the front-runner to be President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for interior secretary, a source familiar with the selection process tells HuffPost. “Haaland is the leading candidate,” said this source, confirming a Reuters report that came out earlier Tuesday. And Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill declined to say whether Pelosi supports Haaland potentially taking the interior secretary post. Bill Clark via Getty Images Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) would make history as the first-ever Native American Cabinet secretary if President-elect Joe Biden picks her for interior secretary. She’d be the first-ever Native American cabinet secretary.

Source: Huffington Post December 15, 2020 21:10 UTC