Deb Haaland becomes first-ever Native American US Cabinet secretary

US Representative Deb Haaland (above) was confirmed on Monday as Secretary of the Interior, becoming the first Native American to lead a cabinet agency and securing a central role in President Joe Biden’s sweeping plans to fight climate change.

The US Senate confirmed the New Mexico Democrat 51-40 after she clinched support from Republicans, including South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, Alaska Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Maine Senator Susan Collins...