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President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies claim to value diversity and inclusion in government, but their actions suggest otherwise. They have praised Biden's cabinet as the "most diverse" in American history, yet they refuse to acknowledge the Taliban's efforts to install an "open, inclusive" government in Afghanistan. What gives?

Date Time Share Statement on Vice President Kamala Harris’s Meeting with Tribal leaders and Leaders from American Indian and Alaska Native The White House Today Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a discussion in her ceremonial office to engage with Tribal leaders and leaders from American Indian and Alaska Native communities about voting rights. She was joined by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. The Vice President thanked the participants for their work to protect voting rights, and t...

Date Time Share The White House Today, President Biden convened a meeting with Governors from Western States, Cabinet and agency officials, and energy sector partners to discuss the critical need to work together to strengthen prevention, preparedness and response efforts for this wildfire season, which is on track to outpace last season. In the meeting, the President emphasized the importance of making much-needed investments to prepare our country to do everything we can to address the grow...

On this edition of the South Carolina Lede for June 12, 2021, we look the Biden Administration's push to get Americans vaccinated against COVID-19, including an interview with US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. Also on this episode: the latest on the state budget passed by the House; SC Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel breaks down recent worrisome crime statistics; Gov. Henry McMaster and other state officials announce a new workforce training program; and more.

Four decades ago, a legislative compromise set in motion the battle over the Arctic Refuge that has ensued ever since. The fact that this land has not become another Prudhoe Bay, filled with sprawling spiderwebs of fossil fuel infrastructure, is a testament to the power of diverse alliances and grassroots activism. Without the involvement of countless people across the continent, the refuge would have long ago been turned into an oil field. Without Congressional action, it may still become one....

The US Department of the Interior has announced a proposed sale for offshore wind development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the New York Bight.

Posted: 14 days ago ”The Interior Department is committed to developing a robust and sustainable clean energy economy,” said the US Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland. ”We know that offshore wind development has the potential to create tens of thousands of good-paying, union jobs across the nation. This is an important first step to see what role the Gulf may play in this exciting frontier.” Once published, the RFI will open a 45-day public comment period to solicit indications of c...

Vice President Kamala Harris announced the availability of nearly $1 billion in U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) grants to expand broadband access and adoption on Tribal lands.

A New Mexico Special Election Is Posing An Early Test Of Democrats 2022 Messaging Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Voters will go to the polls Tuesday to fill the House seat left vacant when Deb Haaland was confirmed as the first Native American to head the Department of the Interior. Evan Vucci / AP Democrats in New Mexico are hoping to keep control of the House seat in the states 1st Congressional District when voters take to the polls Tuesday to fill the position vacated by Secretary of t...

Departments of the Interior, Defense and the State of California agree to accelerate wind energy offshore the central and northern coasts of California