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'Monumental day': Indian Country reacts to Deb Haaland vote FELICIA FONSECA, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail Now Playing: The Senate has confirmed New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet department and the first to lead the federal agency that wields influence over the nation's tribes. (March 15) Video: Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Citizens of tribes across the U.S. cried and clapped in celebration Monday as Deb Haaland became the first Native American confirmed a...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Citizens of tribes across the U.S. cried and clapped in celebration Monday as Deb Haaland became the first Native American confirmed as secretary of a Cabinet

   By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says nearly three-quarters of $1 billion could be lost over the next four years if New Mexico sees even a 10% reduction of oil and gas production due to President Joe Biden's actions to curb leasing on public lands. The first-term Democratic governor said Monday in a letter to the president that financial losses of that magnitude would have real effects on the state's ability to achieve goals like universal access to early childhood education. The governor is asking that New Mexico be granted energy transition credit f...

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press Citizens of tribes across the U.S. cried and clapped in celebration Monday as Deb Haaland became the first Native