Latest Debra Haaland News

Deb Haaland made history as Interior secretary. Now she’s running for governor of New Mexico

Jan. 28, 2025 16:06 PM EST

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Deb Haaland, who championed conservation and clean energy during her tenure as Interior secretary, is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in New Mexico, the nation's No. 2 oil production state. Haaland, a member of Laguna Pueblo and the...

Trump's celebration of American greatness puts a spotlight on a little-known panel of experts

Jan. 27, 2025 11:19 AM EST

Within hours of taking office, President Donald Trump outlined in one of his many executive orders a mission to celebrate American greatness and to recognize those who have made contributions throughout history. He jumpstarted the effort by ordering the name of North America’s...

Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents

Jan. 20, 2025 18:13 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier will return home nearly half a century after he was imprisoned for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. President Joe Biden commuted Peltier's sentence Monday following decades of community-led advocacy calling his imprisonment an example of...

US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland reflects on tough choices during a historic tenure

Jan. 19, 2025 08:59 AM EST

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It started to get real when the artwork was taken down from her office walls. The collection — all creations of Indigenous artists — had been handpicked by U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland over the last four years as she guided one of the nation's most expansive...