Deb Haaland confirmed as Secretary of the Interior, 51-40.
Fun fact, DOI manages around one-fifth of all the land in the United States. It is called "public land," which certainly has some historical baggage, and now the first Native American in the Cabinet is in charge.
Haaland succeeds David Bernhardt, a fossil fuel enthusiast described as a "walking conflict of interest," and Ryan Zinke, who tried to silence DOI officials worried about climate change's effects on Native communities. So. 
DOI might be the most important agency people don't know much about. Forgive me if you did, but -- it houses the Bureau of Indian Affairs, USGS (aka My Favorite Government Agency), National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management (1 in 10 acres of the US), [takes deep breath]
...Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (offshore drilling AND/OR offshore wind, anyone?), Fish and Wildlife Service, and several offices you don't hear much about but do important shit. "Interior" sounds boring as hell but it is VERY MUCH NOT! Anyway, congrats Secretary Haaland.
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