Biden picks U.S. Representative Deb Haaland to be Interior Secretary: Washington Post

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) questions Major Adam DeMarco of the District of Columbia National Guard as he testifies about the June 1 confrontation with protesters at Lafayette Square near the White House during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 28, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/Pool

President-Elect Joe Biden will nominate Representative Deb Haaland to serve as his Interior Secretary, the Washington Post reported Thursday.

Haaland, a Democratic congresswoman from New Mexico since 2019, would be the first Native American to oversee the department, whose jurisdiction includes tribal lands.

(Reporting by Pete Schroeder)