A historic day for the Interior Department

Published: March 15, 2021, 9 a.m.

Later today, the Senate will vote to confirm New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as the head of the Interior Department. As the Interior Secretary, Haaland will have to carry out much of the president’s aggressive climate agenda and lead the decisions over oil production on federal land. POLITICO’s Anthony Adragna, on how this fight already played out during her confirmation hearings, and what to expect from her tenure.