October 8, 2025

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Haaland backers ask Udall to step aside amid consideration for Interior post

A coalition of indigenous and progressive groups is calling on Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) to withdraw himself from consideration to serve as Interior secretary under the coming Biden administration and instead back Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.).The two New Mexico lawmakers are on President-elect Joe Biden’s short list to run the department.While Udall would be the second in his family to run Interior, Haaland would be the first Native American to run…