A chorus of people are pushing Biden to become the first president with a Native American interior secretary. Those calls come as Biden has promised to build the most diverse Cabinet in history. The interior secretary is set to be one of the most important Cabinet members in enacting Biden’s ambitious climate plan. “But it was also created to disenfranchise native people.”“So here you have an opportunity to come full circle,” he added. Prosecutors say that the operation sold five types of turtles, including the eastern box turtle, Florida box turtle, Gulf Coast box turtle, spotted turtle and wood turtle, all of which are considered endangered.

Source: Washington Post December 14, 2020 12:59 UTC