Activists Tied to Pro-Communist Cuba ‘Venceremos Brigade,’ Interior Secretary’s Links Questioned

The committee’s investigation concerns, among other things, possible conflicts of interest between the PAA and the secretary.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks alongside Interior Secretary Deb Haaland during a Cabinet Meeting at the White House in Washington on June 06, 2023. President Biden spoke on the U.S. economy and the bipartisan deal to raise the debt limit. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Lawmakers are digging deeper into U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s connections to far-left organizations and causes.

A House committee wrote to Pueblo Action Alliance (PAA), a group opposed to hydrocarbon development near Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The organization has counted Ms. Haaland’s “nonbinary” daughter, Somah Haaland, among its workers.