Congress has finally approved the appointment of a new US Attorney in Phoenix, AZ. This is the replacement for Paul Charlton, the attorney fired last year. It is another study in politics, as is clear from the story in Indian Country Today.
First, you need to look hard to find out any information. The politics behind this had been covered earlier at e pluribus media. This was last February. It could have been done then, it was what Arizona's two Senators (McCain and Kyl) recommended.
Only the cynical among us would think that the current timing was related to McCain's resurgence in presidential polls.
This is one of the few times when the results are good even if the motivations were a bit on the sleazy side. Had Humetewa been other than an American Indian, she would have been confirmed long ago.