HUD Secretary Fudge announces resignation

President Biden’s Housing and Urban Development secretary is resigning. HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge announced she will leave her post on March 22nd after having served since the start of the Biden administration. In a statement, she said she was leaving “with mixed emotions” but did not include a reason she was resigning now. President Biden thanked Fudge for working “hard to lower housing costs and increase supply.” The Cabinet vacancy comes during an election year and the White House says the president will nominate a replacement.