Dec 15 Watch 5:19 News Wrap: Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke chosen for Interior Department By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump picked Rep. Ryan Zinke to lead the Interior Department. A first-term congressman, Zinke has pushed for energy independence and voted to expand oil and gas drilling. Also, white supremacist Dylann Roof was… Continue watching
Dec 14 Who is Trump’s pick for Interior Secretary, Rep. Ryan Zinke? By Gretchen Frazee If confirmed by the Senate, Rep. Ryan Zinke would be tasked with managing the federal government’s 500 million acres of public land. The Interior Department oversees the national park system and energy development on federal lands and offshore. The agency… Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 3:30 Trump’s secretary of state choice sets up possible confirmation fight By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump chose Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be his secretary of state. Tillerson rose through the ranks of the oil and gas giant over four decades, and expanded its business overseas, including operations in Russia, as chief… Continue watching
Dec 13 AP Sources: Trump offers Montana’s Zinke interior secretary By Julie Pace and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Zinke, 55, a retired Navy SEAL, was an early supporter of Trump and met with the president-elect Monday. Continue reading