Donald Trump Picks Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke as Interior Secretary

The Wall Street Journal: WASHINGTON—Donald Trump has selected Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke to lead the Interior Department, according to a transition official, tapping a freshman Republican congressman who, like the president-elect, is often at odds with environmentalists but has opposed efforts to sell federal lands to states.

If confirmed by the Senate, the former U.S. Navy SEAL would lead Mr. Trump’s efforts to open federal lands and waters to fossil-fuel development and reverse environmental policies the Obama administration has pursued over the past eight years.

In the short time he has been in Congress, Mr. Zinke has shown aspirations for higher office. He considered running for speaker last fall, when he had been in the House for less than 10 months.

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