Zinke Leaving Interior Department

President Donald Trump will replace Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke with a former oil lobbyist. Zinke will leave the federal post at the end of this year, after holding the position for roughly two years. Bloomberg News reports Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt is expected to be named acting secretary, a former lobbyist who has played a behind-the-scenes role driving Trump administration policies to expand drilling and soften wildlife protections. The Department of Interior oversees drilling, grazing and other activities on public land and in federal waters. The Department includes the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Management. Trump has said he will nominate a new secretary this week. The Senate previously confirmed Bernhardt as deputy secretary on a narrow 53-43 vote.