Senate Confirms Ryan Zinke as Interior Secretary

    Another member of President Trump’s cabinet wins Senate confirmation.

    FOX’s Jared Halpern has more from Capitol Hill:

    A 68-31 Senate vote has confirmed Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke as Interior Secretary. The former Navy SEAL will now lead a federal department responsible for more than 400 million acres of public land.

    In a Senate hearing last month, Zinke pledged to oppose attempts to sell or transfer federal lands while allowing in some cases, coal mining and oil and natural gas drilling.

    A separate vote has also set up a final confirmation vote for former Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Doctor Ben Carson to lead the department of Housing and Urban Development.

    On Capitol Hil, Jared Halpern, FOX News.

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