PBS NewsHour

News Wrap: Rep. Ryan Zinke chosen for Interior Department

Clip: 12/15/2016 | 5m 19s

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 found guilty of federal hate crimes in the killing of nine black church-goers in Charleston, South Carolina, last year.

Aired: 12/15/16

Expired: 01/14/17

Rating: NR

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