Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump announced Saturday morning that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will depart from his administration at the end of the year. The Trump Administration will be announcing the new Secretary of the Interior next week." The departure comes amid multiple ethics investigations into Zinke as well as a staff shake-up among Trump administration officials , including the President's chief of staff. "Secretary Zinke's successor has a chance to move on from an unfortunate Trump Administration record of environmental mismanagement and decline. "The next Interior Secretary should respect the American people's desire for strong environmental standards and an end to corporate favoritism," Grijalva said.

Source: CNN December 15, 2018 14:28 UTC