The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. October 31, 2018 Justice Department to Investigate Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke --------------------------------------------------------------- In Washington, the Interior Department has referred Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to the Justice Department for possible criminal investigation. Details of the probe are not known; it comes as federal officials have launched at least 18 formal ethics investigations into Zinke's conduct at the Interior Department. Earlier this month, the Interior Department's independent watchdog concluded that Zinke had violated department travel policies. .