Here are the top contenders to replace Ryan Zinke as interior secretary

President Donald Trump has at times struggled to find replacements for top administration officials who've resigned, been fired, or reassigned. This has been evident recently in the administration's embarrassing struggle to attract a new chief of staff to fill John Kelly's shoes. But the president appears to have a longer list of potential replacements for Zinke. David Bernhardt, who currently serves as Zinke's deputy, is reportedly expected to take over as acting head of the department in the new year. According to Bloomberg, which broke the news of Zinke's impending departure, other possible replacements include: former Rep. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming; Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes; Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt; Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter; former Nevada Sen. Dean Heller; Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state; and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker...MORE