The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Chris Wright, a fracking executive, to be President Donald Trump's energy secretary. The vote was 59-38, with seven Democrats and one Independent, who caucuses with Democrats,

The US Senate on Monday confirmed Liberty Energy founder Chris Wright as President Donald Trump’s selection for secretary of the Department of Energy (DoE). Wright won approval by a 59-38 margin.

Chris Wright, a Colorado fracking executive, was confirmed on Monday by the U.S. Senate with a vote of 59 to 38 to become the Secretary of Energy. When pressed on policy particulars by members of the Senate’s Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,