Rick Perry formally announced as Trump's pick for energy secretary

Pending Senate approval, the former Texas governor will lead a federal department he previously pledged to scrapUS president-elect Donald Trump has formally announced Rick Perry as his choice to lead the US department of energy.If the nomination is confirmed by the Senate, the move would put the former Texas governor and Trump’s one-time presidential rival in charge of a federal department that he had proposed eliminating during his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Cont