Investigators drop query into Zinke calls to Alaska senators

After a tense phone call, Interior Sec. Zinke posted this photo to show he and Sen. Murkowski on friendly terms. (Twitter photo from Ryan Zinke)The inspector general’s office for the U.S. Interior Department has dropped its inquiry into whether the Interior secretary threatened to retaliate against Sen. Lisa Murkowski for voting against proceeding on a health care reform bill.
The IG’s office issued a letter saying Alaska’s U.S. senators declined to discuss the matter with inve