Ewire: GOP energy lobbyist McKenna joins White House

Republican energy lobbyist Mike McKenna has accepted a new job at the White House to work on legislative affairs issues and also serve as a deputy assistant to President Donald Trump on energy and environment issues. E&E News reports that McKenna, who briefly served on the transition team for the Department of Energy (DOE), starts his new job Oct. 28 and will work under legislative affairs director Eric Ueland. McKenna, founder and president of MWR Strategies, has a long...