Kathleen Sgamma, the president of the Denver-based Western Energy Alliance, withdrew her nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management on Thursday, congressional officials said.

Kathleen Sgamma's withdrawal comes after a 4-year-old memo resurfaced showing she criticized President Donald Trump's role in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

Good afternoon and happy Thursday, readers! In a surprising turn of events, President Donald Trump’s pick to head up the Bureau of Land Management abruptly removed herself from consideration ahead of her scheduled testimony before Congress today.

Kathleen Sgamma, a longtime oil and gas activist, withdrew her nomination to lead the federal Bureau of Land Management hours before her confirmation hearing Thursday. The move comes two days after a watchdog group surfaced private comments in which Sgamma condemned President Donald Trump’s actions during the attack on the U.

The Republican party has rallied behind Trump over the past decade, and has become increasingly unwilling to accept dissenters in their ranks.

Kathleen Sgama, who headed the Western Energy Alliance representing independent oil and gas operators in the West, abruptly withdrew her nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management on Thursday morning.

The Trump administration has withdrawn the nomination of Kathleen Sgamma to be director of the Bureau of Land Management, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Mike Lee said Thursday. Why it matters: The withdrawal of Sgamma,

Kathleen Sgamma criticized the president for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots — something that may have initially gone undisclosed to the White