Public lands official defends job despite judge’s ruling

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The top official at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Thursday he’s still working despite a federal judge ruling he’s illegally holding the position. “I love this job,” William Perry Pendley said, adding he’s looking forward to implementing policies put forward by President Donald Trump on nearly a quarter-billion acres in the U.S. West. “I’m proud of what the president is doing.” Perry wore an American flag face…