3 days ago · The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the former North Dakota governor to spearhead the Republican administration’s ambitions to boost fossil fuel production.. The vote was 79-18. More than half of Senate Democrats joined all 53 Republicans in voting for Burgum. Burgum, 68, is an ultra-wealthy software industry entrepreneur ...

3 days ago · Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum was confirmed as interior secretary in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 79-18. ... Three of President Donald Trump's most vulnerable Cabinet nominees ...

3 days ago · The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as Interior secretary after President Trump tapped the North ... President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Interior told senators that the U.S ...

3 days ago · The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as Interior secretary on Thursday, making the former North Dakota governor the nation's point person for public land management and President Donald Trump’s ...

Nov 15, 2024 · BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department. Some things to know about the two-term Republican governor of a sparsely populated state: Burgum, 68, grew up in tiny Arthur, North Dakota, population 328.

3 days ago · The former governor of North Dakota is promoting President Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda and wants more oil, gas and mining on public lands. By Lisa Friedman Doug Burgum, a promoter of ...

3 days ago · Trump nominees Burgum, Bessent and other picks sit for Senate confirmation hearings 09:30. The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Trump tapped the ...

Nov 15, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to serve as his next secretary of the Department of the Interior.

3 days ago · The Senate voted Thursday to confirm former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as President Donald Trump’s secretary of the Interior Department. At the helm of the massive federal agency, Burgum will be responsible for managing 500 million acres of federal land ― roughly one-fifth of the United ...

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