The Senate has confirmed billionaire Doug Burgum as interior secretary. Lawmakers on Thursday voted 79-18 in favor of Burgum.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has ordered federal officials to consider redrawing boundaries of national monuments created ...

President-elect Trump’s nominee for Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is sworn in during his Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee nomination hearing on Thursday, January 16, 2025.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum began his tenure this week with a string of orders he said would “unlock America’s full potential in energy dominance and economic development.” The former ...

President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a meeting at the White House on Tuesday, Feb.

WASHINGTON— Newly confirmed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued an order late Monday directing all assistant secretaries to take numerous actions to implement President Trump’s executive order on ...

BISMARCK — A North Dakotan who worked in former Gov. Doug Burgum’s Cabinet is expected to follow him to Washington to serve as one of his top officials. Andrea Travnicek has been nominated as ...

Doug Burgum, a billionaire software industry entrepreneur, was confirmed as President Donald Trump’s new interior secretary on Thursday. Burgum abandoned his presidential campaign and quickly ...

Doug Burgum. He secured confirmation with significant bipartisan support and a 79-18 vote. On Wednesday, senators voted by a 78–20 margin to close debate and move the nomination to a final vote.

The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration's ambitions to boost ...