5 days ago · The Senate is considering Trump's nominee for interior secretary, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, ... "The Gulf of Mexico has carried that name for more than 400 years," Barrett said. "The ...

2 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 ...

Jan 21, 2025 · President Donald Trump on his first day in office signed an executive order calling for the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of ... Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum for the job—to change the name of ...

2 days ago · Doug Burgum, former governor of North Dakota, has been confirmed as the U.S. interior secretary with a Senate vote of 79 to 18. ... likely by ratcheting up new leasing in oil-producing states like Wyoming and New Mexico and in the Gulf of Mexico, which Trump has said is now officially called the Gulf of America. A wealthy former software ...

2 days ago · The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as Interior secretary after President Trump tapped the ... More cost-effective technology in recent decades drove drilling booms in states including New Mexico ...

2 days ago · Mr. Burgum will be in charge of nearly 500 million acres of public land, 1.7 billion acres of offshore waters, and more than 70,000 employees tasked with protecting wildlife and managing national ...

Jan 13, 2025 · The confirmation hearing for presumptive Interior nominee Doug Burgum has been delayed by two days after Democratic pushback over missing paperwork. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair...

He has appointed former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum for the position. ... Half of the U.S. petroleum refining and natural gas processing capacity is located along the Gulf of Mexico, according ...

Nov 22, 2024 · Donald Trump assigned Doug Burgum a singular mission in nominating the governor of oil-rich North Dakota to lead an agency that oversees a half-billion acres of federal land and vast areas offshore: “Drill baby drill.”

3 days ago · The Senate voted 79 to 18 to confirm Doug Burgum, a former governor of North Dakota, as the next interior secretary. Thursday’s vote Measure passed with 79 “yes” votes to 18 “no” votes.