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 ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed former North Dakota governor Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department, a role overseeing millions of acres of federal land that will be key to President Donald ...

Doug Burgum. The two-term Republican, now President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Interior Department, co-hosted the event — at the governor's mansion. And when energy industry lobbyists were ...

The Senate voted to confirm Doug Burgum, a former governor of North Dakota, as the next interior secretary. The final tally became 80 to 17 after Senator Alex Padilla, Democrat of California ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration’s ...

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.

Doug Burgum — for a final confirmation vote. Burgum appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in mid-January, where he told lawmakers that national security issues and ...

By Lisa Friedman Doug Burgum, a promoter of oil and gas, was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to lead the Interior Department, a role in which he will oversee drilling and mining policies on ...

Former Gov. Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the the Interior Department as Secretary of the Interior, testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Senate has confirmed billionaire Doug Burgum as interior secretary WASHINGTON -- The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the ...