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.

Shortly after being sworn in to lead the Interior Department, Secretary Doug Burgum announced steps he would take to ...

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

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 ...

President Donald Trump’s hiring freeze and the potential loss of current employees could cripple the National Park Service, they said. Twenty-two leading Democratic senators are warning ...

Left-Wing Spending Made It an Obvious First Target for Musk Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is off to a quick start in helping fulfill President Donald Trump’s promise to unleash American energy.

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 confirmed Doug Burgum as Interior Secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration’s ambitions to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 who came from a small North ...