The Senate voted 79 to 18 to confirm Mr. Burgum, a former governor of North Dakota, as the next interior secretary.

The majority of Democrats in the U.S. Senate voted on Thursday night to advance the nomination of former Rep. Doug Collins, who in December 2020 signed an amicus brief seeking to invalidate former Joe ...

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum previously told lawmakers that national security and the economy are his top priorities ...

In this week's D.C. Download, many of Trump's orders are intentionally vague, but they’ve certainly spooked many of the ...

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted Thursday to advance President Donald Trump’s nominees to lead the ...

President Trump’s picks to lead the nation’s energy and environment-focused agencies all sailed through committee votes on Thursday morning. The Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources ...

Each Cabinet-level nominee must go through a public hearing in the relevant Senate committee and then be confirmed by the ...

“That’s what I’m focused on.” Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto raised concerns about HUD programs that incoming President-elect Donald Trump targeted during his first term in ...

We should all wish them well, but they should prepare for a marathon and not a sprint. Chuck Douglas is a former Republican congressman from New Hampshire who lives in Pembroke.

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) has introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at providing tax relief for Nevada taxpayers affected by state-level natural disasters. The bill ...