Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum described Trump’s aspiration to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” as a way to counter demand for fossil fuels from autocratic nations — Russia, Iran and Venezuela — that have fewer environmental safeguards.

During Doug Burgum’s two terms as North Dakota governor, the state repeatedly sued the U.S. Department of the Interior, attempting to rip up rules that govern federal lands in his state and ...

Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Secretary of the Interior, is set to face his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday. Trump nominated the former North Dakota ...

The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted 18-2 to recommend Former Governor Doug Burgum.

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Senate committee has overwhelmingly put its support behind former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum in his bid for Interior secretary.

Doug Burgum told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources ... foreign aid for 90 days pending review with exceptions for Israel and Egypt, according to a State Department cable leaked on Friday.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Interior Department, testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday ...

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum testifies Jan. 16, 2025, before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources during a hearing on his nomination to be secretary of the Interior. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) This article was produced for ...

A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to confirmation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was the first to be confirmed, securing the secretary of State position with a unanimous vote on inauguration day.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, and President Donald Trump, speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, Aug. 12, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., questions former Governor Doug Burgum, President-elect ...

“Big oil” ally Doug Burgum will be the new interior minister ... a Palestinian”, will serve as Mr Trump’s ambassador to Israel. The former Arkansas governor has long rejected the idea ...

Former Governor Doug Burgum’s nomination as Secretary of the Interior earned the support of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Thursday in Washington, DC.