Burgum, Trump and Interior Department

Senate set for confirmation vote on Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department
The Senate is set to vote Thursday on President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.
Senate advances Interior nominee Doug Burgum
The Senate voted Wednesday evening to close debate on Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department. The former North Dakota governor is likely to be confirmed easily after the 78-20 cloture vote, with 25 Democrats voting in favor.
Doug Burgum, Trump’s Choice for Interior, Aims for ‘Energy Dominance’
The former North Dakota governor told senators at his confirmation hearing that he saw limits on energy production as a national security threat.
Doug Burgum clears crucial hurdle in bid to become Interior secretary
WASHINGTON — Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has cleared a vital step in his bid to become Interior secretary.
Watch: Doug Burgum testifies at secretary of interior confirmation hearing
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on nomination of Doug Burgum to be secretary of the interior.
Senate advances Trump’s pick to lead the US Interior, Doug Burgum, to confirmation vote
Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum previously told lawmakers that national security and the economy are his top priorities for leading the Interior Department.
Doug Burgum testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for Interior Secretary
Members of the committee had the opportunity to question Burgum on an array of different topics regarding energy, mineral resources and beyond.
What to know about Doug Burgum, Trump's pick for Interior Department
Former President Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department. Some things to know about the two-term Republican governor of a sparsely populated state: Burgum, 68, grew up in tiny Arthur, North Dakota. Arthur's population is 328.
Video: Trump’s Nominee For Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum Advances In Senate
Trump’s Nominee For Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum Advances In Senate The Senate votes to invoke cloture on the nomination of Doug Burgum to be Secertary of the Interior. Fuel your success with Forbes.
Doug Burgum clears procedural vote for Interior Secretary
Burgum met the threshold for a vote to proceed with a full Senate debate, meaning his final vote for confirmation will be Thursday night or Friday.
North Dakota sued Interior at least five times under Doug Burgum. Now he’s set to run the agency.
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Trump's pick for secretary of the Interior Department is Doug Burgum. Here's what to know
If confirmed as secretary of the interior, Doug Burgum would become a key player in implementing one of the Trump administration's overarching goals: "Drill, baby, drill." The Department of the ...
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Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick for public lands boss, questions reliability of renewable power
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Former Gov. Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the the Interior Department as ...
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Trump Interior Nominee Doug Burgum Hosted ‘VIP Dinner’ for Oil, Gas, and Coal Execs Last Year, Emails Show
North Dakota’s Rainbow Energy – which plans to mix coal, crypto, and carbon capture – among those invited to the former ...
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Burgum could be directed to add Trump to Mt. Rushmore
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna'a proposal directs the Department of Interior to include Trump with Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson and ...
Behind Burgum’s NSC appointment
Trump dismissed two of the three Democrats on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, JOCELYN SAMUELS and CHARLOTTE BURROWS, and removed the EEOC’s general counsel, KARLA GILBRIDE, who oversaw ...
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A trial is underway on North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming care for kids
It’s unclear when the judge will rule. Then-Gov. Doug Burgum signed the bill into law in April 2023 after it overwhelmingly passed the Republican-led Legislature. It makes it a misdemeanor for a ...
Trump fills his government with billionaires after running on a working-class message
President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans ...