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 ...

Former North Dakota governor and millionaire software executive Doug Burgum will serve as Secretary of the Interior in the second Trump Administration. Burgum was easily confirmed by the U.S. Senate ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to be Interior secretary by a vote of 79-18. Burgum will be tasked with supporting President Donald Trump ...

Andrus, four time Idaho governor and Secretary of the Interior from 1976-1980. The Department of the Interior was created in 1849 as the United States was rapidly expanding and acquiring territory.

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has been confirmed as the next Secretary of the Interior. It’s a cabinet-level agency that manages the nation’s ...

FILE - U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland poses, in Albuquerque, N.M., June 12, 2023. SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Deb Haaland, who championed conservation and clean energy during her tenure as ...

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 ...

The Senate confirmed former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) as Interior secretary Thursday in a 79-18 vote, with the majority of Senate Democrats joining every Republican in the chamber.

The Senate votes 79-18 to confirm Doug Burgum as secretary of the Interior. The Senate votes 79-18 to confirm Doug Burgum as secretary of the Interior. Javascript must be enabled in order to ...

The U.S. Senate voted 79-18 on Thursday, Jan. 30, to confirm the former North Dakota governor's appointment as Interior secretary. Trump is expected to sign Burgum's commission. "Doug’s ...

Burgum will head the department responsible for managing federal lands and offshore resources. He is expected to work to deliver on President Trump's goals of extracting more fossil fuels.