Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Interior, speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources ...

Democratic senators have grilled three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks during their confirmation hearings

The Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced Doug Burgum (R) by an 18-2 vote ... an outspoken Trump ally and defender of Israel who went before senators in the Foreign Relations ...

Senate Democrats revolted on Tuesday following the Trump administration’s sweeping freeze on federal aid by tanking a vote to sanction the International Criminal Court and promising there might be similar moves to come if the White House does not change its tune in short order.

New US President’s administration begins work after inauguration while cabinet nominees require Senate confirmation

“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 of North Dakota Doug Burgum has been confirmed as the new Secretary of the Department of the Interior, which oversees federal lands.

Former North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum is now officially Interior Secretary, with help from Arizona’s U.S. senators and a couple of its tribes.

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.

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 ...

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 ...