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WASHINGTON — Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has cleared a vital step in his bid to become Interior secretary.

Who: Doug Burgum Nominated for: Secretary of the Interior You might know him from: The 2024 Republican presidential primary.

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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Former Gov. Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to ...

President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team named outgoing North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the agency that ...

The former North Dakota governor told senators at his confirmation hearing that he saw limits on energy production as a ...

The president-elect is going to war over turbines. At a hearing Thursday, the nominee for Interior secretary said he would ...

The interior secretary nominee faced questions during his confirmation hearing about climate change, renewable energy, and ...

Members of the committee had the opportunity to question Burgum on an array of different topics regarding energy, mineral ...

Doug Burgum, Kristi Noem, and Sean Duffy—are among President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Their potential ...

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 ...