Doug Burgum, former North Dakota governor and businessman is President Donald Trump's pick to be Secretary of the Interior. The confirmation hearing is scheduled for Thurs., Jan 16, 2025.

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order relating to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina at the White House on Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum's nomination to lead a presidential Cabinet agency was advanced by a U.S. Senate committee on Thursday.

Doug Burgum, Donald Trump's pick for Interior secretary, promised to boost domestic energy through oil and gas leasing on federal land.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday, seeking confirmation as the secretary of the interior.

Doug Burgum to ... forward to meeting with [Burgum] and seeing what kind of opportunities we can do to work together.” That includes reversing a two-decade ban on new oil and gas leases around Chaco Canyon National Historical Park in New Mexico.

Doug Burgum committed to keeping wild horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park and highlighted North Dakota examples of managing public lands and energy during his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of the Interior.

Former Gov. Doug Burgum will divest interests in multiple companies as he is set to lead the Interior Department, but retain some other interests, per an ethics agreement.

Burgum said the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources to promote world peace and lower costs.

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

the National Park Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service. If confirmed as secretary of the interior, Doug Burgum would become a key player in implementing one of the Trump administration's ...

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