Burgum, Trump and Senate

Senate confirms North Dakota's Burgum as Trump interior secretary
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Doug Burgum, the former governor of North Dakota, as President Donald Trump's interior secretary. The vote was 79 to 18. Burgum, 68, will lead an agency that guides the use of 500 million acres (202 million hectares) of federal and tribal land,
Senate confirms Doug Burgum to lead the Department of Interior
The Senate voted Thursday to confirm President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.
Senate confirms Doug Burgum as interior secretary after Trump tasked him to boost drilling
The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration’s ambitions to
Doug Burgum Is Confirmed by Senate as Interior Secretary
The former governor of North Dakota is promoting President Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda and wants more oil, gas and mining on public lands.
Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum confirmed as Interior secretary
The U.S. Senate confirmed former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the U.S. Department of Interior under President Donald Trump.
Big Oil wants a lot from Trump. It has an ally in Doug Burgum, the president’s Interior pick
Many of the oil and gas companies Burgum developed a rapport with are certain to want things from him following his Senate confirmation to the post.
Senate overwhelmingly votes yes for Doug Burgum's nomination as Interior secretary
The North Dakota governor will oversee agencies that administer policy on Native American affairs, national parks and energy leases.
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Senate confirms Burgum for Interior secretary
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to be Interior secretary.
Douglas Burgum Confirmed To Lead Interior Department in Trump Administration
Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become Interior Secretary in the second Trump Administration. The Republican was confirmed by a vote of 79-18. Burgum served as governor of North Dakota from 2016 to 2024.
North Dakota sued Interior at least five times under Doug Burgum. Now he’s set to run the agency.
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the North Dakota Monitor. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. During Doug Burgum’s two terms as North Dakota governor,
Doug Burgum Confirmed by US Senate to be Interior Secretary
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as the 55th secretary of the Department of the Interior by a 78-18 vote.
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North Dakota sued Interior at least 5 times under Burgum. Now he’s set to run the agency
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