Trump's pick for secretary of the Interior Department is Doug Burgum. Here's what to know
Who is Doug Burgum? How Indian Country is reacting to Trump’s Interior nominee
Barrasso Looks To Trump Interior Nominee To Stop Feds From “Punishing The West”
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.
Burgum said the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources to promote world peace and lower costs.
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.
As the nominee for U.S. Interior secretary, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is poised to support President-elect Donald Trump's vision of American energy dominance, ready to streamline the use of federal land for energy production.
Burgum ran for president from June to December 2023. He campaigned on priorities of energy, economy and national security, but dropped out after his bid failed to resonate. He appeared in two ...
By John Haughey Contributing Writer Interior secretary nominee Doug Burgum told key senators on Thursday that he’d be aggressive in opening public lands to oil and gas development in efforts to reverse an imbalance in federal leasing policy he said is short-circuiting the nation’s capacity to produce the base-load electricity needed to win “the AI race with China.
Testifying before a U.S. Senate committee on Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior appeared to share the concerns Utah politicians have with how the federal government manages public land,
Doug Burgum, Donald Trump's pick for Interior secretary, promised to boost domestic energy through oil and gas leasing on federal land.
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.
Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum faced a Senate committee Thursday that questioned related to his nomination as Secretary of the Interior including on issues affecting tribes
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