The Senate has confirmed billionaire Doug Burgum as interior secretary. Lawmakers on Thursday voted 79-18 in favor of Burgum.

The former governor of North Dakota is promoting President Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda and wants more oil, gas and ...

The Senate voted Thursday to confirm President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, former North Dakota Gov.

Murkowski noted that Alaskans frequently chafe at the Interior Department’s role as the state’s “landlord,” adding “it’s good to have conversations with you as the nominee for the ...

It’s not clear anything in the guidelines from the Interior Department will survive the transition to the Trump administration. Acting Deputy Interior Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis said Thursday ...

(Reuters) -Donald Trump's pick to lead the Interior Department, Doug Burgum, said on Thursday he will vigorously pursue the president-elect's goals of maximizing energy production from U.S. public ...

The Department of the Interior also runs the bureaus of Land Management, Reclamation, and Indian Affairs, and the U.S. Geological Survey, among others.

The Department of Interior plays a key role in wildfire response and determining how wildfire management budgets are allocated and spent. Padilla then asked Burgum whether he would commit to ...

More about Burgum: Position: The Department of the Interior oversees public and federal lands and their natural resources, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the National Park Service and the Fish and ...