Meanwhile, president’s cabinet picks move forward with RFK Jr confirmed as health secretary, Kash Patel’s FBI director ...

Doug Burgum described Trump’s aspiration to achieve ... Nevertheless, oil production hit record levels under the Democrat as high prices spurred drilling on lands that were previously leased.

Former North Dakota governor and millionaire software executive Doug Burgum will serve as Secretary of the Interior in the second Trump Administration. Burgum was easily confirmed by the U.S. Senate ...

During his confirmation hearing, Burgum said the U.S. can use energy development as leverage to promote peace and to lower consumer costs. He raised concerns about the reliability of renewable power ...

Doug Burgum (R) as Interior secretary Thursday in ... and gas development and roll back environmental protections enacted under the Biden administration. In remarks at his confirmation hearing ...

The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as Interior secretary on Thursday, making the former North Dakota governor the nation's point person for public land management and President Donald Trump’s ...

Some environmentalists, according to The Associated Press, have expressed alarm over potential fossil fuel production on public lands under his leadership. The Senate vote was 79-18, with all 53 ...

Burgum succeeds Deb Haaland, who under Biden sharply scaled back oil and gas sales and promoted solar and wind projects on federal lands. Trump made energy development a centerpiece of his first ...