Doug Burgum was officially sworn in as Interior Secretary after receiving a largely bipartisan confirmation by Congress ...

The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as the 55th secretary of the Department of the ...

The North Dakota governor will oversee agencies that administer policy on Native American affairs, national parks and energy ...

The vote was 79-18. Burgum, 68, is an ultra-wealthy software industry entrepreneur who came from a small North Dakota farming community, where he worked at his family’s grain elevator.

WASHINGTON — Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has cleared a vital step in his bid to become Interior secretary.

By Lisa Friedman Doug Burgum, a promoter of oil and gas, was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to lead the Interior Department, a role in which he will oversee drilling and mining policies on ...

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 ...

The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the former North Dakota governor to spearhead the Republican administration's ambitions to ...

The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration's ambitions to boost ...