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 boost fossil fuel production. The vote was 79-18. More than half of Senate Democrats joined all 53 Republicans in voting for Burgum.
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,
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President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced former U.S. Rep. Doug Collins as his nominee for secretary of veterans affairs on November 14, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee held a ...
Former North Dakota governor Doug Burgum has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the next Secretary of the Interior.
During Doug Burgum’s two terms as North Dakota governor ... Using the act, former President Joe Biden set aside more land and water for conservation than any previous president.
Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee ... Using the act, former President Joe Biden set aside more land and water for conservation than any previous president.
During Doug Burgum’s two terms as North Dakota governor ... Using the act, former President Joe Biden set aside more land and water for conservation than any previous president.
That could lead to repeals of President Joe Biden's power plant pollution ... Jon Barrasso pressed Trump Interior secretary nominee Doug Burgum about the ban during his confirmation hearing ...
With just hours left of his presidency, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House Jan. 6 committee. President Joe Biden also ...