The former North Dakota governor told senators at his confirmation hearing that he saw limits on energy production as a national security threat.

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Doug Burgum would become a key player in implementing one of the Trump administration's overarching goals: "Drill, baby, drill." The Department of the Interior manages roughly one-fifth of the lands and waters of the United States, giving Burgum — the ...

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on nomination of Doug Burgum to be secretary of the interior.

Zeldin cleared the Environment and Public Works Committee last week by a vote of 11-8. Just one Democrat — moderate Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona — joined Republicans to support President Donald Trump’s selection. The full Senate plans a procedural vote early in the afternoon followed by a final vote soon after.

North Dakota’s Rainbow Energy – which plans to mix coal, crypto, and carbon capture – among those invited to the former governor’s table.

Doug Burgum (R), President-elect Trump’s nominee for Interior secretary, sat for a largely cordial ... It’s also driving the long term aridification of the western United States.” The closest the hearing came to a tense moment was during questioning ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Former Gov. Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the the Interior Department as ...

Former North Dakota governor Doug Burgum opened his senate hearing yesterday with a statement about energy production in the United States.

Doug Burgum ... Interior has authority over 500 million acres of surface land, 700 million acres of subsurface and 2 billion acres that are untouched lands offshore. He singled out tribal lands as "assets" that would be especially beneficial for the United ...

Bondi responded that she “accept[ed] the results” and "of course, that Joe Biden is president of the United States" but also repeated ... the natural resources they hold. Burgum added that the Department of the Interior has close to 500 million ...

Lawsuits filed by North Dakota give some insight into former Gov. Doug Burgum's worldview as he prepares to take over Interior.