Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday, seeking confirmation as the secretary of the interior.

WASHINGTON — Former North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum on Thursday got a step closer to securing his spot as secretary of the Department of the Interior following a rather breezy confirmation hearing before a U.

Doug Burgum, incoming President Donald Trump’s pick for Interior Secretary, told Senators Thursday that the nation's federal lands are “America’s balance sheet.” The North Dakota governor, who comes from a business background, said the lands are national assets like those of any private enterprise.

When the Supreme Court justices first shared an inaugural stage with Donald Trump, they heard the new president deliver a 16-minute declaration against the country and vow, “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.

WASHINGTON — Former North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum on Thursday got a step closer to securing his spot as secretary of the Department of the Interior following a rather

The president-elect is going to war over turbines. At a hearing Thursday, the nominee for Interior secretary said he would pursue an “all of the above

Trump lists old allies banned from jobs in new administration as he attempts to take ceasefire credit: Live - President-elect says estranged first term veterans like Mike Pence, John Bolton and Nikki

The music is majestic. The setting is glorious. Many of the top power players from DC are in attendance, and the words of praise for the president up front are unending.

Trump lists old allies banned from jobs in new administration as he attempts to take ceasefire credit: Live - President-elect says estranged first term veterans like Mike Pence, John Bolton and Nikki

President-elect Donald Trump is working to fill out ... During an event at his Mar-a-Lago resort, Trump announced that Burgum, the governor of North Dakota, would be the next secretary of the ...