The Senate on Thursday evening confirmed the nomination of Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department with broad bipartisan support. Lawmakers voted 79-18 for the former North Dakota governor ...

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved Interior secretary nominee Doug Burgum 18-2. Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Mazie Hirono of Hawaii were the dissenters.

Doug Burgum, who was recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate as secretary of the Interior, and his wife, Kathryn Burgum, stand as President Donald Trump speaks Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in the Oval ...