This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the North Dakota Monitor. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. During Doug Burgum’s two terms as North Dakota governor,

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

Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Secretary of the Interior, is set to face his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday. Trump nominated the former North Dakota ...

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

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 Gov. Doug Burgum, President-elect Trump's nominee for interior secretary, was pressed by the Senate on his environmental agenda and whether his mission aligns with that of ...

Trump dismissed two of the three Democrats on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, JOCELYN SAMUELS and CHARLOTTE BURROWS, and removed the EEOC’s general counsel, KARLA GILBRIDE, who oversaw civil actions against employers, including on discrimination claims from LGBTQ+ and pregnant workers.

The Senate voted 78–20 to advance President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, for a final confirmation vote. That isn’t expected until Thursday.

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

President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republican administration.