(AP) - 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 ...

The vote was 79-18. More than half of Senate Democrats joined all 53 Republicans in voting for Burgum. Burgum, 68, is an ultra-wealthy software industry entrepreneur who came from a small North ...

The Senate voted to confirm Doug Burgum, a former governor of North Dakota, as the next interior secretary. The final tally became 80 to 17 after Senator Alex Padilla, Democrat of California ...

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to confirm former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Department of Interior. During his ...

The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as Interior secretary on Thursday, making the former North Dakota governor the nation's ...

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum was confirmed by the Senate Thursday to lead President Trump’s Department of the Interior. Burgum, 68, received bipartisan support from senators, who voted 78-18 ...

WASHINGTON — Doug Burgum has clinched his seat in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. The U.S. Senate voted 79-18 on Thursday, Jan. 30, to confirm the former North Dakota governor's appointment ...

The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as Interior secretary on Thursday, making the former North Dakota governor the nation's point person for public land management and President Donald Trump’s ...

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is sworn in during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The Senate voted Jan ...