Doug Burgum has yet to be confirmed as the new leader of the Department of the Interior but a contentious Indian Country issue has already been dumped on his desk.

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

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for interior secretary told ... Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum described Trump’s aspiration to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” as a way to counter demand for fossil fuels from autocratic nations ...

Doug Burgum, former North Dakota governor and businessman is President Donald Trump's pick to be Secretary of the Interior. The confirmation... We're following the confirmation hearings for the incoming Trump administration. See our full politics coverage ...

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.

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees Scott Bessent, Doug Burgum, Lee Zeldin and Scott Turner will sit for Senate confirmation hearings Thursday. Trump's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency Lee Zeldin will testify Thursday at 10 a ...

A top Republican Senate ally says that President Donald Trump should rethink his decision to remove security details from three former senior national security officials, saying their protection is not just for them but also the public.

Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the the Interior Department as Secretary of the Interior, right, arrives with his wife Kathryn Burgum to testify before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington,

The interior secretary nominee faced questions during his confirmation hearing about climate change, renewable energy, and plans to expand oil and gas leasing.

Six of President-elect Donald Trump’s big-office nominees faced Senate confirmation ... Committee will hold a confirmation hearing at 10 a.m. next Wednesday for Doug Burgum to be interior secretary. Burgum, the former governor of North Dakota ...

Doug Burgum described Trump’s aspiration to ... Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, is promising to preserve a clean environment ...

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 governor at a Mar-a-Lago gala on Nov. 14. Trump then made the ...