President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for interior secretary told senators that the U.S. can use fossil fuel development to promote world peace.
The former North Dakota governor told senators at his confirmation hearing that he saw limits on energy production as a national security threat.
Democrats who voted for the nominees still expressed their misgivings with President Donald Trump's energy policies.
President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees Scott Bessent, Doug Burgum, Lee Zeldin and Scott Turner will sit for Senate confirmation hearings Thursday.
Former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum joined other Cabinet hopefuls in attending Monday’s inauguration of Pres. Donald Trump Monday. The inauguration drew clear parallels with the RNC last July in Milwaukee.
The former governor of North Dakota ran on his experience as a successful businessman before dropping out of the primary and becoming a vocal supporter of former President Donald ... Doug Burgum would become a key player in implementing one of the Trump ...
Doug Burgum, Kristi Noem, and Sean Duffy—are among President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Their potential appointments could significantly influence Minnesota and neighboring states.
Latest news and live updates as the Trump administration prepares for office next week. Follow live as Senate confirmation hearings continue for attorney general pick Pam Bondi.
Liberty Energy chief executive Chris Wright, Trump’s DoE pick, also earned bipartisan support, though his margin was a bit smaller at 15-5. Five Democrats voted against him: Wyden, Hirono, Alex Padilla of California, Maria Cantwell of Washington, and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada.
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President Donald Trump addresses Davos on third full day in office: Live updates
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Doug Collins, a former GOP lawmaker and Trump's pick to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, picked up nearly full support in the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. The panel voted 15-1, with Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, the only member not backing him.
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Live updates: Trump to remotely address World Economic Forum in Davos
President Donald Trump plans to speak remotely Thursday to an international audience of business leaders, politicians and other elites at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos, Switzerland.
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,
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.
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