In addition to running the Interior Department, Doug Burgum will also serve as energy czar and chair of a White House energy council.

Emails obtained by The Associated Press reveal Doug Burgum as North Dakota governor catered to the whims of oil and gas executives while leveraging those connections to expand his political profile.

In a story published Jan. 30, 2025, about Doug Burgum's confirmation as interior secretary, The Associated Press erroneously reported he is a billionaire. His federal financial disclosure forms indica

Over two terms as governor of North Dakota, politics didn’t come naturally to Doug Burgum. Now the former tech executive is back in a more familiar kind of job.

Burgum, 68, was confirmed late Thursday night in a 79-18 vote with the majority of Senate Democrats voting in favor. The vote came one day after Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin was confirmed, making Burgum the eighth member of President Donald Trump ’s Cabinet to be confirmed.

Former Governor Doug Burgum’s nomination as Secretary of the Interior earned the support of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Thursday in Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (North Dakota Monitor) – During Doug Burgum’s two terms as North Dakota governor, the state repeatedly sued the U.S. Department of the Interior, attempting to rip up rules that govern federal lands in his state and across the country.

Emails obtained by the Associated Press reveal Doug Burgum as North Dakota governor aided oil and gas executives and leveraged connections to boost his profile.

In a story published Jan. 28, 2025, about billionaires who are advisers to President Donald Trump, The Associated Press erroneously stated that Doug Burgum has an estimated net worth of

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.

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.