The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted Thursday, Jan. 23, 18-2 to recommend the Republican’s appointment as the head of the Department of the Interior. The full Senate is expected to approve Burgum’s nomination in the coming days.

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted 18-2 to recommend Former Governor Doug Burgum for the Secretary of the Department of the Interior position in the Trump administration.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum's nomination to lead a presidential Cabinet was advanced by a U.S. Senate committee on Thursday.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is due before a Senate committee as lawmakers consider the Republican’s nomination to be chief steward of U.S. public lands.

Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to be interior secretary, said he would sell some holdings if confirmed. He held on to his investments while running North Dakota.

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 Trump’s nominee for Interior Secretary, sat for a largely cordial hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Thursday. While some Democratic members of the panel questioned Burgum on the incoming administration’s climate policies,

Doug Burgum this week signed an ethics agreement divesting from oil and gas interests as he seeks to be confirmed as Interior secretary. As North Dakota governor, however, Burgum did not take similar steps to avoid a conflict of interest even though he chaired two state boards that regulate the industry.

Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss his take on Doug Burgum's nomination and President Biden's farewell address from the Oval Office.

The U.S. Senate energy panel said on Monday the nomination hearing for President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of the interior, Doug Burgum, will take place on Thursday instead of Tuesday, blaming a "bureaucratic delay" with a federal ethics office.

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 — Russia ...

Doug Burgum, said on Thursday he will vigorously pursue the president-elect's goals of maximizing energy production from U.S. public lands and waters, calling it key to national security.