Burgum's suggestion comes as the Department of Government Efficiency, headed by Elon Musk, has been investigating the government for about three weeks now.

The Senate has confirmed billionaire Doug Burgum as interior secretary. Lawmakers on Thursday voted 79-18 in favor of Burgum.

Doug Burgum, a billionaire software industry entrepreneur, was confirmed as President Donald Trump’s new interior secretary on Thursday. Burgum abandoned his presidential campaign and quickly endorsed ...

The Senate has confirmed former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as the next secretary of the interior in a bipartisan vote, further cementing an energy dominance focus in the president’s Cabinet.

The North Dakota governor will oversee agencies that administer policy on Native American affairs, national parks and energy leases.

Trump has directed Burgum to tap into fossil fuel resources in the US, including from public lands. WASHINGTON - Billionaire Doug Burgum has been confirmed as the interior secretary. On Thursday ...

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 ambitions to ...

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, once on the short list of potential Republican Presidential running mates, has officially ...

The Senate has confirmed billionaire Doug Burgum as interior secretary WASHINGTON -- The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the ...

Mike Lee, R-Utah Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Former Gov. Doug Burgum ...