The Department of the Interior, the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities in Indian Country, officially has a new leader.

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

Doug Burgum. He secured confirmation with significant bipartisan support and a 79-18 vote. On Wednesday, senators voted by a 78–20 margin to close debate and move the nomination to a final vote.

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum unpacks the U.S. energy debate and explains the positive impact President Donald Trump ...

The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as Interior secretary on Thursday, making the former North Dakota governor the nation's point person for public land management and President Donald Trump’s ...

The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration's ambitions to boost ...

Doug Burgum — for a final confirmation vote. Burgum appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in mid-January, where he told lawmakers that national security issues and ...

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum was confirmed by the Senate Thursday to lead President Trump’s Department of the Interior. Burgum, 68, received bipartisan support from senators, who voted 78-18 ...

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 ...

The vote was 79-18. More than half of Senate Democrats joined all 53 Republicans in voting for Burgum. Burgum, 68, is an ultra-wealthy software industry entrepreneur who came from a small North ...

Former Gov. Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the the Interior Department as Secretary of the Interior, testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ...