The Senate has confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary. Lawmakers on Thursday voted 79-18 in favor of Burgum. President Donald Trump tapped the two-term North Dakota governor to spearhead Republic ...

The Secretary of the Interior is in charge of federal lands including National Parks, along with several agencies.

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Doug Burgum confirmed as interior secretary after Trump tapped him to boost US fossil fuel production.

Senate Democrats revolted on Tuesday following the Trump administration’s sweeping freeze on federal aid by tanking a vote to ...

More of President Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet are expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate in the coming days ...

Here are Trump's choices for some of the key posts, including defense, intelligence, health, diplomacy, trade, justice, ...

President Donald Trump's promise to go all in on fossil fuels includes praise for coal, a reliable but polluting energy source that's long been in decline.

Trump has ordered the resumption of LNG export permits processing, reversing Biden-era pause aimed at assessing environmental ...

This week in politics, President Joe Biden delivered his farewell address, the Senate conducted confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's nominees, the Supreme Court upheld the looming ...

The leaders of the G7 countries said in a statement today they “fully endorse and will stand behind” the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas, thanking Egpyt, Qatar ...

Hamas triggered the war with a cross-border attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 that killed some 1,200 people and left around 250 others captive. Israel believes 94 of those are still held in Gaza ...