Burgum said the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources to promote world peace and lower costs.

The former North Dakota governor told senators at his confirmation hearing that he saw limits on energy production as a national security threat.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is set to appear before the Senate on Thursday morning to be confirmed as secretary for the Department of Interior.

Democrats who voted for the nominees still expressed their misgivings with President Donald Trump's energy policies.

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 Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees Scott Bessent, Doug Burgum, Lee Zeldin and Scott Turner will sit for Senate confirmation hearings Thursday.

President Donald Trump blasted rivals during his first televised interview since becoming the nation's 47th president on Monday. Trump sat with Fox News host Sean Hannity, giving blistering criticism of former President Joe Biden and former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.

The former governor of North Dakota ran on his experience as a successful businessman before dropping out of the primary and becoming a vocal supporter of former President Donald ... Doug Burgum would become a key player in implementing one of the Trump ...

Doug Burgum, Kristi Noem, and Sean Duffy—are among President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Their potential appointments could significantly influence Minnesota and neighboring states.

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Liberty Energy chief executive Chris Wright, Trump’s DoE pick, also earned bipartisan support, though his margin was a bit smaller at 15-5. Five Democrats voted against him: Wyden, Hirono, Alex Padilla of California, Maria Cantwell of Washington, and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada.

Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the the Interior Department as Secretary of the Interior, right, arrives with his wife Kathryn Burgum to testify before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington,