Senate Confirms Burgum to Serve as Trump’s Interior Secretary

The former two-term North Dakota governor will be chief orchestrator of president’s energy agenda. Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has been confirmed by the Senate to lead the Department of the Interior (DOI) where he will manage 500 million acres of public lands and 1.7 billion offshore acres in orchestrating President Donald Trump’s “unleash

California Dems Abruptly Nix Vote on Newsom Plan To ‘Trump-Proof’ State, Avoiding Public Debate Over Funding That Protects Illegals With Felony Convictions

Newsom officials couldn’t confirm that no taxpayer money would be used to shield illegal aliens with felony convictions Gavin Newsom (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) California Democratic lawmakers suddenly canceled Thursday’s vote on their high-profile $50 million plan to fight President Donald Trump with no clear timeline for moving forward. The delay came as

Senate Confirms Doug Burgum To Lead Interior Department, Advances Chris Wright’s Nomination for Energy Secretary

Burgum and Wright figure will be at the forefront of Trump’s ‘energy dominance’ agenda Doug Burgum (Alex Wong/Getty Images), Chris Wright (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) The Senate voted Thursday evening to confirm former North Dakota governor Doug Burgum (R.) to lead the Interior Department and, in a subsequent vote, teed up a floor vote to consider