Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is due before a Senate committee as lawmakers consider the Republican’s nomination to be chief steward of U.S. public lands.

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

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.

Thursday’s trio of confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees put the focus squarely on Trump’s domestic and economic agenda that will dominate the debates on Capitol Hill this year.

The interior secretary nominee faced questions during his confirmation hearing about climate change, renewable energy, and plans to expand oil and gas leasing.

In a new memo obtained by NBC News, Senate Finance Democratic tax staff found that Scott Bessent avoided over $950,000 of self-employment taxes.

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,

Many of Donald Trump's selections for roles in his administration previously ran for president. See what they said while on the New Hampshire campaign trail.

A Georgia appeals court has upheld the dismissal of six of the charges brought in the 2020 Fulton County election interference case against Donald Trump and others. President-elect Donald Trump ...

With Donald Trump's inauguration a day away ... North Dakota governor Doug Bergum has been chosen by Mr Trump to be head of the interior department. The wealthy software executive, 68, won ...

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