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

Doug Burgum was officially sworn in as Interior Secretary after receiving a largely bipartisan confirmation by Congress Thursday.

Just two days after he was confirmed by the Senate, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and his wife Kathryn joined President Trump at the White House.

The former North Dakota governor and his wife attended the signing of his commission and a deregulation executive order on ...

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 ...

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 ...

By Lisa Friedman Doug Burgum, a promoter of oil and gas, was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to lead the Interior Department, a role in which he will oversee drilling and mining policies on ...