As the Interior secretary, the former governor directed staff to change the body of water to the Gulf of America.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum was confirmed by the Senate Thursday to lead President Trump’s Department of the Interior. Burgum, 68, received bipartisan support from senators, who voted 78-18 ...

Doug Burgum will be the point person for public land management and President Trump’s “drill, baby, drill" agenda to expand ...

Secretary Burgum’s swearing-in marks the beginning of a different chapter for the Department of the Interior. He succeeds Deb ...

During Doug Burgum’s two terms as North Dakota governor, the state repeatedly sued the U.S. Department of the Interior, attempting to rip up rules that govern federal lands in his state and ...

The North Dakota governor will oversee agencies that administer policy on Native American affairs, national parks and energy leases.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — When North Dakota’s petroleum association was going to hold a banquet honoring top fracking executives last year, it turned to Gov. Doug Burgum. The two-term Republican, now ...

Donald Trump mocked pop star Taylor Swift after the singer was booed Sunday at the Super Bowl during the Kansas City Chiefs ...

Former North Dakota governor and millionaire software executive Doug Burgum will serve as Secretary of the Interior in the second Trump Administration. Burgum was easily confirmed by the U.S. Senate ...

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, once on the short list of potential Republican Presidential running mates, has officially found his niche in the Trump administration with his confirmation as ...

Editor's note: This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the North Dakota Monitor. During Doug Burgum’s two terms as North Dakota governor ...