The vote was 79-18. Burgum, 68, is an ultra-wealthy software industry entrepreneur who came from a small North Dakota farming community, where he worked at his family’s grain elevator.

Doug Burgum. He secured confirmation with significant bipartisan support and a 79-18 vote. On Wednesday, senators voted by a 78–20 margin to close debate and move the nomination to a final vote.

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 ...

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 ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed former North Dakota governor Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department, a role overseeing millions of acres of federal land that will be key to President Donald ...

North Dakota’s Rainbow Energy – which plans to mix coal, crypto, and carbon capture – among those invited to the former ...

The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the former North Dakota governor to spearhead the Republican administration's ambitions to ...

The Senate has confirmed billionaire Doug Burgum as interior secretary WASHINGTON -- The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the ...

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 ...

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 ...