BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted 18-2 to recommend Former Governor Doug Burgum for the Secretary of the Department of the Interior position in ...

Full Senate floor votes for the three nominees have not yet been scheduled, though they will likely take place within a week to 10 days.

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The U.S. Senate energy committee on Thursday approved President Donald Trump's picks to lead the U.S. Departments of Energy and Interior, officials who, if approved by the full Senate, will seek to ...

Democrats who voted for the nominees still expressed their misgivings with President Donald Trump's energy policies.

The two-term North Dakota governor rallied state support for a project one Biden administration official called the “ultimate climate resilience ...

The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted Thursday, Jan. 23, 18-2 to recommend the Republican’s ...

Liberty Energy chief executive Chris Wright, Trump’s DoE pick, also earned bipartisan support, though his margin was a bit smaller at 15-5. Five Democrats voted against him: Wyden, Hirono, Alex ...

Former Governor Doug Burgum’s nomination as Secretary of the Interior earned the support of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Thursday in Washington, DC.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum's nomination to lead a presidential Cabinet was advanced by a U.S. Senate committee on Thursday.