Politics Nov 20 Trump administration proposes new oil drilling off the coasts of California and Florida By Matthew Daly, Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Politics Oct 23 Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to drilling The Trump administration on Thursday finalized plans to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to potential oil and gas drilling, renewing a long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation’s environmental jewels. By Associated Press
Politics Jan 31 WATCH: Trump signs order to slash federal regulations after Burgum confirmed as interior secretary 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 boost fossil fuel production. By News Desk and Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Politics Jan 28 After running on a working-class message, Trump fills his government with billionaires President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republican administration. By Bill Barrow, Associated Press
Politics Jan 16 Watch 6:43 The questions Trump’s Cabinet picks faced in Thursday’s confirmation hearings More of President-elect Trump's picks for key Cabinet positions faced questions from senators on Capitol Hill in another mammoth day of confirmation hearings. Lisa Desjardins reports. By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Shrai Popat
Jan 16 WATCH: Burgum says missing and murdered Indigenous women are an ‘unseen tragedy’ By Hannah Grabenstein "It seems that we lose a college student at spring break, it's a Netflix series and the whole nation knows her name personally, and then we have the same individual tragedies that happen over and over again in Indian Country,… Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: Doug Burgum testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for interior secretary By Matt Brown, Jennifer McDermott, Jack Dura, Associated Press Trump has vowed to increase drilling for oil and gas. And he's been hostile to renewable energy including offshore wind. Burgum said Thursday that he wouldn’t try to convince his boss about its benefits. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 5:28 House speaker says potentially damning ethics report on Matt Gaetz should not be released By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura President-elect Donald Trump continues to stock his future cabinet with high-profile choices. He tapped one of his rivals in the presidential primary, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, for interior secretary. Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins has more on how Burgum might… Continue watching
Nov 15 Trump picks North Dakota Gov. Burgum to run Interior Dept. and new energy council By Matthew Daly, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Trump's choice to head the Interior Department, will also lead a newly created National Energy Council that will seek to establish U.S. “energy dominance” around the world. Continue reading
Jul 16 WATCH: Gov. Burgum on his phone call from Trump after not being picked for VP By Trey Brannon, Erica R. Hendry Burgum, the one-time Trump primary challenger, was on the short list of vice presidential picks before Trump settled on Sen. JD Vance as his running mate. Continue reading