Jan 16 Watch 6:43 The questions Trump's Cabinet picks faced in Thursday's confirmation hearings By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Shrai Popat 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. Continue watching
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
Jul 01 How Trump's potential running mates harshly criticized him in the past By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press JD Vance’s shifting position on Donald Trump over the years from one-time critic of the former president to staunch ally is a metamorphosis shared by many of Trump’s potential running mates. Continue reading
May 08 Trump holds tryouts for vice presidential candidates, with many contenders vying for position By Andrew DeMillo, Lisa Mascaro, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump invited potential vice presidential candidates on stage at a fundraiser in Mar-a-Lago over the weekend. Continue reading
May 06 With 'Gestapo' comment, Trump adds to numerous past Nazi Germany references By Bill Barrow, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Donald Trump's unfounded comparison to Nazi-era tactics comes as he denies and tries to deflect from the charges against him — most notably his effort to overturn President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory. Continue reading
Dec 04 North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ends 2024 Republican presidential bid, blaming RNC qualifications By Jack Dura, Associated Press Burgum blames the Republican National Committee for arbitrary debate qualifications in dropping his campaign before the fourth presidential debate on Wednesday in Alabama. Continue reading