Former President Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department. Some things to know about the two-term Republican governor of a sparsely populated state: Burgum, 68, grew up in tiny Arthur, North Dakota. Arthur's population is 328.

The former North Dakota governor told senators at his confirmation hearing that he saw limits on energy production as a national security threat.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum's hard stance that the United States, already the world's leading producer of oil, must produce even more drew harsh criticisms Thursday from conservation groups concerned about how the nominee for Interior secretary under the Trump administration would manage public land,

Doug Burgum, former North Dakota governor and businessman is President Donald Trump's pick to be Secretary of the Interior. The confirmation hearing is scheduled for Thurs., Jan 16, 2025.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum faced a Senate committee Thursday that questioned related to his nomination as Secretary of the Interior including on issues affecting tribes

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), tapped by President-elect Trump to lead the Interior Department, will testify Thursday morning before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in his first confirmation hearing.