Former South Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will be the point person for public land management and President Trump’s “drill, baby, ...

The North Dakota governor will oversee agencies that administer policy on Native American affairs, national parks and energy ...

Over two terms as governor of North Dakota, politics didn’t come naturally to Doug Burgum. Now the former tech executive is ...

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Doug Burgum to be Interior Secretary. Burgum had been the governor of North Dakota ...

North Dakota lawmakers brought forward a slew of bills at the state Legislature this week that would likely make building ...

Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. The House was in recess this week. Both it and the Senate are scheduled for legislative activity next week. There were no ...

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

Here is how New York’s senators voted on select issues during the legislative week ending Jan. 31, as reported by Targeted ...

The Senate voted 79 to 18 to confirm Mr. Burgum, a former governor of North Dakota, as the next interior secretary.

The Secretary of the Interior is in charge of federal lands including National Parks, along with several agencies.