WASHINGTON — Former North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum on Thursday got a step closer to securing his spot as secretary of the Department of the Interior following a rather breezy confirmation hearing before a U.

The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted Thursday, Jan. 23, 18-2 to recommend the Republican’s appointment as the head of the Department of the Interior. The full Senate is expected to approve Burgum’s nomination in the coming days.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is due before a Senate committee as lawmakers consider the Republican’s nomination to be chief steward of U.S. public lands.

Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Secretary of the Interior, is set to face his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday. Trump nominated the former North Dakota ...

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on nomination of Doug Burgum to be secretary of the interior.

President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team named outgoing North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the agency that manages the nation’s natural and cultural resources.

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

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Interior Department, testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday ...

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum described Trump's aspiration to achieve U.S. "energy dominance" as a way to counter demand for fossil fuels from autocratic nations — Russia, Iran and ...

Doug Burgum’s hearing, which had been scheduled ... Trump announced in November that he had selected the former Georgia congressman to lead the VA.

The Senate battle to confirm President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks will begin in earnest on Tuesday, as his controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, meets the

President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for top posts in his administration are gearing up for their Senate confirmation hearings, which kick off this week.