Doug Burgum. The two-term Republican, now President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, co-hosted the event — at the governor’s mansion. And when energy industry lobbyists were ...

Doug Burgum. The two-term Republican, now President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Interior Department, co-hosted the event — at the governor's mansion. And when energy industry lobbyists were ...

Doug Burgum, governor of North Dakota and US secretary of the interior nominee for US during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee confirmation hearing. January, 2025. [Photo ...

Doug Burgum. The two-term Republican, now President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Interior Department, co-hosted the event — at the governor's mansion. And when energy industry lobbyists were ...

Now that Burgum has been chosen to be President Donald Trump’s secretary of the Interior Department, those relationships are drawing a closer look. Many of the oil and gas companies Burgum developed a ...