Former Governor Doug Burgum’s nomination as Secretary of the Interior earned the support of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Thursday in Washington, DC.

The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will question Burgum in Washington, D.C., and the hearing can be watched live in the video below. Doug Burgum is a former software entrepreneur and billionaire who served as the 32nd governor of North Dakota ...

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. (North Dakota Monitor) – During Doug Burgum’s two terms as North Dakota governor, the state repeatedly sued the U.S. Department of the Interior, attempting to rip up rules that govern federal lands in his state and across the country.

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.

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 cases shed light on how Burgum, who is President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the interior, might lead the department

WASHINGTON — Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has cleared a vital step in his bid to become Interior secretary.

Members of the committee had the opportunity to question Burgum on an array of different topics regarding energy, mineral resources and beyond.

“Governor Doug Burgum has been fully cooperative throughout the confirmation process, promptly submitting his paperwork to the Office of Government Ethics,” Lee wrote in a statement.

Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the the Interior Department as Secretary of the Interior, right, arrives with his wife Kathryn Burgum to testify before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington,

Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice ... 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) The Interior Department has had a history of ethical concerns.