The Senate has confirmed billionaire Doug Burgum as interior secretary. Lawmakers on Thursday voted 79-18 in favor of Burgum.
The former governor of North Dakota is promoting President Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda and wants more oil, gas and ...
In addition to running the Interior Department, Doug Burgum will also serve as energy czar and chair of a White House energy council.
New US President’s administration begins work after inauguration while cabinet nominees require Senate confirmation ...
Doug Burgum has yet to be confirmed as the new leader of the Department of the Interior but a contentious Indian Country issue has already been dumped on his desk.
Trump has vowed to end the "weaponisation" of the Justice Department and has set about nominating and appointing allies to ...
The firings included USDA Inspector General Phyllis K. Fong, who had served since 2002 after being appointed by President ...
In nine states, income isn’t taxed — allowing residents to hold ... Aside from its lack of an individual income tax, Washington is not a tax-friendly state. It imposes the highest-rate estate tax in ...
It’s not immediately clear whether the firings are legal, as the Trump administration is required to give a 30-day notice.
A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans – including a man from Western New ...
With the official establishment on Monday of President Trump’s closely watched effort to slash federal spending — which he ...
On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since ...