
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Doug Burgum to be Interior secretary in a bipartisan vote. Why it matters: Burgum will lead President Trump's efforts to expand oil and gas drilling on public lands and deal with any energy-related fallout from the administration's funding freeze. Driving the news: The former North Dakota governor and onetime 2024 presidential aspirant cleared the Senate in a 79-18 vote. • Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was among the Democrats who voted "no." • Burgum previously advanced out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee with...