Trump dismissed two of the three Democrats on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, JOCELYN SAMUELS and CHARLOTTE BURROWS, and removed the EEOC’s general counsel, KARLA GILBRIDE, who oversaw civil actions against employers, including on discrimination claims from LGBTQ+ and pregnant workers.
The Senate has confirmed former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as the next Secretary of Interior in a bipartisan vote, further cementing an energy dominance focus in the president’s cabinet.
The Senate has voted 79-18 to confirm former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to serve as Interior Secretary in President Donald Trump's administration.
The new secretary will also sit on the president's NSC, and will lead the new National Energy Council, which will be critical to Trump's goal of American energy dominance.
Doug Burgum will be the point person for public land management and President Trump’s “drill, baby, drill" agenda to expand oil and gas development.
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has been confirmed as the next Secretary of the Interior. It’s a cabinet-level agency that manages the nation’s natural and cultural resources.
Immediately after Doug Burgum's bipartisan confirmation for Interior Secretary, North Dakota's political leaders praised the vote, calling him the "right leader at the right time."
The U.S. Senate confirmed former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the U.S. Department of Interior under President Donald Trump.