Jan 29, 2025 · With Doug Burgum leading DOI, we could see significant increases in oil and gas production and a halt to clean wind and solar power on public lands, leading to a worsening of the climate crisis and increases in electricity prices and blackouts.

6 days ago · Vought’s confirmation now moves to the Senate floor, possibly next week. — Burgum confirmed as Interior secretary, gains NSC seat. The Senate on Thursday confirmed former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as Secretary of the Interior in a 79-18 vote, positioning him to implement President Donald Trump’s energy agenda.

6 days ago · Updates on the Senate confirmation hearings as RFK Jr., Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard undergo questions on their qualifications to join Trump's Cabinet.

Jan 29, 2025 · Here are the letters we shared with senators outlining why they should oppose the confirmations of Chris Wright, Lee Zeldin, and Doug Burgum and below there is more information about how the cabinet nominees measure up to Trump’s dirty agenda and Project 2025.

Jan 20, 2025 · Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Lee Zeldin, of New York, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

In a private speech in 2023, Vought described his goal of defunding the EPA so it can no longer regulate the energy industry. Vought drafted a section of Project 2025 that calls for radically undermining the National Environmental Policy Act, the bedrock law that ensures you have a voice in major projects impacting your community.

Jan 14, 2025 · The nominees slated to appear in Congress this week include former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, tapped for interior secretary; South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, for homeland security secretary...

January 30, 2025: The Senate voted 79-18 to confirm Doug Burgum as secretary of the interior. [20] [21] The Senate Budget Committee voted 11-0 to advance the nomination of Russell Vought for director of the Office of Management and Budget. [22]

The Senate voted 77-23 to confirm Doug Collins as secretary of veterans affairs. [7] The Senate Finance Committee voted 14-13 to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 's nomination for secretary of health and human services. The Senate Intelligence Committee voted 9-8 to advance Tulsi Gabbard 's nomination for director of national intelligence. [8]

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced former director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought as his nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget on November 22, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation.