When Congress created the Interior Department, the young United States was in the process of nearly doubling its size after the U.S.-Mexican War. Gold had just been discovered in California ...

The United States Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum, has announced the first oil leases in the newly renamed Gulf of America. Burgum made the disclosure in a statement on Friday during an ...

The Interior Department created in 1849 as the United States was rapidly expanding and acquiring territory. It became known as “the department of everything else” for its enormous portfolio of ...

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told a coalition of Western governors on Monday that their states are critical for ...

After announcing the return of fireworks to the historic monument, Governor Larry Rhoden and Secretary Burgum have moved ...

Doug Burgum, former North Dakota governor and businessman is President Donald Trump's pick to be Secretary of the Interior. The confirmation hearing is scheduled for Thurs., Jan 16, 2025.

Under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump last week, millions of visitors could have to pay an increased fee ...

SANTA FE, N.M. — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Monday the West must spearhead solutions to the “existential threat” ...

President Trump ordered the Department of the Interior to look at raising revenue at national parks by increasing entry fees ...

Interior secretary gives DOGE aide sweeping powers to remake department. Decisions by Tyler Hassen, ... which oversees more than 500 million acres of land across the United States. ...