Doug Burgum. And while he wasn’t handpicked by the president-elect – and was certainly not the choice of some of Trump’s closest allies – Sen. John Thune of South Dakota was chosen by his ...

“I said, ‘Hey, good luck,’” North Dakota Gov. and would-be vice president Doug Burgum recalled telling South Dakota’s would-be Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R). “It would be ...

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Monday he thinks ... former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), nominee for secretary of the Department of the Interior; and Scott Bessent, nominee ...

Doug Burgum was confirmed by the Senate Thursday ... are our greatest national asset,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said in remarks from the Senate floor before the confirmation ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Doug Burgum to be Interior secretary ... What they're saying: Majority Leader John Thune ...