The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration's ambitions to boost fossil fuel production.

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Burgum's administration eagerly assisted the oil industry even as the governor was profiting from the lease of family land to oil companies.

Armstrong also says he believes North Dakota is in a good position thanks to his cabinet being led by people like former Governor Doug Burgum.

The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Doug Burgum, the former governor of North Dakota, as President Donald Trump's interior secretary. The vote was 79 to 18. Burgum, 68, will lead an agency that guides the use of 500 million acres (202 million hectares) of federal and tribal land,

In addition to running the Interior Department, Doug Burgum will also serve as energy czar and chair of a White House energy council.

President Donald Trump notched two victories on Thursday as he pushed to get his top officials in place. He also faced new legal challenges.

Doug Burgum passed his Senate nomination hearing to become the chief of the Interior Department in President Donald Trump's administration.