Tyler Hassen, the DOGE-affiliated Interior official, has taken over the task of shrinking the department's bureaucracy.

Powers over the Department of the Interior have been handed to a former oil executive with ties to Elon Musk's DOGE.

In a story published Jan. 31, 2025, about Doug Burgum, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Interior Department, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Hess was a Chevron subsidiary.

Now that the Senate has confirmed him to run the Interior Department, Burgum will have vast control over federal lands, including the issuance of oil and gas leases, as well as a mandate from Trump to ...

Dr. Mehmet Oz's granddaughter Philomena fainted in the Oval Office for his swearing-in ceremony during President Donald Trump ...

Under criticism for staff cuts across the country, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is directing national parks to “remain open and accessible” and says officials will ensure proper staffing to ...

Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum helped Daniel – a cancer survivor – fulfill his goal of being sworn into 1,000 law ...

Trump confirmed his nominee, Doug Burgum, as the secretary on Feb. 1. Burgum, 68, is an ultra-wealthy software industry ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a series of executive orders aimed at boosting the struggling coal industry, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been ...

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum‘s odd requests have been making department officials feel stressed out. According to a report from The Atlantic, Burgum and his staff have reportedly used his ...

The offer for deferred resignation, often described as a buyout, or early retirement was sent April 4 — one day after Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued an order for national parks to ...