The former North Dakota governor told senators at his confirmation hearing that he saw limits on energy production as a national security threat.

“If we are going to rename things … this is the move,” Abbott wrote on X.

Burgum made it clear he’s on board with President-elect Donald Trump’s pledges to spur domestic energy and gas production. Speaking to members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Burgum said the “American people have clearly placed their confidence in President Trump to achieve energy dominance.”

President Trump has signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and revert Denali to its original name, Mount McKinley. The name changes aim to honor American greatness.

In his confirmation hearing Thursday, Donald Trump’s pick for Interior secretary, Doug ... Gulf of Maine, which King said was critical to his state’s and New England’s energy future, Burgum ...

President-elect Trump’s nominee for Interior secretary, sat for a largely cordial hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on

Following Trump's inauguration on Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order on winter weather in the state that already refers to the Gulf as the "Gulf of America."

For nearly half a century, there’s been little thought about the name Congress gave to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council — until now. On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an order to rename the waterbody to the “Gulf of America” on federal agency maps, contracts, and other documents and communications.

President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans say "drill, baby, drill" will help foot the bill for their expansive agenda.

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) as his nominee for secretary of the interior on November 14, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ...

Donald Trump took the presidential oath of office for the second time Monday during an inauguration ceremony inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda.