The Senate voted 79 to 18 to confirm Mr. Burgum, a former governor of North Dakota, as the next interior secretary.

Nicole Shanahan, who ran for vice-president with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last summer, has issued a warning against US Senators of both parties who may be thinking about voting against the confirmation ...

On Capitol Hill, Trump faced bipartisan complaints as constituents and affected groups flooded lawmakers’ offices with phone ...