Zeldin cleared the Environment and Public Works Committee last week by a vote of 11-8. Just one Democrat — moderate Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona — joined Republicans to support President Donald Trump’s selection. The full Senate plans a procedural vote early in the afternoon followed by a final vote soon after.

Lee Zeldin was sworn in as the 17th administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, with President Trump’s picks to lead the Interior and Energy departments

The Senate confirmed former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as Interior secretary Thursday in a 79-18 vote, with the majority of Senate Democrats joining every Republican in the chamber. Burgum, a one-time candidate for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination-turned-visible Trump campaign surrogate,

The Senate confirmed former New York Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin in a bipartisan vote Wednesday afternoon to lead the Environmental Protection

Lee Zeldin was sworn in as the 17th Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Administrator Zeldin will work closely

The Senate voted Wednesday evening to close debate on Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department. The former North Dakota governor is likely to be confirmed easily after the 78-20 cloture vote, with 25 Democrats voting in favor.

The Senate has confirmed former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as the next Secretary of Interior in a bipartisan vote, further cementing an energy dominance focus in the president’s cabinet. Burgum, 68,

Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane issued a statement congratulating Lee Zeldin on his confirmation as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum was confirmed Thursday by the US Senate to lead the Department of the Interior (DoI) under President Donald Trump’s second reign in the White House. Burgum, who hails from a state rich with oil and gas, won broad bipartisan approval for the DoI secretary gig by a 79-18 vote.

Several Democrats voted in favor of Zeldin, a former lawmaker from New York who will oversee an agency tasked with protecting the environment and public health.

Nominations for three key Trump nominees moved to the Senate floor Thursday following a round of committee votes on picks for the Interior Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Energy Department.

One goal mentioned was increasing baseload power generation to help reduce electric bills for individuals and businesses as well as prevent blackouts and brownouts.