The Senate voted 79 to 18 to confirm Mr. Burgum, a former governor of North Dakota, as the next interior secretary.
Some of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trump’s inauguration were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also are among the world’s richest men.
Trump's inauguration drew several business and tech CEOs, including Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and TikTok's Shou Zi Chew.
Tech moguls Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg were given priority seats ... Kennedy Jr., nominee for Health and Human Services; Elise Stefanik, nominee for U.N. Ambassador; and Doug Burgum, nominee for Secretary of the Interior, took positions ...
Getting humans to Mars has long been an obsession for SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump promised he would “pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts who plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars.
The blossoming relationship between President Donald Trump and tech titan Elon Musk was on full display throughout Monday's inauguration ceremonies.
Tim Cook, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos were seen in the U.S. Capitol ... Brian Kemp and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. Numerous Democrats were also present, including New York Mayor Eric Adams ...
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is overseeing a new Department of Government Efficiency. Billionaires or mega-millionaires are lined up to run the treasury, commerce, interior and education departments, NASA and the Small Business Administration, and fill key foreign posts.
Silicon Valley loudly criticized President Donald Trump when he quit the climate accord in his first term. This time? Crickets.
Doug Burgum The North Dakota governor (estimated ... given that billionaires like Musk and Amazon chief Jeff Bezos are now competing in a space sector that was once the province of the federal ...
Trump has embraced the ultra wealthy as well as tariffs and other policies that could stoke the inflation he criticized as a candidate.
Irrespective of whether there is an executive order, President Donald Trump himself would not be covered by it.