President-elect Donald Trump said he will nominate Doug Burgum for Interior secretary, a role that would give the North Dakota governor significant influence over the incoming administration’s efforts to boost domestic oil and gas production.

President-elect Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) to lead the Interior Department, which manages the nation’s public lands and waters. Trump also said Friday that Burgum

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department. Some things to know about the two-term Republican governor of a sparsely populated state: