Doug Burgum, Kristi Noem, and Sean Duffy—are among President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Their potential appointments could significantly influence Minnesota and neighboring states.

President Trump's nominees for top posts in his administration are gearing up for their Senate confirmation hearings, which kicked off earlier this month.

So far, three people have been confirmed to Trump’s Cabinet: former Sen. Marco Rubio as the secretary of state, John Ratcliffe as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense.

Former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum’s confirmation hearing began this morning as the Interior Secretary nominee. His role would make him responsible for the conservation and management of natural resources and public lands.

Noem and committee Republicans focused on the border while Democrats asked about foreign and home-grown terrorism during a cordial hearing.

The picks for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet arrived for the inaugural ceremonies, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi and Doug Burgum.

Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice ... President-elect Donald Trump has named former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich.,

A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to confirmation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was the first to be confirmed, securing the secretary of State position with a unanimous vote on inauguration day.

New US President’s administration begins work after inauguration while cabinet nominees require Senate confirmation

Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm Pete Hegseth. President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy ...

President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republican administration.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum's nomination to lead a presidential Cabinet agency was advanced by a U.S. Senate committee on Thursday.