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What to know North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, tapped by Trump to run the Interior Department

Nov. 14, 2024 21:11 PM EST

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: Burgum's background is in business Burgum, 67, grew...

Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary

Nov. 14, 2024 21:01 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting a man whose views public health officials have decried as dangerous in charge of a massive agency that oversees...

Trump says he will nominate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead Department of the Interior

Nov. 14, 2024 21:00 PM EST
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Trump says he will nominate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead Department of the Interior.

North Dakota's lone congressman, Republican Kelly Armstrong, to be state's next governor

Nov. 06, 2024 00:31 AM EST

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong won election as North Dakota’s next governor on Tuesday, continuing the GOP's three-decade grip on the highest job in the conservative state. The state’s lone U.S. congressman beat Democratic state Sen. Merrill Piepkorn...

AP Race Call: Republican Kelly Armstrong wins election for governor in North Dakota

Nov. 05, 2024 21:54 PM EST

U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong won North Dakota's race for governor on Tuesday. The third-term Republican congressman and attorney bested Democratic state Sen. Merrill Piepkorn to succeed two-term Gov. Doug Burgum, who didn't seek a third term. Armstrong continues Republicans' dominance in North Dakota, where the...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Nov. 01, 2024 19:45 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Election preview with ABC correspondents and contributors. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga.; Gov. Doug Burgum, R-N.D. ___ CNN's “State of the Union” —...

As Democrats court Haley supporters, the former UN ambassador is still waiting to hear from Trump

Oct. 28, 2024 18:46 PM EDT

CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley received more Republican primary votes than anyone who challenged Donald Trump for this year's presidential nomination. She has said she's voting for him, and she released her delegates so they could support him at the Republican National Convention. ...

Trump leaves Michigan rallygoers waiting in the cold for hours to tape Joe Rogan podcast

Oct. 26, 2024 08:14 AM EDT

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Many of Donald Trump’s supporters left a Michigan rally before he arrived after the former president kept them waiting for three hours to tape a popular podcast interview. Those who remained at the outdoor rally on an airport tarmac huddled in the...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Dakota on Election Day

Oct. 25, 2024 07:01 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump will compete for North Dakota's three electoral votes in the Nov. 5 presidential election. Voters will also pick candidates for a full slate of federal and state offices. North...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Sep. 20, 2024 18:49 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — National Security Council spokesman John Kirby; Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and Jason Crow, D-Colo. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and John Fetterman, D-Pa. ___ ...