The Republican-led Senate is busy with a slew of confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s nominees — including one of the most consequential for Indian Country.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum faced a Senate committee Thursday that questioned related to his nomination as Secretary of the Interior including on issues affecting tribes

BISMARCK — A former North Dakota lieutenant governor has been appointed as interim president of Bismarck State College. The State Board of Higher Education chose Brent Sanford to lead the college on an interim basis beginning Jan. 9, a North Dakota University System news release said.

As the new legislative year begins, Gov. Katie Hobbs is announcing her priorities for the state, which includes Arizona’s 22 Tribal Nations, whose tribal lands make up 28% of the state's land base and where Indigenous people make up 6% of the state population.

The tension between both parties goes back to comments Noem made in 2024 accusing tribal leaders of enabling drug cartels

The Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe announced Friday they were lifting restrictions on South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem that barred her from stepping foot on their reservation land. The news comes as

Kristi Noem, the firebrand South Dakota governor is set to go before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs for her confirmation hearing to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer, is a former Congresswoman from South Dakota who ran for Governor in 2018.

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, will face senators Friday (Jan. 17, 2025) at confirmation hearing that will be her first chance to lay out her vision for the sprawling Department of Homeland Security.

Doug Burgum this week signed an ethics agreement divesting from oil and gas interests as he seeks to be confirmed as Interior secretary. As North Dakota governor, however, Burgum did not take similar steps to avoid a conflict of interest even though he chaired two state boards that regulate the industry.

On Jan. 16, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum had his confirmation hearing for the Secretary of the Department of Interior. The hearing was held at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., and was led by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah presided over the meeting.

Doug Burgum, Donald Trump's pick for Interior secretary, promised to boost domestic energy through oil and gas leasing on federal land.