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oug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Interior Department and chair a new National Energy Council, has disclosed his 2024 finances ahead of a Senate confirmation hearing. The former North Dakota governor earned over $2 million last year from family businesses and investments in real estate, technology, and software companies.

    Burgum's financial disclosure report and ethics agreement were posted online by the Office of Government Ethics on Wednesday. This move provides insight into the income of the wealthy former software entrepreneur, who has become a key figure in Trump 2.0's energy politics.

    The release of Burgum's documents may help alleviate partisan tensions ahead of Thursday's Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. The confirmation process had been delayed after Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) accused Republicans of breaking protocol by holding hearings before ethics and financial paperwork was processed.