Donald Trump used an executive order on Monday to rename two American landmarks. In one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump used an executive order on Monday to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Denali in Alaska.
Alaska's top lawmakers oppose Trump's plan to rename Denali back to Mount McKinley, advocating for the name that honors the region's Indigenous heritage.
During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump suggested he wants to revert the name of North America’s tallest mountain — Alaska’s Denali — to Mount McKinley. Here's why:
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to restore the name of North America's highest peak to Mount McKinley from 'Denali'.
The pledge to rename Denali was opposed by environmental groups and Alaskan politicians, including Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba after President Donald Trump ordered it renamed from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
Trump reversed protections for Alaskan wilderness, opening up the state to more oil and gas development and logging on federal lands.
The mountain was previously called Mount McKinley, after the Ohio native former president. The name was officially changed in 2015.
President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and the Alaska mountain Denali to Mount McKinley. What you need to know.
On President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day, Governor Ron DeSantis made Florida the first state to reference the "Gulf of America" in an executive order when he issued a state of emergency due to cold weather.
Trump's Day 1 executive orders are related to a wide range of issues, from the Capitol riot defendants to immigration and the TikTok ban.