President Donald Trump said the Gulf of Mexico will be called the Gulf of America, while the Denali mountain peak will revert ...
The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The state’s senators prefer the Native name.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Wednesday that he would seek out a conversation with President Donald Trump about his decision to rename Denali, the tallest mountain in the U.S. Trump ordered on Monday ...
President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at over 20,000 feet — Denali, would be changed back to Mount McKinley. Trump was sworn in as the 47th ...
The move is likely to face some pushback in Alaska, where the Alaska Native name has long been favored for the continent’s ...