The Obama-era change followed decades of requests from Native Alaskan leaders for the mountain’s native name ‘Denali’, a Koyukon Athabaskan word meaning "the tall one," "the high one" or "the great ...

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.

Trump's decision is being met with resistance, as many Alaska lawmakers, including its two Republican Senators, have voiced opposition to the change.

The Associated Press says it will recognize President Donald Trump’s plans to change the name of Alaska’s Mount Denali to Mount McKinley — but will stop short of switching from calling the Gulf of ...

President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders — including one to change the official name of North America's tallest mountain.

Churchill once implied that history would be kind to him because “I propose to write that history myself.” As we know from ...

Although it may seem awkward to revert to a name not originally associated with the mountain, Trump’s decision reflects a return to American traditions.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The body of water has shared borders between the ...

President Trump’s territorial assertions sparked a round of rethinking by mapmakers and teachers, snark on social media and sarcasm by at least one other world leader.

The Gulf of Mexico has carried that name for more than 400 years. The Associated Press will refer to it by its original name while acknowledging the new name Trump has chosen. As a global news agency ...

As part of a torrent of decisions he issued hours after taking office, President Donald Trump declared that the name of ...