Trump, Denali and Alaska

Trump vows to revert name of Alaska’s highest peak from Denali back to Mount McKinley
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 president on Monday,
Trump Wants to Rename Denali. Alaska Lawmakers Don’t.
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 politicians question Trump’s proposal to rename Denali
JUNEAU — 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 to change the name of the peak to Mount McKinley.
Trump aims to restore Mount McKinley name; Alaska senators stand firm on Denali
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 orders renaming of Alaska’s highest peak from Denali back to Mount McKinley
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 president on Monday,
Trump's Vow To "Drill, Baby, Drill" Is Hitting Alaska’s Arctic Wildlife Refuge
In the first few hours of his second presidency, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that could pave the way for oil drilling in North Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the last great wildernesses left in the US.
Trump Renames McKinley, Removes Alaskan Wilderness Protections
Trump reversed protections for Alaskan wilderness, opening up the state to more oil and gas development and logging on federal lands.
Alaska Sen. Murkowski says she'll vote against Pete Hegseth to lead Pentagon while Sullivan is supportive
Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Thursday that she would vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department ...
Trump targets Alaska's oil and other resources as environmentalists gear up for a fight
Dunleavy has repeatedly argued that development of Alaska's vast resources are critical for its future, and he's billed the ...
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Dunleavy praises Trump orders calling for more drilling, logging and mining in Alaska
Dunleavy offered no opinion on Trump's decision to rename Denali as Mount McKinley, saying he wanted to speak with the ...
Jan. 6 pardons: Murkowski ‘strongly’ denounces as Sullivan says he needs to ‘see all the details’
President Donald Trump pardoned more than 1,000 people this week who were charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, ...
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Alaska Beacon: Republicans oppose President Trump on Native name change
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 ...
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Sullivan is all in on Trump’s Pentagon pick while Murkowski mulls Hegseth’s expertise
At a contentious confirmation hearing, Sen. Dan Sullivan struck a familiar note by posing “the most important question” to ...
Interior Department Says Gulf of Mexico Is Now ‘Gulf of America’
Trump also renamed Denali, North America’s tallest peak, as Mount McKinley, despite objections from Alaska’s senators.
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The timid replies to Trump’s unilateral Denali name change
Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich the Third had a timid response to Donald Trump’s decision to unilaterally change the ...