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Alaska lawmakers push back on Trump's Mount Denali name change
President Donald Trump's order to change the name of the highest mountain in the US faced pushback Friday from members of his ...
Alaska Legislature asks Trump to retain Denali’s name instead of changing it to Mount McKinley
The Alaska Legislature passed a resolution Friday urging President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of ...
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Denali: Why is Donald Trump renaming cherished Alaska peak ‘Mount McKinley’?
Centuries ago, Alaska's native Koyukon people settled on the name "Denali" for the tallest mountain in North America. Then, in 1896, a random European-American gold prospector decided to name it ...
Forbes19d
Trump Renames Denali To Mount McKinley—Here’s What To Know
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday renaming Denali—the highest peak in North America—to Mount McKinley, the Alaska mountain’s name prior to 2015, a move he has suggested ...
National Catholic Reporter17d
Alaska Native leaders call to preserve Denali name for Mount McKinley
In a statement on X, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski wrote, "I strongly disagree with the President's decision on Denali. Our nation's tallest mountain, which has been called Denali for thousands of ...
fox6now19d
Trump wants Alaska's Denali to revert to 'Mt. McKinley': Name drama explained
Trump suggested he wants to revert the name of North America’s tallest mountain — Alaska’s Denali — to Mount McKinley. Obama changed the official name to Denali in 2015 to reflect the ...
USA Today16d
Stark County Republican officials approve of Trump renaming Denali as Mount McKinley
The statement in the order called Obama's renaming of the mountain to Denali in 2015 "an affront to President McKinley's life, his achievements, and his sacrifice." Alaska's U.S. Sen. Lisa ...