Alaska, Denali and Trump

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 North America’s tallest peak as Denali rather than change it to Mount
Alaska legislators petition federal government to maintain name of Denali
With stamps of approval from the Alaska House of Representatives and Senate, the federal government will receive a petition to maintain the name of the nation’s tallest peak as Denali.
Alaskans say Trump can change the name of Denali but can't make people call it Mount McKinley
King and many others who live in the mountain’s shadow say most Alaskans will never stop calling the peak Denali, its Alaska Native name, despite President Donald Trump’s executive order that the name revert to Mount McKinley -- an identifier inspired by President William McKinley, who was from Ohio and never set foot in Alaska.
Alaska Legislature formally opposes Trump's renaming of Denali as Mt. McKinley
Trump issued the order renaming Denali after President William McKinley on his first day back in office. The decision sparked an uproar across Alaska.
Alaska lawmakers push back on Trump's mountain name change
Donald Trump's order to change the name of the highest mountain in the United States faced pushback Friday from members of his own party.
Alaska Legislature asks Trump and federal officials to keep Denali name
The Alaska Senate voted without opposition Friday to approve a resolution asking President Donald Trump and various officials to keep the name of North America’s tallest mountain as Denali. The Senate’s 19-0 vote,
Alert: Alaska Legislature urges President Donald Trump not to change Denali's name back to Mount McKinley
Alaska Legislature urges President Donald Trump not to change Denali's name back to Mount McKinley. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a question that you wish someone would answer? Let us know and we may be able to look into it for you.
Alaska Legislature adopts resolution asking to keep Denali as name of North America’s tallest peak
The Alaska Senate unanimously adopted a resolution Friday calling on President Donald Trump to reverse his order changing the name of North America’s tallest peak. The Senate joined the House in approving the resolution.
'Gulf of Rhode Island?' Sen. Reed mocks Trump over name change
Sen. Jack Reed in a social media post Saturday needled President Donald Trump and his decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico.
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Iconic and Culturally Significant Denali Returning to Presidential Name?
The first verifiable ascent to Denali's, or Mount McKinley’s summit was achieved on June 7, 1913, by climbers Hudson Stuck, Harry Karstens, Walter Harper, and Robert Tatum via the South Summit.
Google to change map names for Gulf of Mexico and Denali when US updates them based on Trump order
After taking office, President Donald Trump ordered that the water bordered by the Southern United States, Mexico and Cuba be ...
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Denali vs. McKinley: A brief history of the long debate over what to call North America’s highest mountain
Groups living to the south of the Alaska ... McKinley National Park, and the peak, Mount McKinley — despite a debate between some early boosters over whether Denali was a more appropriate ...
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Google to change map names for Gulf of Mexico and Denali when US updates them
Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on ...
Alaska House members urge Trump to keep the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali
The Alaska House has voted to urge President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America’s tallest ...
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Alaska Legislature asks Trump to retain Denali’s name instead of change it to Mount McKinley
The Alaska Legislature passed a resolution Friday urging President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of ...