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

The water bordered by the Southern United States, Mexico and Cuba will be critical to shipping lanes and vacationers.

Newsweek is tracking the flurry of executive actions President-elect Trump is expected to sign on Monday. Follow along here.

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.

On his first day back in the White House, President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders — including one to change the official name of North America's tallest mountain from Denali to ...

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be ...

Denali: Why is Donald Trump renaming cherished Alaska peak ‘Mount McKinley’? - The 47th president is wading back into a ...

In total, Monday’s address was roughly twice as long as his first inaugural address eight years ago — nearly 2,900 words this time compared to just under 1,450 then. Among the terms mentioned most ...