While the Gulf of America will be applied to federal references, other nations will not be required to recognize the name.

Trump also renamed Denali, North America’s tallest peak, as Mount McKinley, despite objections from Alaska’s senators.

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The Trump administration has officially implemented name changes for Alaska's Mount Denali and the Gulf of Mexico, as requested by the new president.

Cherokee Nation and the U.S. Department of the Interior are partnering to utilize film and media to help preserve and advance Native languages.

President Trump directs the Interior Department to develop a plan for federal recognition of 55,000-member Lumbee Tribe within 90 days, amid opposition from Eastern Cherokee.

It was the summer of 2023 and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland was hiking the Bright Angel Trail, the most popular path at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.

Lawsuits filed by North Dakota give some insight into former Gov. Doug Burgum's worldview as he prepares to take over Interior.

In a market already saturated with oil, companies aren't likely to drill more. But the oil and gas industry still stands to benefit from deregulation.

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order that aims to cut federal funding to schools that teach certain lessons about race, sex, gender or politics.

President Donald Trump has the power to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, but whether people will call it that is an open question.

Experts fear the president will replace the fired inspectors general with loyalists who will turn a blind eye to malfeasance.