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Senate Confirms North Dakota's Burgum

Senate confirms North Dakota's Burgum as Trump interior secretary

The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Doug Burgum, the former governor of North Dakota, as President Donald Trump's interior secretary. The vote was 79 to 18. Burgum, 68, will lead an agency that guides the use of 500 million acres (202 million hectares) of federal and tribal land,

USA TODAY on MSN · 1h

Senate confirms Doug Burgum as Interior secretary

Doug Burgum will be the point person for public land management and President Trump’s “drill, baby, drill" agenda to expand oil and gas development.

LA Times on MSN · 32m

Big Oil has an ally in Doug Burgum, President Trump's Interior pick

Emails obtained by the Associated Press reveal Doug Burgum as North Dakota governor aided oil and gas executives and leveraged connections to boost his profile.

Wrong to Accept Trump's Gulf of Mexico Name Change

Scientific American · 2d

Can Trump Just Order New Names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico?

The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – objected over many years to requests to rename the mountain, and the board did not act on those requests.

Forbes · 9d

Trump Renaming Gulf Of Mexico To ‘Gulf Of America.’ Here’s What He Can—And Can’t—Do.

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order demanding the body of water that runs along the United State’s Southeast Coast be renamed to the Gulf of America.

USA TODAY on MSN · 10d

Donald Trump to rename Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' and change Denali to McKinley

The executive order will direct the secretary of the interior to change the name to "Gulf of America” for use on official maps and throughout the federal government, according to the New York Post, which first reported the news. Trump has nominated Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to the Department of Interior.

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Google Maps users in U.S. will see Gulf of Mexico renamed Gulf of America and Denali changed to Mount McKinley

Google will rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali on its maps for users in the U.S. following President Trump's ...

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What's in the Gulf of Mexico? Meet its 'Hot Tub of Despair' and ancient corals.

You might be hearing about the gulf off the coast of the U.S. and Mexico. Here's what to know about the body of water the ...

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Google Maps to rename 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America' for US users

"As directed by the President, the Gulf of Mexico will now officially be known as the Gulf of America and North America's highest peak will once again bear the name Mount McKinley," the ...

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Trump boasts first week executive order wins in Las Vegas and pledges ‘no tax on tips’: Live updates

Before Trump spoke in Las Vegas, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was confirmed as the next secretary of Homeland Security ...

Trump's geographic renaming plans leave mapmakers pondering what to do next

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba after President Donald Trump ordered it renamed from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of ...

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Wilson’s North American institutes – the Canada Institute and the Mexico Institute – provide context and insights into US bilateral relationships with these countries, and work together to sponsor ...

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