Harrisburg renamed its Market Street to Martin Luther King Boulevard and then switched back to Market Street several years later — with loud complaints both times.

The names Mount McKinley and Gulf of America honor American greatness the president executive order states Read Full Article at RTcom

While a name change for the Gulf of Mexico could be applied for federal references, other nations have no obligation to follow suit.

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 America.

The water bordered by the Southern United States, Mexico and Cuba will be critical to shipping lanes and vacationers whether it’s called the Gulf of Mexico, as it has been for four centuries, or

What’s in a name? A lot, according to President Donald Trump, especially when it comes to putting America first. In his inaugural speech on Monday, Trump repeated his wish to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

Prosecutors charged more than 1,580 people for alleged January 6-related actions and secured roughly 1,270 convictions. That means Trump said nearly everyone who has been charged with a crime related to the attack will be pardoned, essentially ending all January 6 cases.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum joked that if Trump went ahead with the renaming, her country would rename North America “Mexican America.” On Tuesday, she toned it down: “For us and for the entire world it will continue to be called the Gulf of Mexico.”

Trump's executive orders signed during his first week in office cover issues that range from trade, immigration and U.S. foreign aid to demographic diversity, civil rights and the hiring of federal workers.

President Trump’s territorial assertions sparked a round of rethinking by mapmakers and teachers, snark on social media and sarcasm by at least one other world leader.

As part of a torrent of decisions he issued hours after taking office, President Donald Trump declared that the name of America’s tallest mountain be changed from Denali to Mount McKinley, and that the Gulf of Mexico be renamed “The Gulf of America.”