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Trump aims to restore Mount McKinley name; Alaska senators stand firm on Denali
Alaska's top lawmakers oppose Trump's plan to rename Denali back to Mount McKinley, advocating for the name that honors the region's Indigenous heritage.
Trump vows to revert name of Alaska’s highest peak from Denali back to Mount McKinley
President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at over 20,000 feet — Denali, would be changed back to Mount McKinley. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president on Monday,
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Alaska politicians question Trump’s proposal to rename Denali
JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Wednesday that he would seek out a conversation with President Donald Trump about his decision to rename Denali, the tallest mountain in the U.S. Trump ordered on Monday to change the name of the peak to Mount McKinley.

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Dunleavy praises Trump orders calling for more drilling, logging and mining in Alaska
Oil industry unlikely to rush to Alaska despite Trump's call to drill
U.S. oil and gas companies are unlikely to expand development in Alaska and the Arctic following President Donald Trump's executive order enabling them to do so, company officials and industry representatives told Reuters,
Alaska leaders cheer Trump oil and gas drilling executive order
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Alaska Beacon: Republicans oppose President Trump on Native name change
President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at over 20,000 feet — Denali, would be changed back to Mount McKinley. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president on Monday, and made the announcement in his inaugural address, also promising to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico.
Trump targets Alaska's oil and other resources as environmentalists gear up for a fight
Alaska's political leaders are cheering an expansive executive order signed by President Donald Trump that aims to boost oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the state
Trump orders renaming of Alaska’s highest peak from Denali back to Mount McKinley
President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at over 20,000 feet — Denali, would be changed back to Mount McKinley. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president on Monday,
Trump Wants to Rename Denali. Alaska Lawmakers Don’t.
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.
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Sullivan is all in on Trump’s Pentagon pick while Murkowski mulls Hegseth’s expertise
At a contentious confirmation hearing, Sen. Dan Sullivan struck a familiar note by posing “the most important question” to Pete Hegseth. Because a confirmation hearing isn't all about the nominee.
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Trump signs executive order to boost development of Alaska’s ‘extraordinary’ natural resources
A sweeping executive order signed by President Donald Trump during the first hours of his second term aims to boost Alaska’s natural resource industry by reversing environmental protections that limit oil and gas extraction, logging, and other development projects across the state.
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GOP senator to Trump: Alaska ‘offers all of Greenland’s benefits’
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) made the case on Wednesday that his home state offers the same strategic advantages as Greenland, as President-elect Trump continues to muse publicly about acquiring ...
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WATCH: Sen. Sullivan questions Hegseth about ‘woke military’ at confirmation hearing
Hegseth said a report alleging extremism in the military was incorrect and agreed with Sullivan that it was a "false narrative" supported by the media.