The department said the U.S. Board on Geographic Names is working to update the “official federal nomenclature in the ...

The department said the U.S. Board on Geographic Names is working to update the “official federal nomenclature in the Geographic Names Information System” to reflect Trump’s executive order. The ...

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

The Gulf of Mexico will now officially be known as the Gulf of America, and North America’s highest peak will again bear the name Mount McKinley.

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

Mapmakers and teachers are rethinking what to call the body of water between Mexico, the U.S. and Cuba after President Trump ...

A Wisconsin-based geographer writes in a commentary that in the U.S., place names are standardized by the U.S. Board on ...

The Associated Press issued an updated style guidance in response to President Donald Trump's inauguration day executive orders that purported to rename two geographic landmarks, announcing a decision ...

The Gulf of Mexico has carried that name for more than 400 years. The Associated Press will refer to it by its original name while acknowledging the new name Trump has chosen. As a global news agency ...

Trump signed an executive order immediately halting government censorship and enduring free speech. Trump’s executive order ...