The former North Dakota governor told senators at his confirmation hearing that he saw limits on energy production as a national security threat.

It’s unclear just how much of an effort Trump will invest in renaming the Gulf of Mexico, but a related question hangs overhead: Is this even possible?

“If we are going to rename things … this is the move,” Abbott wrote on X.

President Trump has signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and revert Denali to its original name, Mount McKinley. The name changes aim to honor American greatness.

Burgum made it clear he’s on board with President-elect Donald Trump’s pledges to spur domestic energy and gas production. Speaking to members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Burgum said the “American people have clearly placed their confidence in President Trump to achieve energy dominance.”

President-elect Trump’s nominee for Interior secretary, sat for a largely cordial hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on

Following Trump's inauguration on Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order on winter weather in the state that already refers to the Gulf as the "Gulf of America."

In one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.” The newly inaugurated president described the decision as part of his effort to “renew the pillars of American civilization,

In his confirmation hearing Thursday, Donald Trump’s pick for Interior secretary, Doug ... Gulf of Maine, which King said was critical to his state’s and New England’s energy future, Burgum ...

President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at more than 20,000 feet — Denali, would be changed back to Mount McKinley. Trump

In a wide-ranging order, Trump paused offshore wind lease sales and halted the approval of leases, permits and loans for both offshore and onshore projects.