Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has played a key role in renaming the Gulf of Mexico. The Interior secretary was on Air Force One on Sunday as President Donald Trump signed a proclamation ...

President Donald Trump, from right, speaks to reporters accompanied by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Burgum's wife Kathryn Burgum, aboard Air Force One where Trump signed a proclamation ...

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will be nominated for secretary of the Interior, ... Trump will likely look to expand oil and gas leasing in the Gulf of Mexico and Western states.

Trump to Interior nominee Doug Burgum: 'Drill' The Associated Press. Tue, November 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM UTC. ... in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore Alaska. Advertisement. Advertisement.

The Gulf of Mexico has carried that name for more than 400 years. The Associated Press refers to it by its original name while acknowledging the new name Trump has chosen.

The bill passed the House by a vote of 211-206. Hakeem Jeffries, the House’s top Democrat, called it “silly, small-minded and sycophantic.” Whether the Senate will go along is unclear.