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E&E News
09-08-2025
- Politics
- E&E News
NOAA adopts ‘Gulf of America' in all regulations
The big 'Gulf of Mexico' scrub-out has begun at NOAA. The agency on Thursday issued a final rule 'to amend existing regulations to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America,' striking another blow to the centuries-old name referencing the 600,000-square-mile sea that borders five U.S. states, Mexico and Cuba. But try as it might, the Trump administration cannot fully erase the Gulf of Mexico moniker from the nation's business. Congress would have to formally substitute 'America' for 'Mexico' in a half-dozen landmark bills that bear the Gulf of Mexico name. Advertisement On the first day of his second presidency, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled 'Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness' officially renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.
The Independent
22-07-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Republicans push bill that would force Kennedy Center Opera House to be renamed after Melania Trump
House Republicans are pushing a bill to rename the Kennedy Center's Opera House after Melania Trump. The House Appropriations Committee considered legislation Tuesday calling for the theater to be renamed as the 'First Lady Melania Trump Opera House.' Representative Mike Simpson, a Republican from Idaho, introduced the legislation. Melania serves as the honorary chair of the Kennedy Center.
Washington Post
22-07-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Republicans propose naming Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump
The Kennedy Center's Opera House could soon be called the 'First Lady Melania Trump Opera House.' A Republican proposal would rename the second-largest theater in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after first lady Melania Trump, if legislation considered Tuesday by the House Appropriations Committee were to become law.
CBS News
10-06-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Trump says he's restoring the original Confederate names of these Army bases — but with new namesakes
President Trump announced Tuesday that he will restore several more Army base names that originally honored Confederate military figures, undoing a renaming process ordered by Congress — though the bases will officially recognize other service members, not Confederates, going forward. "We won a lot of battles out of those forts. It's no time to change," the president said in a speech at Fort Bragg, which the Trump administration renamed from Fort Liberty earlier this year. "And I'm superstitious, you know?" Mr. Trump listed out seven Army bases that will revert to a variation of their original names. Under this process, the bases won't be formally named after Confederates who took up arms against the U.S. during the Civil War, but instead after other service members who share similar names. Here are the renamed bases and their new namesakes, according to an Army spokesperson: Fort Gordon, in Georgia: originally named after Confederate John Brown Gordon; renamed in 2023 to Fort Eisenhower after President Dwight Eisenhower — will now honor Master Sgt. Gary I. Gordon. originally named after Confederate John Brown Gordon; renamed in 2023 to Fort Eisenhower after President Dwight Eisenhower — will now honor Master Sgt. Gary I. Gordon. Fort A.P. Hill, in Virginia: originally named after Ambrose Powell Hill; renamed in 2023 to Fort Walker after Dr. Mary Walker — will now honor Lt. Col. Edward Hill, 1st Sgt. Robert A. Pinn and Pvt. Bruce Anderson. originally named after Ambrose Powell Hill; renamed in 2023 to Fort Walker after Dr. Mary Walker — will now honor Lt. Col. Edward Hill, 1st Sgt. Robert A. Pinn and Pvt. Bruce Anderson. Fort Hood, in Texas: originally named after John Bell Hood; renamed in 2023 to Fort Cavazos originally named after John Bell Hood; renamed in 2023 to Fort Lee, in Virginia: originally named after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee; renamed in 2023 to Fort Gregg-Adams after Lt. Gen. Arthur Gredgg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams — will now honor Pvt. Fitz Lee. originally named after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee; renamed in 2023 to Fort Gregg-Adams after Lt. Gen. Arthur Gredgg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams — will now honor Pvt. Fitz Lee. Fort Pickett, in Virginia: originally named after George Edward Pickett; renamed in 2023 to Fort Barfoot originally named after George Edward Pickett; renamed in 2023 to Fort Polk, in Louisiana: originally named after Leonidas Polk; renamed in 2023 to Fort Johnson after Sgt. William Henry Johnson — will now honor Gen. James H. Polk. originally named after Leonidas Polk; renamed in 2023 to Fort Johnson after Sgt. William Henry Johnson — will now honor Gen. James H. Polk. Fort Rucker, in Alabama: originally named after Edmund Winchester Rucker; renamed in 2023 to Fort Novosel after Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael J. Novosel, Sr. — will now honor Capt. Edward W. Rucker. Earlier this year, the Trump administration changed back the names of Fort Bragg, in North Carolina, and Fort Benning, in Georgia. The two bases were previously named after Confederates, but were renamed in recent years to Fort Liberty and Fort Moore — and then were changed back to recognize non-Confederate soldiers with the last names Bragg and Benning. Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll will now "take immediate action" to rename the other seven bases, the Army spokesperson said in a release. These latest renamings will unwind a process overseen by the Naming Commission, a panel that was created by Congress in the final days of the first Trump term — after lawmakers overrode Mr. Trump's veto — and conducted most of its work during the Biden administration. The moves were part of a wider push to remove Confederate symbols that gained traction in 2020.
National Post
28-05-2025
- General
- National Post
FIRST READING: Restored John A. Macdonald statue could be beginning of the end for history purge
Article content Ryerson University renamed itself as Toronto Metropolitan University in 2022, over connections to the Indian Residential School system. Article content Although Egerton Ryerson was long dead before the establishment of the first Indian residential school, he had advocated a program of Indigenous children being taught 'industry and sobriety' at boarding schools located far from their home communities. Article content Indian residential schools have also largely characterized the push to remove symbols of Sir John A. Macdonald. Although Macdonald was the singular figure who stitched together Canada's current form, his record on Indigenous affairs was controversial even in his own time. Article content The renaming trend has slowed to a trickle of late, particularly amidst a wave off flag-waving patriotism sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war against Canada, and repeated annexation threats. An ongoing Toronto District School Board renaming push remains one of the only such programs underway at a governmental level. Article content But the announced unboxing of Ontario Legislative Assembly's Macdonald statue represents one of the first times that a government will be reversing a sanction imposed against a Canadian historical symbol over the past five years. Article content It occurs amid a recent debate in Wilmot, Ont., to similarly restore a Macdonald statue that was placed into storage after being splashed with red paint in 2020. Beginning last year, the community began consultations on a possible re-installation of the statue, which depicts Macdonald holding two chairs, a symbol of his bringing together of rival camps in the negotiations that created Canada. Article content Tuesday's speech from the throne, read by King Charles III, is actually one of the few ways to divine what the Carney government intends to do, since they've dispensed with the usual indicators such as a budget or specific mandate letters. Article content It may also be notable for what it didn't contain: Article content Woke stuff. As noted by National Post's John Ivison, the speech is entirely free of the culture war beats that defined so much of the Trudeau era. As recently as 2021, the Speech from the Throne was laden with lines like 'fighting systemic racism, sexism, discrimination, misconduct and abuse, including in our core institutions will remain a priority.' Any mention whatsoever of oil and gas. Or pipelines, for that matter. All it does is repeat a Liberal campaign pledge to make Canada the 'world's leading energy superpower in both clean and conventional energy.' Article content Article content Article content It was only six months ago that the Liberal Party was polling at historic lows due in large part to the refusal of then prime minister Justin Trudeau to resign. As was frequently noted at the time, the Liberals could have easily swapped out their unpopular leader much earlier if only they'd bothered to sign on to the Reform Act, a piece of legislation that gives the caucus enhanced powers to trigger a leadership review. With the start of a new Parliament, the Liberals had a fresh opportunity to subscribe to the terms of the Reform Act and avoid any future debacles with leaders who refuse to leave. They decided 'no.' A source told National Post that a 'large majority' Liberal MPs voted against holding Prime Minister Mark Carney to the terms of the Reform Act. Article content Article content Article content
