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Major Russian Arms Buyer Chooses To Go American
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Trump Ordered a Mountain Name Change. It Could Be an Uphill Battle.
Hello, FOIA Files readers. This week, I'm taking you back to Jan. 20th, President Donald Trump's first day in office. That's when he signed an executive order calling for North America's tallest peak, Denali, to revert back to its previous name, Mount McKinley. Curious about the internal response from the the US Board on Geographic Names and the National Park Service, which operates the Denali National Park and Preserve, I fired off Freedom of Information Act requests to both. They responded by sending me more than 200 pages of emails, text messages and other documents. It turns out it will take years for the name change to be reflected everywhere, from signs to maps to park brochures! If you're not already getting FOIA Files in your inbox, sign up here. There have been many names for the 20,310-foot mountain located in central Alaska: Local native groups called it Denali, which means 'the tall one' in their Athabaskan language; Russian explorers called it Bulshaia Gora, for 'big one.' After the US purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867, it went by various names, including Mount McKinley after a gold explorer informally gave it that name in honor of the then-Republican president-elect William McKinley.
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Trump visits Scotland to see golf resorts, meet with Starmer on trade
1 of 4 | President Donald Trump will travel to Scotland on Friday to visit his golf courses and meet with British Prime Minister Kier Starmer. Photo by Will Oliver/UPI | License Photo July 25 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump leaves for Scotland today for a visit through Tuesday to see his two golf resorts and refine the trade deal with the United Kingdom in a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Scotland is the home of Trump's mother, but it's also where he's faced strong protests in previous visits. He plans to visit his Turnberry and Aberdeen golf clubs, and meet with Starmer. Britain and the United States already reached a trade deal in June, but this meeting is to refine it. The deal was to cut tariffs and improve trade between the two countries. As Trump prepares for his Aug. 1 deadline for trade agreements, he's pushing countries to make deals with him to prevent high tariff rates. The U.K.'s agreement kept a 10% universal tariff while lowering tariffs on automobiles and steel. The U.K. said it will open its markets for U.S. agricultural products such as beef and ethanol. Trump has said he will likely meet Starmer at one of his properties. Protests are planned for the visit. The Stop Trump Coalition said it is organizing demonstrations in Aberdeen and in Edinburgh outside the U.S. consulate for Saturday. Its goal is to "defeat the politics of Trumpism, and to promote an alternative, democratic vision of the world based on peace, social justice and international cooperation." Trump opened his Aberdeen course in 2012 and bought the Turnberry resort in 2014. He is opening a second course on the Aberdeen property, naming it after his mother Mary Anne Macleod. The president plans to visit the U.K. again Sept. 17-19. That trip will be more formal as he will meet with King Charles III at Windsor Castle. "He is honored and looking forward to meeting with his majesty the king," said White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, calling the trip "truly unprecedented." Trump has called the U.S. relationship with the U.K. "the highest level of special."
