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

of North Dakota Doug Burgum as his pick to oversee the U.S. Department of the Interior. The job is one of 15 executive department positions that must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, including ...

The Department of the Interior, the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities in Indian Country, officially has a new leader.

The story has been updated. The Department of the Interior was created in 1849 as the United States was rapidly expanding and acquiring territory. It became known as “the department of ...