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Donald Trump has made several geographical renamings in his second term since the beginning of 2025, including renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" and Lake Ontario to "Lake America." These actions were criticized as politically motivated.
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Instead of New Mexico, Trump provokes with a “New America” proposal
The US President is outraged with another geographical renaming proposal: After the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario, it is now the turn of the state of New Mexico. The governor directly contradicts Trump.
September 7, 2026, 4:41 p.m
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The governor of New Mexico will keep the name "New Mexico" and consider legal action against a possible federal order.
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In Saxony-Anhalt, 41 percent of 18 to 24 year olds voted for the AfD in the election, while only five percent chose the CDU. The political scientist Marcel Lewandowsky comments on this historical trend.
After the announced dissolution of the BSW faction in Thuringia, the Jusos are calling for a new political basis for the coalition and emphasize the need for a clear demarcation from the AfD and firm agreements with the left-wing faction.

Jaroslaw Kaczynski's Law and Justice party (PiS) is losing voter support after months of decline in polls and the split of the moderate wing around Mateusz Morawiecki, with some institutes measuring values below 20 percent, while the right-wing opposition continues to move towards a majority against Tusk's coalition.

CDU leader Friedrich Merz commented on the possibility of an AfD-led state government in Saxony-Anhalt, emphasized the stability of democratic institutions and called for a more emotional reform discourse. The AfD could count on support from BSW MPs in the prime ministerial election, while protest groups warn of historical guilt.

After the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, SPD leading candidate Armin Willingmann celebrated his party's result of nine percent as a success, although the AfD won clearly with almost 45 percent. He emphasizes the stability of the SPD and sees it as a relevant force, while ignoring the tactical background of the result.
On Sunday, the Magdeburg police station gave a positive assessment of the operation surrounding the state elections. Over the entire weekend, 16 meetings with around 15,000 participants took place, the largest on Cathedral Square with 8,000 people. The course of events was largely trouble-free; there were only isolated crimes. Election day itself passed without any relevant events. Around 1,000 police officers were deployed every day, including support from several federal states and the federal police.