Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed two bills (HB 575, HB 549) that rename what's currently still known as the Gulf of Mexico in state law and public school textbooks.

Rebranding the body of water bounded by the U.S., Mexico and Cuba as the Gulf of America — which Trump justified by stating in his order it “has long been an integral asset to our once ...

Residents of the West Bank refugee camp of Nur Shams, near Tulkarem, evacuate their homes ahead of a bulldozer as the Israeli military continues an operation in the area on Feb. 11, 2025.

Mexico's letter pointed to a section of Trump's executive order that specifies the name change only applies to U.S. territorial control over the gulf, which extends 12 miles from the coast.

The Gulf of America remains the same body of water it has always been, serving many industries and communities from the Caribbean to the U.S. and Mexico.

Since other countries, including Mexico, have not recognized that change, the name of the waterway is still “Gulf of Mexico” when using apps in those countries.

Now that "Gulf of America" is the official name of the body of water to our west, a Florida state senator has filed a bill to update all "Gulf of Mexico" references in state law. There are a lot.

Florida residents — along with anyone else in the U.S. — who go to Google Maps today, Feb. 11, and types Gulf of Mexico will now see Gulf of America.

Now that "Gulf of America" is the official name of the body of water to our west, a Florida state senator has filed a bill to update all "Gulf of Mexico" references in state law. There are a lot.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announces the recipients of $30 million in Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA) funds from oil and gas lease revenues during an event on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024 ...

The gulf is also home to some of the oldest creatures on earth: black corals. They have been found at over 2,000 years old, according to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.

The Gulf's shoreline is about 3,540 miles ‒ more than half of it bordering Mexico's coast, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, although that does not account for the myriad bays and ...