Can Trump Rename the Gulf of Mexico the ‘Gulf of America’? The president issued an executive order to change the name of the body of water, but its power may be limited beyond the United States.

The Republican-led House approved a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, which would call on all federal agencies to update their maps to include the new name.

The Gulf of Mexico has been known by many names over the years. Renaming it could cause navigational issues for international sailors.

The tropics are expected to remain quiet for the next week, with no tropical development anticipated in the immediate future.

President Donald Trump is renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. But how will that change go into effect – and will everyone call it that?

The search engine has announced it will change the name of Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" per Donald Trump's plans.

Mexico’s Foreign Relations ministry had previously sent letters to Google asking it to not label Mexican territorial waters as the Gulf of America.

President Donald Trump is renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. But how will that change go into effect – and will everyone call it that?

Mexico awaits new response from Google on dispute over Gulf of Mexico name before filing lawsuit By the Associated Press Updated February 17, 2025, 11:07 p.m.

President-elect Trump's proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico and an Alaskan mountain would face challenges.

For more than four centuries, the body of water stretching from Florida through Texas and into Mexico has been known as the Gulf of Mexico.

Trump had made the name change via executive order. Mexico’s Foreign Relations ministry had asked Google not to label Mexican territorial waters as the Gulf of America.