And with a stroke of the pen, Florida became the first state to officially recognize "Gulf of America" as the name of the body of water off the western coast bordering nearly half of the state.

In a news conference at his Florida home, Trump said he wanted to change the name of the Gulf "pretty soon." A Mississippi ...

Florida lawmakers took the first steps Tuesday to wipe away the Gulf of Mexico from state laws and educational materials. Three Republican-controlled House and Senate panels gave initial approvals to ...

During a recent press conference, Donald Trump revealed that he plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America ...

Florida lawmakers took the first steps Tuesday to wipe away the Gulf of Mexico from state laws and educational materials. Three Republican-controlled House and Senate panels gave initial approvals to ...

The Tamiami Trail, the southernmost stretch of U.S. Highway 41, connects Tampa and Miami, Florida. A Florida state senator from Sarasota proposed renaming the Tamiami Trail to "Gulf of America Trail," ...

TALLAHASSEE — Erasing the Gulf of Mexico from state laws and educational materials won Florida House approval Thursday. The Republican-controlled House passed two bills along party lines to carry out ...

With a nod to President Donald Trump, the Gulf of Mexico might soon be called the Gulf of America in Florida law – and in K-12 textbooks. Two House bills (HB 575, HB 549) would change the name of the ...

The Republican-controlled Florida Legislature has passed bills to rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America" in response to President Donald Trump's directive, requiring state agencies and ...

The search continues for two Florida attorneys after they went missing in the Gulf during a fishing trip last month.

The bills would change the name of the body of water in Florida statutes and educational materials. Critics say the bills are political and ahistorical. State agencies have already been undertaking ...