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Florida Adopts New 'Gulf of America' Name

Florida has become the first state to officially refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," following President Donald Trump 's executive order directing federal agencies to adopt the new name. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis used the term in an emergency declaration issued on Monday ahead of a forecast winter storm.

CBS News · 23h

DeSantis refers to "Gulf of America" in Florida winter storm order, but "Gulf of Mexico" flows through state laws

Florida lawmakers and DeSantis could have a way to update state laws to change references from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The Legislature regularly passes what are known as "reviser's bills" that do such things as change terms in laws.

Orlando Weekly · 14h

In Florida, it's not as simple as just calling it the 'Gulf of America'

At least 55 statutes include references to the Gulf of Mexico, while local-government ordinances also are tied to the traditional name

U.S. Coast Guard to ‘surge assets’ in South Florida

KNOE · 6h

Coast Guard deploying assets to ‘Gulf of America’ in support of Trump’s executive orders

The U.S. Coast Guard says it is deploying assets around maritime borders in support of President Donald Trump’s executive orders.

Sun Sentinel · 15h

U.S. Coast Guard to ‘surge assets’ in South Florida after Trump’s immigration orders

The U.S. Coast Guard is increasing its presence in the waters off South Florida in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive orders, signed his first day back in office, aiming to curb

San Francisco Examiner · 1d

Following new Trump orders, Coast Guard surges resources nationwide

The U.S. Coast Guard is surging maritime resources nationwide in response to President Donald's Trump's declaration of an invasion and a national emergency related to the

India Today on MSN27m

Trump's Gulf of America renaming sparks global debate on political map names

Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" highlights the politics of map naming, sparking debates, social media snark, and mixed reactions globally and domestically.

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On this island, pride and history shape reactions to Trump’s Gulf of America order

The order Trump signed instructs the Interior Department to update the Geographic Names Information System to reflect the ...

16hon MSN

Maddow Blog | Trump administration starts leaning into the ‘Gulf of America’ idea

Gulf of America” seems likely to become one of those phrases only Republicans use, joining “Democrat Party,” “job creators” ...

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'Gulf of America' appears in official documents as Donald Trump's orders kick in

Trump vowed to change the 456-year-old name of the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of America' as soon as he entered the White ...

Florida snow forecast: Up to 4 inches of snow likely, winter storm warnings issued

Portions of Florida are under a rare winter storm warning with multiple inches of snow projected to fall on Tuesday night ...

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