It can be easier to change the name of a landmark or body of water is within a country's boundaries. In 2015, then-President Barack Obama approved an order from the Department of Interior to rename ...

President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, because "it's ours." Who owns ...

Trump announced the Gulf’s name change in the middle of one of his trademark wide-ranging, unstructured news conferences, ...

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

In a press-conference, the President-elect said he would try to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” a name he ...

Forecast maps from the National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Prediction Center indicate that as of 6 p.m. Wednesday, most of ...

Claims that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he intends to rename the Gulf of Mexico — the ocean basin that borders the U.S. states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida — the ...

President-elect Trump continued his focus on Mexico, its immigration and tariffs, by noting he wants to change the gulf's name.

President-elect Donald Trump suggested renaming the Gulf of Mexico after the U.S. But can he really do that? Here's how place names are determined.