Long before Trump expressed interest in a name change, conquerors have battled to claim the wealth of its rich waters.

“If we are going to rename things … this is the move,” Abbott wrote on X.

Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is gearing up for a significant fiscal 2026, with an anticipated $1.8 billion budget aimed at flood risk reduction, coastal

In his final days, President Biden issued an executive order banning oil and gas drilling along more than 625 million acres of coastal waters. The move

Biden invoked the 2010 BP oil spill, but his ban doesn’t include the area of the Gulf where the spill occurred.

While some advocates hailed Biden's ban on offshore drilling, announced Monday, critics point out a big omission: the western Gulf of Mexico.

President-elect Donald Trump claimed the U.S. will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" Tuesday at Mar-a-Lago, his second such news conference ahead of his transition back to the Oval Office.

President-elect Donald Trump said renaming the gulf is "appropriate," blasting Mexico for the migrants crossing the southern border.

While social media users debated whether Trump was being serious about the proposal, others wondered if such a change was even possible. Whether or not it could logistically happen — which CBS News reports is possible within the U.

During a press conference on Jan. 7, the president-elect revealed his plan to rename the body of water, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene quickly signaled her intent to help

Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) told Newsweek: "ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch from January 20-23 due to predicted extreme cold weather across the ERCOT region, higher electrical demand, and the potential for lower reserves. Winter precipitation is also expected across parts of the state.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is leading a multi-state coalition suing President Joe Biden’s ban on new offshore drilling.