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News Articles: Gulf of Mexico

The Trump administration has blocked the Associated Press from covering several of the president's events because it continues to refer to the body of water between Mexico and Florida as the Gulf of Mexico. Under President Trump's direction, the U.S. has renamed it the Gulf of America.

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Court ruling lets White House ban on the Associated Press continue, for now

The Trump administration may continue — for now — to keep the AP from covering key events. A federal judge declined to issue a temporary restraining order on Monday.

February 24, 2025
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
A poster with a map captioned "Gulf of America" with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2025.

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AP sues Trump White House for denying access over 'Gulf of Mexico' row

The White House has kept the wire service from covering key events because it refuses to call the body of water between Mexico and Florida the Gulf of America, as renamed by Trump.

February 21, 2025
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
From left: AI art, a movie star, an embattled mayor.

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  • National

What even IS art? The quiz doesn't know — but do you?

Plus: Why are there so many "Bridget Jones" movies? Who all resigned over the Eric Adams drama? And what phrase originated on "SNL"?

February 21, 2025
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By:
  • Holly J. Morris
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Jan. 8, 2025.

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  • World

Mexico's President Sheinbaum threatens to take legal action over the Gulf name change

Earlier this month, Sheinbaum shared a letter addressed to Google with reporters, arguing that the U.S. had no authority to unilaterally rename the Gulf.

February 18, 2025
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo

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  • Perspective

The revolution will be screenshot (hopefully)

Code Switch's B.A. Parker takes a look at the many ways our digital world is being erased.

February 14, 2025
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  • B.A. Parker
President Trump speaks to the press before signing a proclamation renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America aboard Air Force One en route to New Orleans, Louisiana, on Feb. 9, 2025.

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White House defends blocking AP from event for using 'Gulf of Mexico'

The White House defended its decision to block The Associated Press from covering two official events on Tuesday because it did not refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

February 12, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Google says it will rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America for U.S. map users, prompting criticism from Mexico.

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  • World

Who will call it the Gulf of America? A look at this and other naming disputes

Google says it will rename the Gulf of Mexico on its U.S. maps, and Mexico is pushing back. This wouldn't be the first body of water to have different names according to different countries.

February 03, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
A graphic from the National Hurricane Center shows Alberto's projected path into Mexico and the tropical storm warning spanning Texas' Gulf Coast as a result.

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Tropical Storm Alberto, the first of the season, drenches Texas en route to Mexico

The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has arrived. Tropical Storm Alberto is heading west towards Mexico, bringing heavy rains, coastal flooding and possible hurricanes to Texas.

June 19, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
People are shown at the beach in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday as the city prepares for Hurricane Idalia.

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Idalia strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane as it nears Florida's Gulf Coast

Idalia intensified into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane Wednesday morning as it approached Florida's Big Bend region with 130 mph winds.

August 30, 2023
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By:
  • Russell Lewis and
  • Kevin Drew
Rice's whales can grow to 42 feet, but fewer than 100 remain.

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  • National

Scientists Identify New Whale Species In Gulf Of Mexico

The Rice's whale can grow to 42 feet and is critically endangered, with fewer than 100 left.

January 28, 2021
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  • Greg Allen
Hurricane Laura approaches the Gulf Coast of the U.S. on Wednesday. The storm rapidly intensified before it made landfall.

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  • Weather

Hurricanes Like Laura Are More Likely Because Of Climate Change

Hurricane Laura rapidly intensified before it made landfall. Abnormally hot water in the Gulf of Mexico helped it gain power.

August 27, 2020
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher

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