The executive order will direct the secretary of the interior to change the name to "Gulf of America” for use on official maps and throughout the federal government, according to the New York Post, which first reported the news. Trump has nominated Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to the Department of Interior.

Among the first executive orders signed by President Donald Trump was an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the newly named "Gulf of America." "President Trump is bringing common sense to government and renewing the pillars of American civilization," the newly inaugurated president's executive order said.

How do place names get made and then changed? There’s a process. But it involves people as well as bureaucracy, so it’s not simple or quick, as President Trump is about to find out.

In a statement explaining its decision, the AP said Trump has the authority to change the mountain’s name, but the gulf is a global name

President Donald Trump on his first day in office signed an executive order calling for the Gulf of Mexico to be ... the Interior—Trump has tapped North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum for the job ...

President Donald Trump has officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, as well as changed the name of Denali to Mount McKinely.

Looking at a 17th-century map of North and South America, she added: "Obviously the Gulf of Mexico is recognized by the United Nations … but why don't we call this 'Mexican America'?"

The Gulf of Mexico has been renamed to the Gulf of America, the Interior Department announced Friday, while the name of North America's highest peak, Alaska's Denali, has been changed back to ...

He elected North Dakota's governor Doug Burgum for the ... "We're going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring that covers a lot of ...

The news broke shortly before he was sworn in Monday morning, and Trump confirmed it during his inaugural address. The order will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and Mount Denali to Mount McKinley, which was the official name recognized by the federal government from 1917 until 2015.

The Gulf of Mexico is one of the largest and most important bodies of water in North America. It's the ninth-largest body of water in the world and covers some 600,000 square miles. Half of the U.S. petroleum refining and natural gas processing capacity is ...

The Department of the Interior says they're moving quickly to implement President Donald Trump's executive order to rename Mount Denali and the Gulf of Mexico.