Overview

• President Trump's executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America continues to spark legislative and partisan debates in Congress and state legislatures.
• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced a bill to formalize the name change and require international adoption, drawing sharp criticism and ridicule from Democratic lawmakers.
• Democrats, led by Rep. Jared Huffman, proposed satirical amendments such as renaming Earth to 'Trump' to highlight their opposition to the renaming initiative.
• A federal judge ruled that the White House violated the First Amendment by banning Associated Press reporters after they refused to use the term 'Gulf of America.'
• Texas lawmakers are advancing a bill to align state agency references with the federal renaming, with a planned deadline for implementation by April 2026.