Alabama lawmakers moved closer to renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Wednesday. The Alabama House Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Committee, voting along party lines, approved HB247,

Mexico says Google relabeled the entire gulf, including Mexican and Cuban maritime areas, but President Trump’s order applies only to the U.S. continental shelf.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum pointed out that the United States' claim to name the ocean area only applies for up to 12 nautical miles off its coastline.

Google Maps changed the body of water's name to the Gulf of America earlier this month. It followed President Trump's proclamation that decreed the renaming and

Apple has changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on its maps after an order by President Donald Trump was made official by the U.S.

For the first time, President Trump himself said the Associated Press had to change its style on the gulf after the White House began not allowing the news organization to cover several of his events last week.

The AP says in its stylebook that the Gulf of Mexico has carried that name for more than 400 years. As a global news agency, the AP says it will refer to the gulf by its original

President Donald Trump made his first reference on Monday to his White House war with the Associated Press—only to vow to maintain its indefinite ban of the news outlet. Trump called the wire service “obsolete” and said he would keep it barred from press engagements until it calls the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.