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The Trump administration has blocked The Associated Press from traveling with President Trump on Air Force One and also from covering an Oval Office event…Read More

The White House on Friday said it will bar the Associated Press from future events in the Oval Office and Air Force One over AP’s refusal to obey President Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.Why it matters: The decision will be met with fury from press advocates who

On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order to rename what was known for more than 400 years as the Gulf of Mexico. On Monday, the change officially took effect…Read More

Google has now rolled out an update to its Maps application, officially showing the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. The update was announced late last month following executive orders from U.S. President Donald Trump. In a blog post about the update, Google cited the change is because of its longstanding practice of

Google Maps now officially shows the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America if you open the app in the US. In a blog post, Google said it rolled out the named change because the government has already updated the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS…Read More

This is America dropping its pants and showing its empire tattoos,” San Diego State professor William Nericcio tells Gustavo Arellano after Trump renames the Gulf of Mexico…Read More

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum holds a meeting with elected federal legislators at the World Trade Center in Mexico City, Mexico June 18, 2024. — ReutersMexico has announced its intention to sue Google if the tech giant goes ahead with changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of…Read More

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President Trump told Axios’ Marc Caputo on Tuesday that he will continue to restrict the Associated Press’ access to the White House “until such time as they agree that it’s the Gulf of America.” Why it matters: Trump has targeted the AP, which has said it will continue to use the 400-year-old Gulf of Mexico

Google Maps has turned off the ability to leave reviews for the Gulf of America, formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico. Google is restricting all users from leaving comments and reviews of the Gulf, following its recent name change. Google has gone ahead and reflected the name change ordered by the Trump administration last