US House approves ‘dumb’ legislation renaming Gulf of Mexico ‘Gulf of America’

<p>Measure passes nearly along party lines, with all Democrats opposed and almost every Republican voting in favor</p><p>Republicans in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/house-of-representatives">House of Representatives</a> on Thursday approved legislation to codify <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>’s policy of renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America”.</p><p>The measure was sponsored by rightwing Georgia lawmaker <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/marjorie-taylor-greene">Marjorie Taylor Greene</a> and passed nearly along party lines, with all Democrats opposed and almost every Republican, with the exception of vulnerable Nebraska representative Don Bacon, voting in favor.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/08/us-house-gulf-of-mexico">Continue reading...</a>