The decision will affect masses of journalists; Politico reported that 45.5 million users in 100 countries use the stylebook monthly. The AP responded before either name change became official.

The Gulf of Mexico has carried that name for more than 400 years. The Associated Press will refer to it by its original name while acknowledging the new name Trump has chosen. As ...

The AP Establishes Style Guidance on the Gulf of Mexico and Mount McKinley President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday shortly after his inauguration calling for the Gulf of Mexico to ...

The Associated Press sent its staff the following style guidance for both geographic areas. We will use Gulf of Mexico, while acknowledging the name Gulf of America in our copy. We will also use ...

These standards, known as AP style, have been adopted by other news outlets worldwide. AP said it would acknowledge the name change by Trump in its reporting, but would continue to refer to the ...