Colonizers have always coveted the Gulf of Mexico: its trade winds, ports, fish and shellfish, its deep pockets of oil and gas far beneath a basin floor of crashed, tectonic plates.

As President-elect Donald Trump talks of Canada joining the US, history shows that in its early days, America was ...

Lago, the President-elect claimed his administration would change the name to the "Gulf of America" once in power.

Lago, President-elect Donald Trump claimed his administration would change the name to the "Gulf of America" once in office.

President-elect Donald Trump wants a “Gulf of America,” and he might be able to get his way if he can nudge Congress or ...

For Mr. Trump, China looms — ready, in his view, to take territory far from its own borders. He has falsely accused Beijing ...