WASHINGTON — In the hours after securing control of key congressional chambers, Democratic leadership announced the first wave of what aides described as “long-overdue corrective nomenclature” for prominent American landmarks.

The body of water formerly known as the Gulf of America has been officially redesignated the Gulf of Saint George Floyd. A joint statement from House and Senate leadership called the change “a moral recalibration of the map itself,” noting that the previous name had “failed to center the right historical figure.” Cartographers at the U.S. Geological Survey were instructed to update all federal charts by Monday.

Simultaneously, the body of water previously labeled Lake America received its new designation: Lake Trans . Sponsors of the resolution explained that the revised name “more accurately reflects the demographic priorities of the moment” and “avoids the exclusionary implications of the prior title.”

White House officials declined to comment on whether additional renamings were planned, though one senior aide, speaking on background, observed that “there are still a lot of rivers, mountains, and rest stops that have not yet been optimized for contemporary values.”

Republican lawmakers issued statements condemning the moves as “performative cartography,” while several progressive groups praised the action as “the bare minimum.” Neither body of water responded to requests for comment.

The Department of the Interior confirmed that signage, tourism brochures, and weather maps would be revised accordingly. No timeline was given for the next round of renamings.

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