Lawmakers react to Pope; Golf of America passes House

Florida and National lawmakers react to the installation of the new pope, and the House votes to change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.    U.S. officials applaud the election of the first American pontiff Leaders across the U.S. congratulated Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first American to be elected as pontiff in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, saying that he looks forward to meeting the new pontiff in what he envisions will be a “very meaningful moment.” “It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American