Trump is again diverging from U.S. presidential habit by choosing the Middle East, not Canada or Mexico, for the first foreign trip of his second term. He's hoping to do deals with three of the region's wealthiest countries.

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon was the only Republican to oppose a bill to codify Trump’s order to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

Highway 59 was barricaded off at First Avenue as the entry points to the festival were set up on Beach Boulevard.  This event is taking the place of the Hangout Music Festival which is normally on this weekend In May.

Flood advisories were in effect as a dozen states were at risk of severe storms, tornadoes and hail. Some areas could see 2 months' worth of rain.

By Max A. Cherney and Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -A number of U.S. technology firms on Tuesday announced artificial intelligence deals in the Middle East as U.S. President Donald Trump secured $600 billion in commitments from Saudi Arabia to U.

President Trump, who will also go to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, has told advisers that he wants to sign deals worth more than $1 trillion on the trip.

As President Trump heads to the Persian Gulf, some ethics experts say his investments there could represent a conflict of interest as he meets with the region's leaders.

Most stock markets in the Gulf settled higher on Tuesday, although gains were limited as investors paused to weigh whether a temporary pause in the U.S.- China trade war would lead to a long-lasting agreement.

The representation of shares from Gulf stock exchanges in the benchmark emerging-market equity index is set to rise by almost half because of the region’s “profound transformation,” Franklin Templeton said.

James Spann said he’s shortening the name for the Gulf of America – formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico until President Donald Trump pushed for the new name on his first day back in office.

Republicans are attacking congressional Dems who traveled to Qatar for a double standard with their criticism of President Donald Trump accepting a jet from the emirate's royal family.