Government policy news and stories by mail.com

Please enable JavaScript to experience the full functionality of mail.com.

Government policy

Japan to declare state of emergency for Tokyo, other areas

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures as ...

Supreme Court rejects church challenge to ban on bus ads

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Catholic church in Washington, D.C., that sought to place ...

Mexico: More social spending, no business bailout for virus

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday there will be no huge economic stimulus program as the country ...

Democrats elevate health care as virus-era campaign argument

Democrats are zeroing in on health care as one of the few issues that might resonate among Americans who have largely shelved ...

More US government support sought for Americans held abroad

Relatives of Americans who are wrongfully imprisoned abroad or held hostage by militant groups say in a report that the U.S.

Toyota, China's BYD announced electric car venture

Toyota Motor Co. and Chinese electric automaker BYD Co. announced a partnership Thursday to develop battery-powered vehicles, ...

Apply here: How to spend $2.2 trillion — and rescue economy

President Donald Trump aims to shovel $2.2 trillion into the U.S. economy over the next few weeks to try to cushion its free ...

US construction spending down 1.3% in February

Spending on U.S. construction projects fell 1.3% in February with housing and nonresidential construction both showing ...

UN General Assembly to decide on rival COVID-19 resolutions

How should the U.N. General Assembly and its 193 member states respond to the coronavirus pandemic? Members have been sent ...

Almost half of U.S. foreign-born in past decade had college

Almost half of the foreign-born who moved to the U.S. in the past decade were college-educated, a level of education greatly ...

EU launches new naval mission to police Libya arms embargo

The European Union announced Tuesday the launch of a new naval mission in the Mediterranean Sea aimed at enforcing the U.N.

US extends Iran nuclear cooperation sanctions waivers

The Trump administration on Monday renewed several waivers on U.S. sanctions against Iran, allowing Russian, European and ...

Europe's trade system with Iran finally makes first deal

European countries trying to keep Iran's nuclear deal with world powers alive said Tuesday that a system they set up to ...

Trump defends extending virus guidelines as spread continues

Siding with public health experts' dire projections, President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to extend ...

North Korea says US clearly doesn't want nuclear talks

North Korea said Monday that “reckless remarks” by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made it clear that Washington has no ...

Iran defends virus response as Syria reports first death

Iran's president on Sunday lashed out at criticism of authorities' lagging response to the worst coronavirus outbreak in the ...

Ex-Sen. Tom Coburn, conservative political maverick, dies

Former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn was stubborn as a mule and conservative to his core. But the Oklahoma family doctor, known for ...

'Choppy waters' await Navy as virus strikes aircraft carrier

The Navy, the military service hit hardest by the coronavirus, scrambled to contain its first at-sea outbreak, with at least ...

National bills coming due, with risk; consumers see it, too

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments ...

Canada to cover up to 75 percent of salaries for businesses

Canada is increasing a payroll subsidy to small- and medium-sized businesses to now cover up to 75 percent of salaries as the ...