Tag: government policy
Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the US and the world since 1924
Already the longest-lived of the 45 men to serve as U.S. president, Jimmy Carter is about to reach the century mark. The 39th...
Mexico's president touts austerity on his way out of office but lavishes largesse on friends
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico’s outgoing president has always taken pride in his reputation as a penny-pincher but on Friday, three days before leaving...
Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work?
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump has identified what he sees as an all-purpose fix for what ails America: Slap huge new tariffs on foreign...
Nine ruling party candidates vie to replace Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Kishida
TOKYO -- A record nine candidates are running in Japan's ruling party election Friday to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. A former...
Oregon governor uses new land use law to propose rural land for semiconductor facility
SALEM, Ore. -- Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is using a new land use law to propose a rural area for a semiconductor facility,...
Bank of England keeps its main interest rate on hold at 5% in wake of big US Fed rate cut
LONDON -- The Bank of England is widely expected to announce it is keeping interest rates unchanged later Thursday despite a big cut...