Infrastructure

Meta's Stanton Springs Data Center.

Mills vetoes Maine data center ban

By Brady Knox April 24, 2026 5:34 pm

A metro train travels westbound along interstate 66.

Metro board votes to automate Red Line fully with driverless trains

Molly Parks Apr 24, 2026

Smoke rises over Washington, D.C., after a bus caught fire.

Smoke plume rises over downtown DC after bus catches fire

Brady Knox Apr 23, 2026

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a press briefing on flight safety, at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

Air traffic control overhaul gains ground as safety concerns persist

Samantha-Jo Roth Apr 21, 2026

A traveler walks though the terminal at O'Hare airport in Chicago, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Duffy orders Chicago O’Hare airport to cut summer flights

David Zimmermann Apr 17, 2026

3D-printed homes at Wolf Ranch in Georgetown, Texas, mark the state’s first large-scale development of their kind, with 100 homes. (Newscom)

Sorely needed US housing supply expansion may run through 3D printed homes

By Dain Fitzgerald March 27, 2026 5:58 am

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), at the sale of a major DC building.

Joni Ernst announces DC building sale in effort to reduce federal spending

By Rena Rowe March 25, 2026 5:46 pm

Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas, US, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. The Transportation Security Administration warned that airport security is under severe strain as a weeks-long Department of Homeland Security funding shutdown drives staffing shortages, long wait times and mounting disruptions across the US. Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Port Authority sends civilian security employees to support TSA at airports

By Molly Parks March 24, 2026 5:34 pm

Jennifer Homendy, the NTSB chairwoman, speaks during a press conference, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at LaGuardia Airport in New York.

LaGuardia surveillance system failed to send alert before plane crash, NTSB says

By David Zimmermann March 24, 2026 3:48 pm

Duffy Hochul Mamdani

Duffy, Hochul, Mamdani come together after LaGuardia plane crash: ‘Politics fade away’

By Brady Knox March 23, 2026 8:11 pm

People wait in a TSA line at Philadelphia International Airport.

Over 400 TSA officers have quit since beginning of shutdown, DHS says

By Rena Rowe March 23, 2026 3:39 pm

Bikers ride along C&O canal in Washington, D.C.

DC cyclists protest after NPS announces 15th Street bike lane closure

By Rena Rowe March 23, 2026 1:40 pm

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY).

Culture war clash puts bill for women’s history museum on National Mall at risk

By Rachel Schilke March 21, 2026 6:00 am

Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Friday, March 20, 2026. Travelers have encountered long lines snaking through terminals during the partial government shutdown, prompting airports to warn passengers to show up hours before their flight. Photographer: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images

TSA wait time in Atlanta hits two hours as shutdown staffing shortages persist

By Emily Hallas March 20, 2026 8:39 am

Airline passengers wait in long lines to get through the TSA security screening at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston on March 8. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Politics ruins your travel

By Timothy P. Carney March 20, 2026 5:41 am

Charlie Kirk vigil.

Wisconsin county meeting erupts into yelling match over Charlie Kirk highway naming

By Molly Parks March 19, 2026 5:41 pm

Republican Study Committee roundtable with Marcus and Dalilah Coleman.

Father of crash victim calls on Democrats to back bill cracking down on illegal immigrant truckers

By Sydney Topf March 19, 2026 12:46 pm