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

Collage of Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY), left, and White House border czar Tom Homan, right, delivering their respective remarks.

Hochul tells Homan ‘no more’ ICE raids and detention centers in meeting with border czar

By David Zimmermann March 6, 2026 4:44 pm

Mexico and US border in El Paso

DHS reviewing contract for El Paso detention facility with measles outbreak

By Rena Rowe March 5, 2026 4:49 pm

Major technology companies including Google, Microsoft and Amazon have signed onto President Donald Trump’s “ratepayer protection pledge,” vowing to secure their own power for data centers and prevent costs from trickling down to homeowners.

Big Tech firms sign Trump pledge to have data centers pay for their own power use

By Callie Patteson March 4, 2026 4:15 pm

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks as President Donald Trump looks on, during an event on fuel economy standards in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in Washington.

Judge rules NYC congestion pricing legal in battle with federal government

By Claire Carter March 3, 2026 2:52 pm

In this Sunday, July 21, 2019 photo, an aerial view shows a speedboat of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp moving around the British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, which was seized in the Strait of Hormuz by the Guard, in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. | (Morteza Akhoondi/AP)

Energy markets face ‘heart attack’ as Gulf infrastructure targeted in Iran conflict

By Callie Patteson March 2, 2026 5:07 pm

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

How the Iran conflict was launched: ‘Operation Epic Fury is approved. No aborts. Good luck’

By Mike Brest March 2, 2026 11:25 am

Travelers line up for security clearance at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Tampa International Airport jokingly bans pajamas: ‘Madness stops now’

By Molly Parks February 26, 2026 1:40 pm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture building.

GSA announces plan to sell USDA office in DC

By Molly Parks February 25, 2026 4:43 pm

The Gateway Tunnel project.

Construction resumes on NJ-NY Gateway Tunnel project

By Molly Parks February 25, 2026 11:13 am

Christa Prince shovels snow during a blizzard in Brooklyn, New York, on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Drew Callister)

Winter storms collide with shutdown fight, putting pressure on FEMA

By Samantha-Jo Roth February 24, 2026 7:00 am

Gov. Greg Abbott, right, and Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, left, are joined by parents and family of children who died at Camp Mystic as he signs camp safety bills, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas lieutenant governor urges state not to renew Camp Mystic camping license

By David Zimmermann February 23, 2026 10:56 pm

Washington, D.C. residents grapple with poor road conditions caused by winter storm.

Winter storm brings blizzard conditions and dumps snow on New York City

By Molly Parks February 23, 2026 8:48 am