Infrastructure

Meta's Stanton Springs Data Center.

Mills vetoes Maine data center ban

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

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

Smoke plume rises over downtown DC after bus catches fire

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

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

Supporters of two Obamacare stabilization bills are looking into adding protections that prevent the money from funding abortions into a must-pass, two-year spending bill Congress is expected to take up this month. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., said, "Hyde language needs to be in whatever we do." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Republicans seek anti-abortion protections in Obamacare stabilization bills

Robert King March 8, 2018 12:27 am

At a conference in Houston on Wednesday, Energy Secretary Rick Perry said President Trump is still considering the new tariffs he has announced on steel and aluminum. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Rick Perry says Trump steel tariffs must be strategic as energy industry criticizes plan

John Siciliano March 7, 2018 11:04 pm

"While gun control is not the answer, the best and most effective path forward, I believe, is one that safeguards our schools from becoming "soft targets," or areas with little to stand in the way of someone with bad intentions," said Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mark Meadows proposes $1.5B to boost school safety after Florida shooting

Anna Giaritelli March 7, 2018 6:52 pm

"The Democrats don't want to approve it because they don't want to give us a victory. They think we have too many victories," President Trump said in remarks to business leaders at the Latino Coalition Legislative Summit in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: Democrats think GOP has ‘too many victories’

Gabby Morrongiello March 7, 2018 6:00 pm

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke partnered Wednesday with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to create a fund, which would hold up to $18 billion, that would be paid for by new leases for energy development on onshore and offshore federal lands.It also would finance schools under the Bureau of Indian Education. (Michael Wyke/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Ryan Zinke’s plan to use energy funds for national park repairs gets bipartisan support in Congress

Josh Siegel March 7, 2018 5:24 pm

"We want to roll back the Republicans' tax giveaways to corporations and the wealthy and invest that money instead in jobs and infrastructure," Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Democrats: Tax cuts are unpopular and should be lifted to pay for infrastructure

Susan Ferrechio March 7, 2018 5:05 pm

"Research and development is the heartbeat of 3M," said 3M CEO Inge Thulin. (AP photo)

Why a US economic bellwether believes the best is yet to come

James Langford March 6, 2018 5:01 am

The coalition against heavier trucks opposes both proposals from the Safer Hauling and Infrastructure Protection coalition and the Americans for Modern Transportation coalition, and argues that the increased weight or sizes of federal trucks will not reduce the number of trucks on the road.

Would heavier trucks tear up the nation’s roads?

Diana Stancy Correll March 6, 2018 5:01 am

As concerns over climate change and falling costs have advanced the cause of solar and wind energy, development of hydropower, which also contributes zero carbon emissions, had stalled until recently.

Forgotten hydropower plots a comeback in Trump era

Josh Siegel March 6, 2018 5:01 am

On Wednesday, President Trump reportedly tried to convince House Speaker Paul Ryan to stop funding an infrastructure project that would connect lower Manhattan and New Jersey through a rail tunnel underneath the Hudson River. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump pressed Paul Ryan to reject funding for rail tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey: Reports

Daniel Chaitin March 3, 2018 3:33 pm

On Thursday, President Trump announced he would introduce tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump’s new taxes — a big tariff step backward

Washington Examiner March 3, 2018 5:01 am

Elaine Chao: Preparing for the future of automated transportation

Elaine Chao: Preparing for the future of automated transportation

Washington Examiner March 2, 2018 5:01 am