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

In this Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 file photo, Residents of a lakeside neighborhood walk across Overcreek Bridge by the remains of a failed dam in Columbia, S.C. Officials say the structure beneath a road collapsed Monday afternoon following days of heavy rain, nearly emptying a lake in a few minutes. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves, File)

Report: 56,000 dangerous bridges in US, DC’s the worst

Paul Bedard May 5, 2017 11:19 am

President Trump may turn to Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer to make deals on infrastructure or trade tariffs. (AP)

Wall Street Journal: If GOP fails on healthcare, Trump may align with Democrats

Eddie Scarry May 4, 2017 3:17 pm

The gas tax is 18.4 cents on a gallon of unleaded gasoline and 24.4 cents on a gallon of diesel fuel. It's been about 24 years since the federal gas tax was increased. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Spicer: Trump listened to gas tax hike proposal, but hasn’t endorsed

Kyle Feldscher May 1, 2017 6:40 pm

Trump said the trucking industry would support raising the 18-cent tax on gasoline and 24-cent tax on diesel "if we earmarked money toward the highways." (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Trump open to raising gas tax

John Siciliano May 1, 2017 6:18 pm

A man holds a sign during a Rebuild NY Now rally at the Legislative Office Building on Monday, March 21, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. Hundreds of road construction workers and local highway superintendents are calling on New York state lawmakers to invest big in the state's deteriorating roads and bridges. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

New Trump $1 trillion infrastructure push, ‘We’re like a Third World nation’

Paul Bedard May 1, 2017 12:52 pm

Mnuchin asserted that Republicans are unified on the tax reform push. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Mnuchin previews ‘largest tax reform in the history of our country’

Joseph Lawler April 26, 2017 1:40 pm

Permitting the government to compete with private, off-highway businesses would result in higher costs for consumers. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Why boring rest areas on federal highways are good for small towns and businesses

Delia Moon Meier April 20, 2017 12:00 am

What's wrong with a little competition? (AP Photo/Chris Ehrmann)

Cities will gain from open competition in water infrastructure

Bonner Cohen April 18, 2017 4:03 am

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway urged Democrats to come to the bargaining table with President Trump on legislative issues. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Kellyanne Conway: Trump wants to work with Democrats

Kyle Feldscher April 11, 2017 1:04 pm

Derek Kan is general manager for Lyft's Southern California region. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Trump picks Lyft employee for top Transportation post

Anna Giaritelli April 7, 2017 1:41 am

President Trump previewed the massive infrastructure package he hopes to get through Congress this year. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump: Infrastructure funding must be ‘spent on shovels,’ not social programs

Sarah Bedford April 4, 2017 3:40 pm

The timetable for President Trump's infrastructure package has been moved up. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

White House’s infrastructure proposal could be ready in May

Kyle Feldscher April 4, 2017 3:10 pm