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

The Transportation Investment Generation Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant will cover about half of the $40 million to complete the infrastructure improvement project, which includes roadway reconstruction. (AP Photo)

Feds give $20 million to Flint, Mich., for infrastructure improvements

Mariana Barillas July 29, 2016 7:32 pm

Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, called the wait for a cyberattack on the American electrical grid "the longest wind up to a punch in the history of the world." (Steve Hockstein/Bloomberg, File)

Senators pushing for protections to U.S. electrical grid

Kyle Feldscher July 12, 2016 9:01 pm

For Whom the Bridge Tolls

For Whom the Bridge Tolls

Ike Brannon June 24, 2016 12:32 pm

Harvard University Professor Larry Summers said, "It seems plausible to wonder if government can build a nation abroad, fight social decay, [...] run health insurance exchanges, or set proper sexual harassment policies on college campuses, if it can't even fix a 232-foot bridge competently." (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Take it from Larry Summers: Gummit ain’t workin’ good

Michael Barone May 30, 2016 2:18 pm

According to a study by the American Society of Civil Engineers, "the total hours of highway congestion delay in the top 50 metro areas has grown 36 percent" in the past three years.

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Washington Examiner, Joana Suleiman May 23, 2016 4:01 am

President Obama speaks about the economy and new steps to strengthen financial transparency and combat money laundering, corruption and tax evasion. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama to Congress: Let’s move on infrastructure, taxes, trade

Nicole Duran May 6, 2016 5:37 pm

Alleypalooza costs significantly more this year because overseers are focused on severely damaged alleys. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

D.C. to spend $10.5M repairing 64 alleys this summer

Anna Giaritelli April 27, 2016 10:26 pm

"We have to continue to invest to address the nation's failing water infrastructure," Barbara Boxer said. (AP Photo)

Boxer invokes Trump to scold EPA

John Siciliano April 19, 2016 5:58 pm

From left, EPA Office of Water Deputy Assistant Administrator Joel Beauvais, Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Nicole Lurie, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Director Keith Creagh, and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon, speak on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Spend more on infrastructure, Congress told

Kyle Feldscher April 13, 2016 7:00 pm

Environmentalists said a new survey shows that Trump and Cruz "won't do anything" to protect the environment. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

Shale producers face investment dilemma

John Siciliano April 12, 2016 5:54 pm

The GOP’s irresponsible budget

Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham April 6, 2016 4:03 am

The Federal Highway Administration says it wants "user-based alternative revenue mechanisms" for federal highway funding. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner File)

Feds offer millions for plans to tax cars by the mile

Pete Kasperowicz March 28, 2016 5:40 pm