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

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago.

Duffy threatens to pull funds over Hochul’s ‘refusal’ to end congestion pricing or approve pipelines

Emily Hallas March 20, 2025 5:54 pm

Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum walks to the House Chamber before of President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Trump administration seeks to use federal land for affordable housing

Elaine Mallon March 17, 2025 4:59 pm

Metro area population boom in 2024 powered by international migration

Jack Birle March 13, 2025 4:23 pm

National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy, accompanied by investigator in charge Brice Banning, left, speaks about the recent midair collision between an American Airlines flight and a Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport at a news conference in Washington, D.C., March 11, 2025.

Potomac plane crash investigators recommend ‘urgent’ safety changes after finding dozens of close calls

Jack Birle March 11, 2025 5:59 pm

Hurricane Helene action plan ‘not acceptable’ over DEI criteria: Scott Turner

Jenny Goldsberry March 11, 2025 11:12 am

CDC reinstates nearly 200 axed probationary employees

Jack Birle March 6, 2025 11:25 am

A firefighter sprays water on a garage burning in the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Nic Coury, File)

LA County mounts lawsuit against Southern California Edison for Eaton Fire

Jenny Goldsberry March 6, 2025 9:25 am

The U.S. Department of Agriculture building.

Trump administration ordered to temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 fired USDA workers

Emily Hallas March 5, 2025 4:00 pm

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) speaks during the opening session of the National Treasury Employees Union Legislative Conference at the Hilton Washington DC National Mall The Wharf, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Arizona Democrats rally behind bipartisan CHIPS Act Trump proposed getting rid of

Annabella Rosciglione March 5, 2025 12:32 pm

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), accompanied by other members of Congress, speaks during a rally against Elon Musk outside the Treasury Department in Washington.

HUD secretary accuses Maxine Waters of ‘political stunt’

Jenny Goldsberry March 4, 2025 10:54 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) stands with actor Danny Trejo, left, and SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland at a press conference at Raleigh Studios to unveil a vast expansion of California’s Film and Television Credit Program, Oct. 27, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.

Newsom follows Trump’s lead with new back-to-office orders

Emily Hallas March 4, 2025 10:43 am

The new progressive case for building (a permission structure): Review of ‘Why Nothing Works’ by Marc. J. Dunkelman

Derek Robertson February 28, 2025 5:53 am