Infrastructure

A rendering of the ‘triumphal arch,” that the Trump administration is planning to build near Arlington National Cemetery. A rendering of the ‘triumphal arch,” that the Trump administration is planning to build near Arlington National Cemetery.

Trump administration may be able to move ahead with arch plans in early November

Molly Parks · October 22, 2026 4:08 pm

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers undertake targeted immigration enforcement operation in California (Associated Press)

Major ICE operation underway across California: ‘Go after anybody’

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) speaks at a meeting.

DeSantis declares state of emergency for Tropical Storm Isaias

Yemeni military reinforcements travel in a truck, with some members stationed in the back, as they drive along the coastal road between Aden and Mokha, Yemen.

Yemeni government says it recaptured Bab el Mandeb Strait

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos attends a meeting at Blair House between Britain's King Charles III and chief executives from the technology industry, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington.

Amazon sending locals $1 billion after Trump tells Big Tech to ‘make communities happy’ about data centers

TSA officers work at a security checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Friday, March 27, 2026, in Houston.

Over 1,000 TSA officers have quit since the DHS shutdown began

David Zimmermann April 28, 2026 8:24 am

Janet Mills, governor of Maine and Democratic US Senate candidate, during a roundtable discussion with community leaders in Westbrook, Maine, US, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. The Maine race is a must-win for Democrats, who need a net gain of four seats in November's midterm elections to claim a Senate majority and see an opportunity to oust Republican Susan Collins from a seat she's held for nearly 30 years. Photographer: Sofia Aldinio/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Mills vetoes Maine data center ban

Brady Knox April 24, 2026 5:34 pm

Commuters wait for a Red line Metro train at the Metro Center metro stop in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 30, 2025. A House Republican introduced legislation to block federal funding for the Washington Metrorail system unless it is renamed the "Trump Train," Axios reports. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Metro board votes to automate Red Line fully with driverless trains

Molly Parks April 24, 2026 1:37 pm

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

Smoke plume rises over downtown DC after bus catches fire

Brady Knox April 23, 2026 9:06 pm

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 April 21, 2026 3:52 pm

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 April 17, 2026 2:56 pm

trucking safety trucking industry trucks supply chain

New Gord Magill book goes inside ‘The War on Truckers’

Jack Baruth April 17, 2026 5:03 am

Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference at LaGuardia Airport, Monday, March 23, 2026, after an Air Canada jet collided the night before with a Port Authority firetruck shortly after landing in New York.

Sean Duffy yanks $73 million in federal funding to New York over CDL dispute

Emily Hallas April 16, 2026 5:16 pm

Cranes being used to construct the new White House ballroom are seen around the White House, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Judge clarifies below-ground construction of White House ballroom project can proceed

Jack Birle April 16, 2026 1:34 pm

Barricades block a drive outside a warehouse as federal officials tour the facility to consider repurposing it as an ICE detention facility Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Belton, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Federal court halts planned ICE detention center in Maryland

Christine Valora April 15, 2026 8:26 pm

A United States Postal Service (USPS) worker outside a USPS distribution center in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. FedEx, UPS, Amazon.com and the U.S. Postal Service are busy hiring temporary and part-time workers ahead of the peak season, which will start to ramp up in November. Competition will be fierce for labor in and out of the parcel industry. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Congress seeks solution for averting USPS fiscal collapse

Kevin R. Kosar April 10, 2026 6:28 am

An oil tanker carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia

US oil prices fall over 18% after Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire with Iran

Molly Parks April 8, 2026 7:19 am