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

President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he reviews border wall prototypes, Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in San Diego.

White House opposes trading 3-year DACA extension for 3 years of border wall money

Sarah Bedford March 14, 2018 6:33 pm

"Airports need flexibility and local control to finance major construction projects. This market-driven reform will help modernize our nation's airports and return power to local decision-makers," said Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., in a statement last year after the bill was introduced.

Air traffic control won’t be privatized. Now what?

Diana Stancy Correll March 13, 2018 5:01 am

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, and Energy Secretary Rick Perry are set to appear before lawmakers on March 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

5 Cabinet secretaries to testify on Trump’s infrastructure plan March 14

Melissa Quinn March 9, 2018 11:07 pm

"We are going to break [the infrastructure bill] into pieces," Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., (pictured center-right) said to employees at a Home Depot Store Support Center in Atlanta on Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Paul Ryan: House will pass infrastructure bill ‘in pieces’

Susan Ferrechio March 8, 2018 9:28 pm

President Trump is expected to announce a 25 percent tariff on steel and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum this week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Republicans will let tariffs ruin the economy, because they are afraid of angering Trump

Philip Wegmann March 8, 2018 6:46 pm

"We're just not going to do that here," Paul Ryan says. "There are some people who are talking about that, but the last thing we want to do is pass historic tax relief in December and then undo that, so we are not going to raise gas taxes." (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Paul Ryan: ‘We’re not going to raise gas taxes’

Josh Siegel March 8, 2018 4:58 pm

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