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

Many Republicans have problems with provisions dealing with immigrant farm workers, while others don't like the immigration reduction numbers and mandatory E-Verify, which are also opposed by the business community.

Immigration reform faces high hurdle in the House

Susan Ferrechio February 20, 2018 5:01 am

Trains are parked in a rail yard on New York's west side used by Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, and the Long Island Railroad. The rail yard is now covered by the Hudson Yards development. A proposed commuter rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey would connect with this rail yard. A prominent New York City developer who has advised the Trump administration on infrastructure refuted reports he was cheering on the president's decision not to pay for half of the estimated $13 billion price tag for the project. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Next on infrastructure: How much funding feds should kick in

Diana Stancy Correll February 20, 2018 5:01 am

One would think that rebuilding roads and bridges should lead to quick bipartisan agreement, notwithstanding some minor quibbling over the price tag. But Washington's bureaucratic squabbling is truly baked in. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Should the new Luddites stall crucial infrastructure investment?

Luke Popovich February 16, 2018 5:01 am

See the Washington Examiner's Susan Ferrechio (pictured second from the right) and other panelists discuss about infrastructure and public transportation. (Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner)

Examining Infrastructure: A panel discussion on regional infrastructure issues and improvements

Washington Examiner Staff February 15, 2018 10:13 pm

Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., discusses President Trump's infrastructure plan and how it will affect industries across America. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Examining Infrastructure: Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe on Trump’s infrastructure plan

Washington Examiner Staff February 15, 2018 8:58 pm

Trump's fiscal 2019 budget request to Congress and infrastructure plan propose selling off the transmission line assets of the Tennessee Valley Authority, one of the largest federally owned public utilities, with the Bonneville Power Administration, a large federal electric utility in the Northwest. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Moody’s gives a big thumbs down to Trump’s idea of selling off federal utilities

John Siciliano February 15, 2018 7:04 pm

White House Watch: Pence Gives Kelly the Dreaded Public Vote of Confidence

Michael Warren February 15, 2018 10:29 am

The scandal surrounding former White House press secretary Rob Porter was not the only story Tuesday, but it was the only story most of the press corps cared to ask about. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Media turn Rob Porter from a story into the only story

Washington Examiner February 15, 2018 5:01 am

The combination of a gas tax that hasn't changed in 25 years and the greater fuel efficiency of cars has led to chronic shortfalls of more than $70 billion since 2008 in funding for the Highway Trust Fund. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Trump endorses 25-cent gas tax increase

Josh Siegel February 14, 2018 9:17 pm

Infrastructure Week is Here

TWS Podcast February 14, 2018 5:45 pm

On Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao expressed skepticism about increasing the federal gas tax, stating that the tax has a "very regressive impact" on low-income citizens and that a gas tax hike "is not ideal." (iStock)

To pay for highways, expanded tolls are better than higher gas tax

Washington Examiner February 14, 2018 5:01 am

Former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz has accepted a post at Southern Co., the second-largest utility company in the U.S.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Quaker Oats lookalike and Obama energy secretary Ernest Moniz cashes out

Philip Wegmann February 13, 2018 9:48 pm