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

Freshman Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has become a favorite of the media for his vocal defense of President Trump in the Russia investigation. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg)

Matt Gaetz: The boy politician making the most of his Trump moment

Philip Wegmann February 9, 2018 10:59 pm

House Republicans, led by Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, need political cover from President Trump, an immigration hawk beloved by the GOP base, if they're to risk crossing their most committed voters and supporting legislation that could provide amnesty to around 2 million people. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Paul Ryan, cornered on immigration, defers to Trump

David M. Drucker February 9, 2018 5:01 am

Jack Gerard, the CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, has called for Congress and the administration to improve predictability in permitting in order to encourage private investment in energy infrastructure. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Energy industry prods Congress to back permitting reform in Trump’s infrastructure push

Josh Siegel February 8, 2018 8:47 pm

On Thursday, leaders from the House and Senate were on track to reaching a spending deal that would fund the government continuously for two years. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress on track for Thursday vote to avoid government shutdown, lay groundwork for budget deal

Susan Ferrechio February 8, 2018 6:36 pm

Republican leaders said Wednesday they support the deal as a way to ensure more defense spending, and note it would also create a bipartisan committee that will try to recommend new budgeting reforms. (iStock photo)

Conservatives accuse GOP of ditching fiscal restraint with new spending deal

Pete Kasperowicz February 8, 2018 12:54 pm

Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., recently introduced legislation that would bar the IRS from collecting Schedule B forms, as well as the "name, address, or other identifying information" of donors to 501(c) organizations, otherwise known as nonprofits. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

How about a little bipartisanship to protect nonprofits and privacy?

Eric Peterson February 7, 2018 11:23 pm

Mac Thornberry on budget deal: ‘If you vote ‘no,’ you are voting against fixing the military’

Travis J. Tritten February 7, 2018 10:40 pm

When it comes to maintaining our roads, doubling down on the gas tax model of the perpetually insolvent Highway Trust Fund by imposing new and higher gas taxes is a profoundly wrong turn. (iStock photo)

21st-century infrastructure shouldn’t be held back by outdated funding

Ian Adams February 7, 2018 8:09 pm

President Trump campaigned heavy against the sort of cronyism he said was rife in the "swamp" that is Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s GOP catches cronyism fever in the swamp

Timothy P. Carney February 7, 2018 3:22 am

Amtrak said there were 52 passengers on the train at the time of the incident, and no one was injured. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Amtrak train from DC to NYC separates while traveling at 125 mph

Melissa Quinn February 6, 2018 7:30 pm

Targeting emerging, rather than well-established transportation technologies would likely lead to even more waste. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

‘Transformative’ infrastructure projects would bilk taxpayers of billions

Ross Marchand February 6, 2018 5:01 am

A U.S. Coast Guard vessel moves past a cargo ship near the Isla Grande Port in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sept. 27. President Trump ordered the Jones Act to be waived for shipments to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico at the request of Gov. Ricardo Rossello. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg)

The Jones Act, a century-old maritime law, proves tough to sink

Diana Stancy Correll February 6, 2018 5:01 am