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

"The $1.5 trillion kind of sucked the oxygen out of the room," Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., said as he exited the House chamber after President Trump's address. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Trump stuns Congress with infrastructure price tag

Susan Ferrechio January 31, 2018 4:37 am

"I was hoping to get through my life without having to witness an outwardly, explicitly racist American President. My luck ran out.," said Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., shortly after walking out on President Trump's State of the Union address. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Rep. Luis Gutierrez walks out of Trump’s State of the Union as progressives write off bipartisanship permanently

Philip Wegmann January 31, 2018 4:29 am

President Trump made no mention of the need to cut federal spending, and instead argued that federal spending needs to increase in two areas: Defense and Infrastructure. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)

One word not in Trump’s speech: ‘Debt’

Pete Kasperowicz January 31, 2018 4:15 am

CNN contributor Nia-Malika Henderson allowed the President Trump's State of the Union address was "adequate," but said it was an otherwise flat and inconsequential affair. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)

CNN correspondent rips Trump’s speech: ‘Tired,’ ‘bored,’ ‘he didn’t seem to be very excited’

Eddie Scarry January 31, 2018 3:54 am

President Trump maintained a measured and optimistic tone during his first State of the Union address Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

‘Our new American moment’: Trump calls for bipartisan cooperation in year ahead

Gabby Morrongiello January 31, 2018 3:35 am

President Trump said, "I am asking both parties to come together to give us the safe, fast, reliable, and modern infrastructure our economy needs and our people deserve." (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Trump calls for $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan in State of the Union

Sarah Bedford January 31, 2018 2:46 am

Trump Makes Big Promises on Infrastructure

Tws Staff January 31, 2018 2:44 am

The federal gas tax has not been raised in 25 years, the last time being during President Bill Clinton's first year and only after a contentious congressional battle. (iStock)

Chamber of Commerce calls for raising gas tax 25 cents

Sean Higgins January 30, 2018 11:03 pm

Afternoon Links: Building Infrastructure, Nuking Houses, and the 20 Million Pill Town

Jim Swift January 30, 2018 10:16 pm

"We want to be able to say we gave an A-plus infrastructure product, not a D-plus," Fisher Sand and Gravel Company President Tommy Fisher said on Tuesday. Fisher's company built a 30-inch thick and 32-foot tall concrete border wall prototype in San Diego, Calif., in the fall. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool)

Watch: Border wall builder makes case for concrete barrier, not steel

Anna Giaritelli January 30, 2018 9:02 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told reporters Tuesday that the "words won't mean much" from President Trump during the State of the Union address, during which he plans to strike a tone of unity. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Schumer downplays Trump’s State of the Union: ‘The words won’t mean much’

Al Weaver January 30, 2018 8:21 pm

"I think the sense is we are probably going to have a short-term CR," Meadows said Tuesday. "The question is: What is attached to it?" (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Conservatives may demand infrastructure money in next spending bill

Susan Ferrechio January 30, 2018 5:12 pm