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 Maryland Department of Transportation granted Musk a conditional permit to begin digging a tunnel under part of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. (AP Photo/Refugio Ruiz)

Maryland lets Elon Musk start digging tunnels for ‘Hyperloop’

John Siciliano October 20, 2017 5:44 pm

While the interstate system has been in place for less than 60 years, municipal water systems have been in operation since the 1840s -- about 170 years. (iStock)

Congress shouldn’t dictate how water pipes are rebuilt

Yael Ossowski October 20, 2017 4:01 am

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, arrives for a series of votes at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Amid pushback, Bernie Sanders cancels speech to Women’s Convention in favor of Puerto Rico trip

Mandy Mayfield October 19, 2017 11:04 pm

On Thursday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began posting a string of tweets detailing the efforts it has taken in the last 24 hours to restore the grid in Puerto Rico. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers via Facebook)

Trump on ‘massive’ push to fix Puerto Rico’s electric grid

John Siciliano October 19, 2017 10:15 pm

Lawmakers and policy experts say the White House cannot forget rural America as it prepares to release the outlines of its infrastructure spending package. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Rural America looks to Trump to help with crumbling infrastructure

Josh Siegel October 16, 2017 4:01 am

President Trump warned that Puerto Rico will soon need to start helping itself. He tweeted that the federal government cannot keep FEMA employees and first responders on the island "forever." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Trump: Puerto Rico’s infrastructure was a ‘disaster before the hurricanes’

Anna Giaritelli October 12, 2017 11:34 am

Americans are eager to rebuild our infrastructure -- the nation's schools, highways, bridges, dams, and transit systems that have been suffering from decades of neglect. But before any golden shovel photo-ops can take place, we must first invest and build our workforce to meet today's construction demands. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

How Washington can boost skilled trades in construction

Mike Bellaman October 12, 2017 4:01 am

It's too soon to know if President Trump's seemingly off-the-cuff skepticism toward public-private partnerships represents a policy shift, but key constituents of the infrastructure initiative say the comments inject uncertainty into a slow-moving process that has yet to result in the White House offering a concrete plan.

Trump’s apparent about-face on partnerships injects ‘huge question mark’ into infrastructure plan

Josh Siegel October 9, 2017 4:01 am

Rep. Peter DeFazio, of Oregon, met with D.J. Gribbin, Trump's special assistant for infrastructure policy, sharing beers on the patio outside the lawmaker's office to talk about roads and bridges for an hour. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump’s move toward bipartisanship will smooth passage of infrastructure deal, lawmakers hope

Josh Siegel October 2, 2017 4:01 am

Senators say the Trump administration's 10-day waiver does not go far enough to help rebuilding efforts and encourage long-term economic growth on the island. (Stephen Morton/Georgia Port Authority via AP)

John McCain, Mike Lee introduce bill to permanently exempt Puerto Rico from Jones Act

Josh Siegel September 28, 2017 6:53 pm

"A lot of people that work in the shipping industry ... donât want the Jones Act lifted. We have a lot of ships out there right now," he said. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Trump: Shipping industry doesn’t want Jones Act lifted for Puerto Rico

Josh Siegel September 27, 2017 6:50 pm

On North Korea, what is Chris Matthews talking about?

Becket Adams September 27, 2017 5:48 pm