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

Travelers wait in line for security screening at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Fliers will likely face massive security lines at airports across the country this summer, with airlines already warning passengers to arrive at least two hours early or risk missing their flight. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

The 10 worst airports in the US

Kyle Feldscher March 27, 2017 4:01 am

That elongated timeline and a lack of specifics coming from the White House, which is taking the lead on formulating the package, means many interest groups are stepping up their efforts to make sure their priorities end up in the proposal.

Infrastructure special report: $1 trillion up for grabs

Kyle Feldscher March 27, 2017 4:01 am

Any infrastructure plan "certainly should include broadband. It's important that the entire nation be served," Rep. Leonard Lance, R-N.J., vice chairman of the House Energy Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, told the Washington Examiner. (AP Photo)

Broadband Internet expansion: Fight brewing over how to pay for it all

Daniel Chaitin March 27, 2017 4:01 am

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said Congress has made significant strides in reining in departments such as the Environmental Protection Agency. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Roadblocks to improving the energy grid: Regulations and empty chairs

John Siciliano March 27, 2017 4:01 am

Today, virtually every component of railroad operations is subject to strict regulatory oversight. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Private freight rail maintains America’s best infrastructure

Edward Hamberger March 21, 2017 4:01 am

While Washington is abuzz with repealing Obamacare and reforming the tax code, there's a lot happening on transportation and infrastructure. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

A conservative approach that Trump and Congress should take to transportation and infrastructure spending

Christine Harbin March 20, 2017 10:00 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said the Federal Reserve isn't basing its decisions about interest rates on speculation about Trump administration policies such as potential tax cuts. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Yellen: The Fed isn’t baking Trump tax cuts into its decisions

Joseph Lawler March 15, 2017 7:12 pm

Pai, a proponent of "light touch" regulation, has been a constant critic of government waste. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

FCC boss argues broadband should be part of Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan

Daniel Chaitin March 15, 2017 5:05 pm

Business Roundtable survey found that expectations for growth, hiring and investment jumped sharply. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

CEOs’ top priority: Tax reform

Joseph Lawler March 14, 2017 4:47 pm

A member of Cal Fire, right, talks to workers on the Oroville Dam project in front of the main spillway in Oroville, Calif., on Feb. 20. The immense rainfall and the heavy flows of water damaged the dam's main spillway, causing a 250-foot long, 170-foot wide and 50-feet deep hole to open up in the spillway. (Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee via AP, File)

California dam emergency sparks push for better flood protection

Kyle Feldscher March 13, 2017 5:01 am

House starts work on Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan

Nicole Duran March 12, 2017 4:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, pointedly needled his Democratic counterpart Chuck Schumer for voting against his wife, Elaine Chao, for transportation secretary this year. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

McConnell jabbed Schumer over ‘no’ vote on Chao

Susan Crabtree March 9, 2017 3:16 pm