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

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks to the media about the impact of the government shutdown on the aviation industry, outside of the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington.

Duffy says air traffic control shortage adds ‘more risk’ to flying

Zach Halaschak November 2, 2025 1:36 pm

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

WATCH LIVE: Duffy hosts a press conference as air traffic controllers set to miss paycheck due to shutdown

Molly Parks October 28, 2025 10:16 am

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

Duffy pledges to pull $160 million in federal funds from California over commercial drivers’ licensing for illegal immigrants

Emily Hallas October 27, 2025 1:18 pm

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at a rally at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025 for Indiana Democrats amid pressure from President Donald Trump on Republicans who control the state's legislature to redistrict congressional seats. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Buttigieg says Trump taking ‘revenge’ on commuters with vow to end Gateway tunnel project

David Zimmermann October 21, 2025 6:33 pm

Chief Warrant Officer 3, Jason Potts supervises as a piece of casemate is raised from the Savannah River.

Vought pauses over $11 billion in Army Corps of Engineers projects during shutdown

Emily Hallas October 17, 2025 4:47 pm

A logging truck drives on the Interstate 5 bridge that spans the Columbia River and connects Portland, Ore., with southwest Washington state, Feb. 13, 2024. Dozens of aging bridges, including this Interstate 5 bridge, in 16 states will be replaced or improved with the aid $5 billion of federal grants announced Wednesday, July 17, by President Joe Biden's administration as the latest beneficiaries of a massive infrastructure law. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)A logging truck drives on the Interstate 5 bridge that spans the Columbia River and connects Portland, Ore., with southwest Washington state, Feb. 13, 2024. Dozens of aging bridges, including this Interstate 5 bridge, in 16 states will be replaced or improved with the aid $5 billion of federal grants announced Wednesday, July 17, by President Joe Biden's administration as the latest beneficiaries of a massive infrastructure law.

Washington DOT needs $8 billion over next decade to maintain infrastructure

Center Square October 17, 2025 3:43 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) speaks after signing legislation calling for a special election on a redrawn congressional map on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Sacramento, California.

Newsom signs housing bill into law relaxing stringent zoning regulations

Emily Hallas October 10, 2025 4:37 pm

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during a news conference, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Baltimore.

Wes Moore denounces Trump’s threats to revoke federal workers’ back pay: ‘Those comments are illegal’

Emily Hallas October 8, 2025 9:58 am

An American Airlines jet comes in for a landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Saturday, June 14, 2025

Airline industry showing signs of distress as government shutdown grinds on

Anna Giaritelli October 7, 2025 5:42 pm

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy arrives for a ceremony in the Pentagon courtyard to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Duffy warns of flight cancellations if airline subsides lapse during shutdown

Molly Parks October 6, 2025 3:23 pm

Construction workers build homes at a new housing development on August 08, 2025 in Henderson, Nevada. Las Vegas has seen a drastic 7 percent decrease in tourism since the start of the year, largely due to rising travel costs and a Canadian boycott of travel to the United States, stemming from political tensions. Unemployment in the city surged to 5.8 percent in June, the third-highest among major U.S. metropolitan areas with populations exceeding one million. Las Vegas real estate is also taking a huge hit with an over 10 percent decline in year-over-year sales, and Inventory has skyrocketed by 44.8 percent. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

How progressive priorities drive up cost of housing and construction

Emily Hallas October 6, 2025 6:00 am

A Union Pacific worker walks between two locomotives.

Conservatives push Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger

Center Square October 4, 2025 11:52 am