Tag: Construction

A portion of the Kennedy Center ceiling collapsed on Sept. 4 following severe storms in Washington, D.C.

Portion of the Kennedy Center ceiling collapses, renewing calls to close for renovations

Claire Carter · September 4, 2026 10:40 pm

Trump holds up a poster-size design for the ballroom. (AP)

Trump admits nobody will rename DC buildings after him once he’s gone

Molly Parks · September 4, 2026 1:46 pm

A factory floor. (Image credit: Eaton)

What the August jobs report says about the economy and Trump

Joseph Lawler · September 4, 2026 8:41 am

The U.S. Capitol and a mock-up of President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch.

‘Great Triumphal Arch’ excavation work to begin in coming weeks, Burgum says

Molly Parks · September 3, 2026 5:04 pm

The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.

DOJ warns Kennedy Center will be torn down and replaced with amphitheater if renovation canceled

Molly Parks · August 25, 2026 3:47 pm

Construction continues on a helipad on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Preservationist group urges Supreme Court to stop White House ballroom construction

Jack Birle · August 18, 2026 4:43 pm

The Eisenhower Executive Office Building is seen from the Washington Monument, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Judge rules Trump can begin paint tests on 19th-century building after preservation groups sued

Kaelan Deese · August 18, 2026 3:14 pm

Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) addresses the crowd at a ceremony on March 26, 2025, to commemorate the one year anniversary of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Dundalk, Maryland. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

Democrats are simply incapable of building things

Zachary Faria · August 17, 2026 3:27 pm

A border patrol agent works by a section of the border wall, Wednesday, June 18, 2025,

Judge refuses to halt Trump plan to build border wall along tribal lands

Molly Parks · August 15, 2026 4:13 pm

Construction continues on the White House helipad

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom construction to continue

Jack Birle · August 14, 2026 9:42 am

Scaffolding and a large protective tarp is covering part of the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2026. US President Donald Trump has sought to burnish his legacy by getting his name and image placed on everything, from limited edition passports to a Florida airport. His efforts to put his stamp on the Kennedy Center arts complex in Washington -- blocked earlier this year by a federal judge -- moved ahead once again on August 13. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Kennedy Center Board votes to close facility for two years for construction

Molly Parks · August 13, 2026 2:56 pm

An above ground section of Enbridge's Line 5.

Energy and Environment

US issues final approval for tunnel connecting two Great Lakes

David Zimmermann · August 12, 2026 4:45 pm