Tag: Transportation

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell filed cloture motions Tuesday evening on the nomination for President Trump's State secretary nominee Rex Tillerson. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Senate schedules votes on Tillerson, Chao

Anna Giaritelli · January 25, 2017 2:37 am

The American Society of Civil Engineers has given U.S. infrastructure a D+ rating, estimating that between 2016 and 2025 the U.S. will need approximately $3 trillion in infrastructure spending, two-thirds of which is needed for transportation.

Private funding should be used to fix the roads

Washington Examiner Staff · January 23, 2017 5:01 am

Rep. Rosa DeLauro.

Democrats take a fresh shot at creating an infrastructure bank

Kyle Feldscher · January 23, 2017 5:01 am

Social media was abuzz all morning Saturday with pictures and videos of Metro stations and trains all over the D.C.-Metropolitan area packed with people. (Photo courtesy of C-SPAN's Emmanuel Touhey, via Twitter)

Metro: Ridership during Women’s March beats inauguration traffic

Daniel Chaitin · January 21, 2017 5:52 pm

Trump threatens German car companies with tariffs

Trump threatens German car companies with tariffs

Anna Giaritelli · January 16, 2017 11:16 pm

A full-scale mock-up of a high-speed train displayed at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Beltway Confidential

Obama’s legacy: What ever happened to high speed rail?

David Freddoso · January 16, 2017 12:00 pm

"Politically for both Congress and the president-elect, a big infrastructure package would make sense and would be a success," said Michael Sargent, a research associate at the Heritage Foundation. "It would be an olive branch and bring people together." (Staci Vandagriff/The Jonesboro Sun via AP)

Fiscal hawks want details before they buy into Trump infrastructure plan

Kyle Feldscher · January 16, 2017 5:01 am

GOP not giving up on air traffic control privatization

GOP not giving up on air traffic control privatization

Kyle Feldscher · January 15, 2017 1:00 am

FAA approves L.A. Rams stadium project

FAA approves L.A. Rams stadium project

Sean Higgins · January 13, 2017 10:11 pm

Sanders ready to work with Trump on trade, infrastructure

Sanders ready to work with Trump on trade, infrastructure

Pete Kasperowicz · January 12, 2017 1:28 pm

Transportation Secretary-designate Elaine Chao testifies on Capitol Hill at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. (AP Photo/Zach Gibson)

Transportation pick Chao sails through Senate hearing

Sean Higgins · January 11, 2017 6:58 pm

Transportation Secretary-designate Elaine Chao testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. (AP Photo/Zach Gibson)

Chao: Trump has no position yet on privatizating air traffic control

Sean Higgins · January 11, 2017 4:41 pm