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Stickers featuring President Joe Biden pointing at the gas total and saying "I did that!" have been spotted at several gas stations around the country. (Kerry Picket/The Washington Times)

Frustrated drivers at gas stations stick it to Biden with 'I did that!' decals

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times
In this Nov. 13, 2020, file photo, a traveler rides in the back of an Uber vehicle at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Maryland offering $10,000 in rideshare credits during holidays

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times
In this image from House Television, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks on the House floor during debate on the Democrats' expansive social and environment bill at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Washington. (House Television via AP)

McCarthy blocks Democrats from passing Biden's social welfare bill in 'dead of night'

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden's electric-vehicle push includes tax credit that favors union plants over non-union ones

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
Customers stand by a counter as some of the flights of Russian airline Aeroflot were canceled at the airport in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) ** FILE **

Democrats feature Russian airplane in an ad touting Biden's infrastructure spending

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times
In this Aug. 3, 2020, file photo, dark clouds and heavy rain sweep over the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Congressional Democrats and the White House are rushing to discredit a forthcoming Congressional Budget Office report that will detail the cost of President Biden’s multitrillion-dollar social welfare bill and the revenue collection proposals to fund it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Dems rush to discredit CBO ahead of potentially negative report on Biden's social welfare bill

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the NH 175 bridge over the Pemigewasset River to promote infrastructure spending Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Woodstock, N.H. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden visits New Hampshire in effort to shore up bridges, Democrats' fortunes

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere gather at the checkpoint "Kuznitsa" at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. European Union foreign ministers are expected Monday to decide to expand sanctions against Belarus to include airlines, travel agents and individuals alleged to be helping to lure migrants to Europe as part of a "hybrid attack" against the bloc by President Alexander Lukashenko. (Leonid Shcheglov/BelTA photo via AP)

A manufactured border crisis puts Belarus back in the spotlight

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
A Southwest Airlines flight lands at General Mitchell International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Milwaukee. Southwest will let unvaccinated employees keep working past early December instead of putting them on unpaid leave if they apply for an exemption on medical or religious grounds. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Woman arrested for punching Southwest Airlines worker in head

Associated Press
In this Aug. 20, 2020, photo, travelers request an Uber ride at Los Angeles International Airport. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) **FILE**

Justice Department sues Uber over wait-time fees for disabled customers

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks about the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the State Dinning Room of the White House, on Nov. 6, 2021, in Washington. When he was in the White House, Donald Trump referred to Baltimore as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess." But for Biden, the city is the first stop on what will likely be a national tour to showcase the value of his agenda. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Detour ahead: Biden infrastructure package faces delays from workforce shortage, supply chain snares

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks about the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the State Dinning Room of the White House, on Nov. 6, 2021, in Washington. When he was in the White House, Donald Trump referred to Baltimore as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess." But for Biden, the city is the first stop on what will likely be a national tour to showcase the value of his agenda. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Consumer prices soar, Biden doubles down on higher government spending

By Dave Boyer and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks in the U.S. Center at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit, in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Buttigieg: Child care a key issue in supply chain disruption, labor shortage

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times
The U.S. Capitol dome is seen, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Congressional deadlines threaten to sideline Biden social welfare bill

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters after a Republican policy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

McConnell praises infrastructure bill as 'godsend' for Kentucky

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks about the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden's budget bill threatened by Democratic infighting after infrastructure win

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., walks with reporters seeking updates about a vote on President Joe Biden's now-$1.85 trillion domestic policy package as well as a companion $1 trillion infrastructure bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pelosi plans Friday votes on infrastructure, reconciliation

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times
In this April 23, 2021, photo, a train arrives at Metro Center station in Washington. On Oct. 22, Metro announced that reduced rail service will continue through at least the end of the month as it inspects a majority of its railcars for safety problems after a derailment a week earlier. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Metro submits test plan to safety commission

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times
Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., speaks to reporters after the House voted to hold Steve Bannon, a longtime ally and aide to former President Donald Trump, in contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena from the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Liberals disregard cost, moderates' input by reviving pet goals in Biden's bill

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times
In this Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, file photo, a U.S. flag flies on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

EXCLUSIVE: GOP demands CBO vet $1.75T spending bill before Dems' party-line vote

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., departs after speaking with reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Manchin under fire from fellow Democrats for digging in against Biden's $1.75 trillion bill

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times
A Southwest Airlines flight takes off from the Portland Jetport, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, file)

Southwest launches probe into pilot who allegedly said 'Let's go, Brandon'

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks with reporters, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

'Still being negotiated': Progressives' moves threaten to sink Biden's framework bill

By Valerie Richardson and Haris Alic - The Washington Times
People wait in line at an American Airlines counter at an airport in Charlotte, N.C. on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021. The airline has canceled more than 800 flights on Sunday, or nearly 30% of its schedule for the day. (WSOC-TV via AP)

American Airlines cancels hundreds of weekend flights

By David Koenig - Associated Press
In this Feb. 18, 2021, file photo, a passenger wears a face mask to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as he waits for a Delta Airlines flight at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Airlines have reported about 3,000 cases of disruptive passengers since Jan. 1, according to a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. It has gotten so bad that the airlines, flight attendants and pilots sent a letter to the U.S. Justice Department on Monday, June 21, urging “that more be done to deter egregious behavior.” (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) ** FILE **

Buttigieg: No-fly list for unruly passengers should be 'on the table'

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Print Special Section

Download the Special Report available in the March 22, 2018, edition of The Washington Times. (4.2 MB)

Infrastructure 2018: Moving America Forward — Land, Water and Air: Download the Special Report available in the March 22, 2018, edition of The Washington Times. (4.2 MB)

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