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A rail line under construction stops abruptly in a field in the Honolulu suburb of East Kapolei, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz, File)

Hawaii's 'train to nowhere' rakes in COVID-19 cash

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
In this Feb. 11, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on investments in infrastructure, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

D.C.-area officials weigh in on Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with lawmakers to discuss the American Jobs Plan in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, April 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden will not bend on $400,000 'line in the sand' on tax hikes, says economic adviser

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
In this April 23, 2018, file photo, the logo for General Motors appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

U.S. agency probing air bag failures in 750,000 GM vehicles

By Associated Press
Champagne and other emblematic products from European Union nations were slapped with 25% retaliatory tariffs under the Trump administration. U.S. food services that rely on such products had to absorb extra costs until the tariffs were paused in March. (Associated Press)

'We're done with surprises': Short suspension of EU tariffs steal stability from many businesses

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks as he gets his weekly economic briefing in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Ready to listen? Infrastructure meeting with Republicans to test Biden's willingness to negotiate

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks during an event on the American Jobs Plan in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden caves on steep tax increase for businesses after bipartisan backlash

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference with Rep. Teresa Leger-Fernandez, D-N.M., left, and Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 19, 2021. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Pelosi says Biden's infrastructure plan has bipartisan support 'among the people'

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden delivers remarks about vaccinations, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden defends $2.25 trillion package: 'The idea of infrastructure has always evolved'

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden delivers remarks about vaccinations, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden's infrastructure plan totals $2.7 trillion in spending, cuts GDP, debt long-term: study

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
In this Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 file photo, Kelly Mack works on her laptop to teach remotely from her early 1940s vintage camper/trailer in her backyard at home in Evanston, Ill. Across the U.S., the pandemic has forced students to attend virtual school to prevent spread of the coronavirus. But the more we rely on technology, the bigger the consequences when gadgets or internet service let us down. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) **FILE**

'It's ridiculous': Little-noticed provision in Biden's infrastructure plan may transform Web service

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times
In this April 1, 2020, file photo, several dozen mothballed Delta Air Lines jets are parked at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Delta cancels about 100 flights over staff shortages

By Associated Press
In this Oct. 13, 2016, file photo, passengers unload in front of a Delta Air Lines sign at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Delta CEO says Georgia's election overhaul law is 'unacceptable'

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden delivers a speech on infrastructure spending at Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden $2.25 trillion infrastructure package calls for massive tax increases on businesses

By David Sherfinski and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Chance to 'rebalance': Biden to lay out tax hikes to turn visions into programs

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
In this March 4, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, right, meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and members of the House of Representatives in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on infrastructure. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Buttigieg: Biden eyes 'mileage tax' on drivers that 'shows a lot of promise'

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 19, 2021. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Pelosi: Bipartisanship will take back seat in Biden's infrastructure plan

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times
Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., speaks during a House Transportation Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, on the status of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Democrats poised to sidestep GOP on $2 trillion, Green New Deal-style economic overhaul

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn towards the gathered media members upon arrival at the White House in Washington from a weekend trip to Wilmington, Del., Sunday, March 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Wealthy Americans, corporations about to learn Biden's definition of 'fair share' of taxes

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
In this June 22, 2016, file photo, Border Patrol agent Eduardo Olmos walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, background, and San Diego in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Chaos in Biden's stop-work order on border: 'We just built roads for the cartels'

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
The National Safety Council said that an estimated 42,060 people died in car crashes last year, an increase of 8%. "It is tragic that in the U.S. we took cars off the roads and didn't reap any safety benefits," said Lorraine M. Martin, the president and CEO of the National Safety Council. (Associated Press)

Car crash deaths rose in 2020 despite less busy roads

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times
In this Nov. 17, 2020, file photo provided by the Corvallis Police Department is the scene where an Oregon man crashed a Tesla while going about 100 mph, destroying the vehicle, a power pole and starting a fire when some of the hundreds of batteries from the vehicle broke windows and landed in residences in Corvallis, Ore. (Corvallis Police Department via AP, File)

U.S. traffic deaths spike even as pandemic cuts miles traveled

By Tom Krisher - Associated Press
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao speaks to reporters about President Donald Trump's decision to revoke California's authority to set auto mileage standards stricter than those issued by federal regulators, at EPA headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

IG faults Elaine Chao at Transportation over ethics concerns

By Hope Yen - Associated Press
A North Metro firefighter walks past a large piece of an airplane engine in the front yard of a home on Elmwood Street near E. 13th Avenue, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, in Broomfield, Colo. Debris from a United Airlines plane fell onto Denver suburbs during an emergency landing Saturday after one of its engines suffered a catastrophic failure and rained pieces of the engine casing on a neighborhood where it narrowly missed a home. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP)

Boeing: 777s with engine that blew apart should be grounded

By Associated Press
This Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, photo provided by Hayden Smith shows United Airlines Flight 328 approaching Denver International Airport, after experiencing "a right-engine failure" shortly after takeoff from Denver. Federal regulators are investigating what caused a catastrophic engine failure on the plane that rained debris on Denver suburbs as the aircraft made an emergency landing. Authorities said nobody aboard or on the ground was hurt despite large pieces of the engine casing that narrowly missed homes below. (Hayden Smith via AP)

FAA orders United to inspect Boeing 777s after emergency

By Associated Press

U.K. top court gives Uber drivers benefits in landmark ruling

By Associated Press
The U.S. Capitol is seen behind the metal security fencing around the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. U.S. Capitol Police officials told congressional leaders the razor-wire topped fencing around the Capitol should remain in place for several more months as law enforcement continues to track threats against lawmakers, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

'A war zone?': Plan to erect permanent fence around Capitol lambasted

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times
In this July 26, 2018, file photo, former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna watch the U.S. national championships swimming meet in Irvine, Calif. Federal safety officials are expected to vote Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, on what likely caused the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others to crash into a Southern California hillside last year, killing all aboard. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, file) **FILE**

Safety officials: Pilot error caused helicopter crash that killed Bryant, eight others

By Stefanie Dazio, Brian Melley and David Koenig - Associated Press
In this July 26, 2018, file photo, former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna watch the U.S. national championships swimming meet in Irvine, Calif. Federal safety officials are expected to vote Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, on what likely caused the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others to crash into a Southern California hillside last year, killing all aboard. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, file) **FILE**

Feds: Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash was disoriented in clouds

By Stefanie Dazio and Brian Melley - Associated Press
A Wendy's restaurant in Providence, R.I., is seen here on March 21, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

D.C. seizes Wendy's restaurant over traffic concerns, pays owner $13 million

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

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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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