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House Democrats on Thursday rolled out a more than $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan, billing it as an economic stimulus to create jobs and fight the recession brought on by the coronavirus crisis.
The Trump administration is suspending operations of all Chinese passenger airline carriers traveling to the U.S., citing a similar policy imposed by Beijing that has limited American carriers from service between the two countries.
Defying a wave of layoffs that has sent the U.S. job market into its worst catastrophe on record, at least one major industry is making a comeback: Tens of thousands of auto workers are returning to factories that have been shuttered since mid-March due to fears of spreading the coronavirus.
The State Department on Thursday issued a new advisory to the global maritime industry that highlights shipping practices that Iran, North Korea and Syria use to avoid sanctions.
The CEO of the world’s busiest airport for international travel wants to get the globe flying again, but even he acknowledges everything remains up in the air during the coronavirus pandemic.
As stay-at-home orders sideline motorists, automobile experts warn of a variety of problems including rust, flats and vermin that can befall inert vehicles.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday that auto and other manufacturing workers can return to the job next week, further easing her stay-at-home order while extending it through May 28 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Frontier Airlines is dropping plans to charge passengers extra to sit next to an empty middle seat after congressional Democrats accused the airline of trying to profit from fear over the new coronavirus.
Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on Monday said it’s too early to say whether international travel will open back up before the end of the year and that it’s a great time for people to “explore America.”
Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly said Sunday it is safe to begin traveling by plane again as his airline has taken measures to protect passengers from the coronavirus.
Democrats on Thursday announced an $86 billion plan to expand the nation’s broadband infrastructure as Democrats and Republicans work to sort out priorities for a phase four coronavirus package.
A federal appeals court shot down a Kansas policy that required voters who registered under the federal Motor-Voter law to prove they were citizens before being allowed to vote, saying Wednesday that it shut tens of thousands of voters out of the process.
People have resorted to using their cars in unconventional ways, including taking rides to kill time and experiencing church in a whole new light.
Six U.S. airlines reached an agreement with the federal government Monday to receive billions in aid, and the Treasury Department paid its first installment of $2.9 billion to dozens of other carriers that have enrolled in the payroll support program.
Boeing plans to begin building airplanes again next week after having suspended production during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A record-low number of travelers passed through airport security checkpoints in the United States on Tuesday, according to the Transportation Security Administration.
Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday it had furloughed workers at its U.S. plants due to the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
The Trump administration announced new fuel efficiency standards Tuesday that roll back the aggressive plans made by the Obama administration.
American Airlines will apply for $12 billion in government aid as the financial fallout from the spread of the coronavirus outbreak has shaken the travel industry.
Four days after he signed a $2.2 trillion economic rescue package, President Trump called on Congress on Tuesday to approve another $2 trillion “phase four” plan, this time to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure.
President Donald Trump is poised to roll back ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raise the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come, gutting one of the United States’ biggest efforts against climate change.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi asked President Trump to help ensure any future economic stimulus plan comes with benefits for independent workers who make up the ride-sharing company’s labor force.
Ford Motor Company on Tuesday announced it was teaming up with 3M and General Electric to scale production of ventilators and protective masks in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
The rapid spread of the coronavirus since it was first reported in China has dealt an unparalleled shock to the world economy.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said his department is working with the Pentagon to bring Americans abroad back to the U.S. amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley has resigned from the board of Boeing Co., cutting ties with a company she long supported as South Carolina governor because of her opposition to a bailout of the airplane manufacturer that is in the works amid the growing coronavirus outbreak.
Maryland Gov, Larry Hogan is restricting access to BWI Airport and urging citizens not to take public transit.
The District Department of Transportation on Wednesday suspended fares for all D.C. Circulator routes for the duration of the public health emergency.
The nation has become intensely interested in the availability of toilet paper and hand sanitizer during the coronavirus crisis, prompting a new appreciation of those who bring such products to the stores.
U.S. airlines are seeking government relief from the coronavirus pandemic of more than $50 billion, including direct payments and loan guarantees, an industry group said Monday.
Twenty-one people aboard a mammoth cruise ship off the California coast tested positive for the new coronavirus, including 19 crew members, Vice President Mike Pence announced Friday, amid evidence the vessel was the breeding ground for a deadly cluster of more than 10 cases during its previous voyage.
President Trump highlighted his efforts to seal off the U.S. from the coronavirus by huddling Wednesday with major airlines and musing that domestic tourism will offset losses from canceled flights.
The Metro Board of Directors heard directly from riders and their advocates Thursday about the transit agency’s plan to cut bus routes and increase fares as part of the fiscal 2021 budget.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is pushing for late-night Metro service as a new study on the city’s nightlife industry shows that the subway’s hours of operation greatly affect businesses.
General Motors decision to pull out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand as part of a strategy to exit markets that don’t produce adequate returns on investments raised dismay Monday from officials concerned over job losses.
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: Rep. Sam Graves, the top Republican on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has offered up a new tax on every mile traveled in cars or trucks to help pay for roughly $1 trillion for badly needed highway, bridge and other infrastructure projects.
President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order aimed at strengthening U.S. infrastructure against the disruption of critical services like GPS.
For the first time, the U.S. government’s highway safety agency has approved a company’s request to deploy a self-driving vehicle that doesn’t meet federal safety standards for human-driven cars and trucks.
President Trump is heading to the battleground state of Michigan on Thursday to promote the benefits for the U.S. auto industry of his new trade deal with Canada and Mexico.
British Airways halted all flights to China and American Airlines suspended Los Angeles flights to and from Shanghai and Beijing as efforts to contain a new virus intensifies.
House Democrats announced their framework for a $760 billion infrastructure plan Wednesday morning, but they didn’t explain how they plan to pay for it.
General Motors is spending $2.2 billion to refurbish an underused Detroit factory so it can build a series of electric and self-driving vehicles, eventually employing 2,200 people.
The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed into a rugged hillside outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers.
The days of passengers bringing rabbits, turtles and birds on planes as emotional-support animals could be ending.
Chinese state media say the city of Wuhan is shutting down outbound flights and trains as the country battles the spread of a new virus that has sickened hundreds and killed 17.
Two different air bag glitches have forced Toyota and Honda to recall over 6 million vehicles worldwide, and both problems present different dangers to motorists.
Media reports say a passenger who sprinted at a plane’s cockpit during a flight, pounding on the door before attacking a flight attendant and fighting with officers at the Newark airport, has been charged with aggravated assault and other crimes
The Boeing CEO who was ousted last month for the company’s botched response to two crashes and the grounding of its best-selling plane will walk away with $62.2 million, the company disclosed Friday.
Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg on Friday released a plan that would put more than $1 trillion into infrastructure in the country his campaign said would create 6 million jobs.
Airlines are coming under increasing scrutiny for continuing to fly in Iran after a missile barrage and warnings by U.S. safety regulators about the dangerous conditions.
