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House Democrats propose an additional $547 billion for roads and bridges as infrastructure stalemate continues
Republicans have criticized Democrats' proposals for focusing too much on climate initiatives and n…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Key House Democrat opens the door to circumventing Republicans on multitrillion-dollar infrastructure package
Biden's talks with House members follow meetings with senators and labor leaders, and Transportatio…
Ayelet Sheffey
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LIVE RESULTS: Polls close in Oregon's 4th District, where 17-term incumbent Rep. Peter DeFazio fights to retain his seat against Republican Alek Skarlatos
DeFazio has represented the 4th District for 34 years and is the current chairman of the Committee …
Madison Hall,Grace Panetta
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Democrat Val Hoyle faces off against Republican Alek Skarlatos in Oregon's 4th Congressional District election
In his second attempt, Skarlatos has a fundraising advantage but faces an uphill battle against Ore…
Hanna Kang
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Results: Democrat Val Hoyle defeats Republican Alek Skarlatos in Oregon's 4th Congressional District election
Democrat Val Hoyle defeated Republican Alek Skarlatos in Oregon's 4th Congressional District, keepi…
Hanna Kang
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Progressive Jamie McLeod-Skinner ousts moderate Rep. Kurt Schrader in Oregon
McLeod-Skinner's victory is the latest in a string of wins for progressive candidates in House prim…
Grace Panetta,Kayla Epstein
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Joe Manchin's opposition to party-line infrastructure bill may derail early Democratic efforts to capitalize on Biden stimulus
Sen. Joe Manchin criticized the reconciliation process as a path to more spending on climate and in…
Ayelet Sheffey,Joseph Zeballo…
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Amtrak may not see the full $80 billion Biden suggested, but planned infrastructure laws may finally help it beat out freight trains
Amtrak is riding a wave of enthusiasm following its plan to expand rail networks to more US and may…
Thomas Pallini
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House Democrat calls colleague who leaked details from caucus meeting a 'schmuck' and 'coward' ahead of Biden meeting where phones are banned
After reporters got leaked details of a caucus meeting, Rep. Jared Huffman said a member was trying…
Bryan Metzger
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Delta pushes airlines to create a national 'no fly' list of unruly passengers, after banning 1,600 people from its flights
Delta said in a memo that it had banned 1,600 passengers, and said airlines should all share their …
Kate Duffy,Reuters
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Boeing's CEO was at a loss for words when he got hammered over attempts to move lawsuits from 737 Max victims' relatives to Indonesia
DeFazio: This took me 30 seconds with a Google search. June 13th, Business Insider: "The company is…
Sinéad Baker,Sinéad Baker,Sin…
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Boeing removed a feature that protects its 787 planes during lightning strikes as a cost-cutting measure, even after FAA experts objected
Chairman Peter DeFazio, a representative for Oregon, said in a letter to the FAA in November that t…
Sinéad Baker,Sinéad Baker,Sin…
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More than 50 House Democrats have signed a letter supporting $8 billion to replace USPS trucks with electric vehicles: report
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has told Congress it would be "unfeasible" to replace its aging truc…
Connor Perrett
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The FAA said the Boeing 737 Max had a high risk of crashing, but let the plane continue flying anyway
The FAA issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive about runaway trim stabilization control on the…
David Slotnick
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Top Democrats are calling on President Biden to permanently reform unemployment and beef up benefits
Sen. Bernie Sanders is one of 38 Democrats calling for President Joe Biden to include changes to un…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…
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Frontier Airlines eliminates 'Covid recovery fee' it has been charging since May after backlash
The fee constituted a minor addition to a traveler's final bill but many likely had no idea they we…
Thomas Pallini
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Budget airline Eurowings will let passengers buy empty middle seats to have more space, a move that got a US carrier accused of profiteering
German carrier Eurowings will let passengers pay to block the middle seat next to them in order to …
David Slotnick
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Biden has merely rebranded the brutal war against Yemen
Opinion: It's not enough for Congress to ask Biden clarifying questions. It's time to hold him acco…
Shireen Al-Adeimi
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Nancy Pelosi said she won't back a standalone aid deal for airlines without a broader pandemic relief package
US airlines last week began the process of furloughing over 32,000 workers, with tens of thousands …
David Slotnick
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Biden advisors plan up to $3 trillion more spending on infrastructure, universal pre-K, climate-change initiatives
Biden may split up a large infrastructure bill into separate legislative pieces to fulfill his econ…