Washington v. U.S. Department of Transportation and NEVI Progress Updates January 30, 2026 | Grace Truslow January 30, 2026 - A federal court ruled that USDOT’s 2025 freeze of the NEVI EV-charging program was illegal, restoring...
Another Brief Shutdown Likely As Congress Struggles to Strip Homeland Bill from Minibus January 30, 2026 | Jeff Davis January 30, 2026 - A breakdown over Homeland Security funding has derailed a bipartisan appropriations package, making a short government...
Trump Says Aircraft Certification Not Just About Safety Anymore - Trade Takes Precedence January 30, 2026 | Jeff Davis January 30, 2026 - Trump’s move to decertify Canadian-made aircraft over a trade dispute risks politicizing airworthiness certification and undermining...
House Judiciary Committee Holds Discussion on Foreign Threats to US Infrastructure January 23, 2026 | Sohail Husain January 23, 2026 - At a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on “Embedded Threats,” lawmakers warned that Chinese-made technology embedded in...
Supreme Court to Decide Extent of Transit Agency Immunity from Lawsuits January 23, 2026 | Grace Truslow January 23, 2026 - The Supreme Court will now decide if state mass transit agencies are immune from lawsuits brought...
STB Rejects Rail Merger Application for Lack of Detail; UP/NS to Try Again January 23, 2026 | Jeff Davis January 23, 2026 - On January 16, the Surface Transportation Board rejected the initial merger application of Union Pacific and...
Final Bill Gives TSA $385M Spending Boost Over Last Year January 23, 2026 | Jeff Davis January 23, 2026 - The final version of the Homeland Security Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026, approved by the...
House Completes Action on FY26 Funding Bills; Senate to Follow Next Week January 23, 2026 | Jeff Davis January 23, 2026 – The House of Representatives passed the last four appropriations bills for 2026 yesterday, and the Senate...
Final DOT Funding for FY26 Rejects Most Proposed Cuts January 22, 2026 | Jeff Davis January 22, 2026 - The long-awaited final 2026 Department of Transportation funding bill will get a House vote later today,...
USDOT Perspectives at the 2026 TRB Annual Meeting January 16, 2026 | Sohail Husain January 16, 2026 - USDOT officials used the 2026 TRB Annual Meeting to underscore automation as central to the Department’s...
