New GOP Members Named to Senate Committees December 23, 2024 | Jeff Davis December 23, 2024 - The new Senate Republican Leader, John Thune (SD), has named the members for the standing committees...
Trump Names FRA Chief; Senate Confirms 4 Amtrak Board Members December 23, 2024 | Jeff Davis December 23, 2024 - President-elect Trump on December 21 announced that his nominee to run the Federal Railroad Administration will...
Shutdown Averted as Appropriations Extended to March 14 December 23, 2024 | Jeff Davis December 23, 2024 - A government shutdown was averted last Friday night when Congress finally approved another short-term funding extension...
Shutdown Looms This Weekend After Musk, Trump Blow Up CR/Disaster Relief Package December 19, 2024 | Jeff Davis December 19, 2024 - A government shutdown is a possibility this weekend after Elon Musk and President-Elect Trump convinced House...
$110B Year-End CR/Disaster Package Includes Helene Aid December 18, 2024 | Jeff Davis December 18, 2024 - Yesterday evening, House leaders released the text of a $110 billion, 1,547-page year-end disaster relief package...
FAA Administrator to Resign on January 20 December 13, 2024 | Jeff Davis December 13, 2024 - FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker announced yesterday that he will resign from office on January 20, 2025.
Graves Gets Another Term Chairing T&I; Capito May Get Double Duty on Highways December 13, 2024 | Jeff Davis December 13, 2024 - Rep. Sam Graves will get another term as chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, while...
Hearing: Air Traffic Control Still Needs Significant Improvement December 13, 2024 | Sohail Husain December 13, 2024 - A Senate hearing this week took a year-end look at the short-term and long-term challenges faced...
Water, Defense/Maritime Bills Advance in House December 13, 2024 | Jeff Davis December 16, 2024 - The biennial water resources bill and the annual maritime authorization bill will get Senate votes next...
Four Amtrak Board Nominees Added to End-of-Session Logjam December 13, 2024 | Jeff Davis February 13, 2024 - Four more potential members of the Amtrak Board of Directors are cued up for possible Senate...
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961): The 'Hidden Hand' that Changed the Landscape of America December 13, 2024 | Jeff Davis December 13, 2024 - Dwight D. Eisenhower's significant transportation legacy isn't just about the Interstate Highway System.
