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Oregon Democrat Peter DeFazio will look to take over as the ranking member on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the next Congress, a senior House aide told Transport Topics.

Voters in Maryland and Wisconsin said overwhelmingly they want a lock on their state’s transportation fund so the money cannot be spent on anything else.

Service industries in the U.S. sustained a faster pace of expansion in October than in the first half of the year, indicating the world’s largest economy is overcoming a global slowdown.

Voters handed control of the U.S. Senate to Republicans on Election Night, strengthening the GOP's ability to advance transportation initiatives when the next Congress convenes in January.

A majority of voters from West Virginia’s rural 3rd Congressional District have opted not to send Rep. Nick Rahall back to Congress for a 20th term.

As expected, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) defeated Democratic challenger Shenna Bellows in the Nov. 4 midterm elections, to win a fourth term in the Senate, according to press reports.

Management and labor groups who have been negotiating a new West Coast dock workers’ contract traded accusations as the talks drag on for almost six months without an agreement.

The trade deficit in the U.S. widened in September as exports cooled from a record, highlighting how weakening global growth will affect the world’s largest economy.

Congressional reporter Eugene Mulero took your questions about Election 2014 and the races that affect transportation issues. Read a recap of the LiveOnWeb chat.