US Slaps Sanctions on Mexican Companies Helping Venezuelan Oil
The U.S. Treasury Department levied sanctions on Mexican trading company Libre Abordo SA de CV for buying Venezuelan oil via oil-for-humanitarian-aid agreements with the embattled country.
June 19, 2020House Panel Advances Multiyear Highway Bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced a five-year, $494 billion highway policy bill June 18.
June 19, 2020House Policymakers Consider Multiyear Highway Bill
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the U.S. House continued to debate a five-year, $494 billion highway policy bill on June 18, a day after kicking off the measure’s consideration.
June 18, 2020House Democrats Pitch $1.5 Trillion in Infrastructure Spending
House Democrats on June 18 pitched a $1.5 trillion plan to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure and urged President Donald Trump to immediately engage in negotiations on how to pay for it.
June 18, 2020DOT Unveils Newest INFRA Grant Recipients
The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced the recipients of $906 million in Infrastructure For Rebuilding America grants.
June 18, 2020Tesla Homes In on Austin, Texas, for Cybertruck Site
Tesla Inc. is zeroing in on an area in southeast Austin, Texas, for the electric-car maker’s second U.S. auto factory as Elon Musk prepares to choose a site for its production base of a new pickup truck.
June 18, 20201.5 Million More Laid-Off Workers Seek Unemployment Benefits
About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a historically high number, even as the economy increasingly reopens and employers bring some people back to work.
June 18, 2020Carriers Face August Deadline to Identify Specific Chinese Tech
American Trucking Associations and a U.S. Chamber of Commerce-led coalition are sounding the alarm over a provision tucked into the more than 700-page 2019 Defense Authorization Act that requires federal government contractors to by mid-August rid their companies of prohibited components manufactured by five Chinese companies.
June 18, 2020US Borders With Mexico, Canada to Stay Closed, Except for Essential Traffic
Officials in Washington, Ottawa and Mexico City say the border closings to nonessential travel between the U.S. and its northern and southern neighbors will remain in place for at least another month. The borders have been closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
June 18, 2020More Federal Funds Needed for Agencies, Experts Say
More funds are needed to help transportation groups and transit agencies navigate COVID-19 pandemic recovery, according to experts.
June 18, 2020