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Rep. Virginia Foxx says the bill “misses the mark and takes away important oversight in federal workers compensation programs.”

Longshoremen seek workers’ comp law change for COVID-19 coverage

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted March 24, 2022 at 6:00am
Gas was selling for far more than the national average at a Washington filling station last week.

Schumer: Oil execs to face hearings on high gas prices

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted March 16, 2022 at 2:14pm
An oil storage facility tank in Houston.

Drill, baby, drill? Not so fast, say crash-wary energy investors

By Joseph Morton
Posted March 15, 2022 at 6:00am
Regular gas is priced at $4.99 a gallon at an Exxon station in Washington on Tuesday.

Biden warns of higher pump prices as he bans Russian energy

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted March 8, 2022 at 1:33pm
Supporters arrive at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, for the Freedom Truck Convoy to protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions. By Tuesday, the Canadian truckers were blockading the capital and a U.S. border crossing.

Unvaccinated truckers find roadblocks at Canada-US border

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted February 1, 2022 at 3:26pm
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the first batch of funding in Philadelphia.

Administration announces $27 billion in bridge projects

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted January 14, 2022 at 11:43am
Manchin and United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts, left rear in blue shirt, in the Capitol on Oct. 3, 2017.

Manchin faces political blowback at home, but it may not last

By Benjamin J. Hulac and Joseph Morton
Posted December 23, 2021 at 1:22pm
Automakers have been counting on provisions in Democrats' budget reconciliation package that would support electric vehicle charging infrastructure to help them meet the new emissions standards.

EPA finalizes tougher vehicle emission standards

By Joseph Morton, Jessica Wehrman and Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted December 20, 2021 at 3:21pm
President Joe Biden spoke at the General Motors electric vehicle assembly plant in November.

Biden flexes federal purchasing power on climate

By Joseph Morton
Posted December 8, 2021 at 3:51pm
Trucks hauling shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, in November.

Trucker shortage? It’s a point of debate amid supply chain jam

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted December 8, 2021 at 12:28pm