President Biden is pushing the boundaries of how most Americans think of infrastructure.
In a speech on Wednesday, he laid out his vision for revitalizing the nation’s infrastructure in broad, sweeping terms: evoking racial equality, climate change and support for the middle class.
His multitrillion-dollar plan aims not only to repair roads and bridges, bu ... Show More
Yesterday
The President, His Plane and the Press
Last Friday night, F.B.I. agents showed up at the homes of several New York Times journalists and summoned them to testify before a grand jury. The move was a response by the Trump administration to an article about the safety of the new Air Force One. Tyler Pager, one of the jou ... Show More
29m 1s
Jul 16
ICE Ramps Back Up, With Deadly Results
Two fatal shootings by federal immigration agents in Texas and Maine have put the spotlight back on the Trump administration’s deportation tactics. Hamed Aleaziz, who reports on immigration policy, explains how these killings signal a return to a more aggressive form of enforceme ... Show More
25m 27s
Mar 2021
President Biden's Next Big-Ticket Item: A Transformational Infrastructure Plan
America's infrastructure GPA is a C-minus, according to the American Society Of Civil Engineers, which this month called for massive investment in the nation's roads, bridges and transit system. The Biden administration is preparing to propose that kind of investment — along with ... Show More
14m 12s
Apr 2021
Sunday, April 4: Biden's big bet: A $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan
The White House unveils a $2.3 trillion "American Jobs Plan" that includes the most spending in decades on roads and bridges, plus huge investments in clean energy, health care, and high-speed Internet. President Biden says he wants bipartisan support, but officials say they're p ... Show More
43m 38s
Apr 2021
Biden Unveil 1.8 trillion Plan For Workers, Students and Families
Biden to unveil 1.8 trillion plan for workers, students, and families, pushes for $2 trillion infrastructure proposal; Federal agents search Rudy Giuliani NYC home and office as part of probe into Ukraine dealings during Trump administration;For the first time two women to stand ... Show More
40m 31s
Mar 2021
Biden's planes, trains and automobiles
Bipartisanship didn’t happen with Covid relief. But President Joe Biden says he really, really wants to go bipartisan on infrastructure — plus, he'll need the Republican votes. POLITICO Playbook co-author Rachael Bade calls up transportation reporter Sam Mintz to talk Biden's inf ... Show More
23m 18s
Apr 2021
Biden's Uphill Battle on Infrastructure
Today, President Biden met with his cabinet for the first time in-person to discuss, among other items, selling his infrastructure plan to Congress. David Chalian explains the White House's uphill battle the bill faces as opposition is mounting from both sides of the aisle. Plus, ... Show More
7m 56s