What Trump Is Actually Doing With ‘Infrastructure’ Spending

William D. Hartung / TomDispatch Jul 4, 2018 To the extent that the Trump administration has a plan at all for public investment, it involves pumping up Pentagon spending, not investing in roads, bridges, transportation, better internet access or other pressing needs of the civilian economy. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Humongous Infrastructure Con (Video)

Robert Reich / Truthdig Mar 21, 2018 The president is calling for a $1.5 trillion boost in infrastructure spending but proposing just $200 billion in federal funding.  Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

4 People Injured When Trains Collide, Derail in Kentucky

ADAM BEAM / The Associated Press Mar 19, 2018 Two freight trains collide and derail, injuring several and igniting a fire that forces nearby residents to evacuate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Talks on $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill Hit Critical Stage

ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Mar 17, 2018 The bipartisan measure is loaded with political victories for both sides, including a budget increase for the Pentagon long sought by Republicans and funding for infrastructure, the opioid crisis and a host of domestic programs backed by Democrats. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Snowpack in West Has Dropped Dramatically, Study Finds

GILLIAN FLACCUS / The Associated Press Mar 3, 2018 "It's a bigger decline than we expected," one scientist says, and is considered likely to cause water shortages that cannot be managed by building new reservoirs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why China Is Running Circles Around America

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Feb 26, 2018 State and local politicians would be wise to study how the Chinese are funding massive public works projects that will soon put America to shame. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Trump Says ‘OK With Me’ if Infrastructure Plan Founders

KEN THOMAS / The Associated Press Feb 12, 2018 The president suggests that his proposal—aimed at spurring $1.5 trillion in spending over a decade—is not as important to him as administration efforts to cut taxes and boost military spending. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Signs Budget Deal, Government Reopens

ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Feb 9, 2018 The president signs a $400 billion budget deal that sharply boosts spending and swells the federal deficit, ending a brief federal government shutdown. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Lawmakers Push for Budget Vote to Avert Government Shutdown

ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Feb 8, 2018 The measure contains more money for the Pentagon, infrastructure and disaster aid—and balloons the deficit—but leaves "Dreamers" unprotected. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Deadly Amtrak Crash Preventable, Investigators Say

MEG KINNARD / The Associated Press Feb 5, 2018 A federal probe is trying to determine why a switch was in the wrong position, sending an Amtrak train into a freight train and killing two in South Carolina. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

2 Amtrak Workers Killed, 116 Hurt in South Carolina Crash

MEG KINNARD / The Associated Press Feb 4, 2018 A passenger train slams into a freight train parked on a side track in South Carolina, the third deadly wreck involving Amtrak in less than two months. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The 20 Big Promises Trump Has Already Broken (Video)

Robert Reich / Truthdig Feb 4, 2018 Donald Trump's voters bought a lot of what he said during his campaign, but in his first year as president he's often done the opposite of what he assured Americans before taking office. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )