Authorized Flood Projects Left High and Dry on Funding
Residents look down a flooded street in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in June 2008. The city is still recovering from some of its worst flooding on record.
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Big 13th field fuels unpredictability
In the final days of an unprecedented eight-way Republican primary battle, candidates for a newly drawn congressional district have launched their toughest attacks yet. The large pack - which includes businessmen, military veterans and sitting politicians - has taken a clearer shape in the last stretch before the Tuesday primary.
Voters eye Pennsylvania’s wide-open, crowded US House races
In this May 3, 2018, photo, Stephen Bloom, one of eight Republicans running for the U.S. House in Pennsylvania's 13th District, speaks to a crowd of party faithful at the Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency Services social hall, in Hanover, Pa. less In this May 3, 2018, photo, Stephen Bloom, one of eight Republicans running for the U.S. House in Pennsylvania's 13th District, speaks to a crowd of party faithful at the Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency ... more In this May 3, 2018, photo, Doug Mastriano, one of eight Republicans running for the U.S. House in Pennsylvania's 13th District, speaks to a crowd of party faithful at the Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency Services social hall, in Hanover, Pa.
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Breaking news: Rep. Bill Shuster has introduced a "manager's amendment" to H.R. 4, a bill meant to provide long-term FAA funding. The amendment would remove the U.S. ATC system from the FAA and allow it to be run by a board where the airlines will have unparalleled control.
UPDATE 1-Southwest cancels more U.S. flights as it inspects engines
Emergency personnel monitor the damaged engine of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, which diverted to Philadelphia International Airport after the engine blew apart and shattered a window, killing one passenger, on a runway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Mark Makela Flightaware.com, a website that tracks aviation cancellations, said Southwest canceled 129 flights on Monday, or 3 percent of its total flights, and delayed 468 other flights, or 11 percent.
Trump businesses made millions off Republican groups, federal agencies report says
In this Dec. 21, 2106 file photo, the Trump International Hotel in Washington. An electrical subcontractor who worked on the Trump International Hotel in Washington has sued a company owned by President Donald Trump for more than $2 million, alleging it was not fully paid.
Public can chart the future of Raystown Lake
Army Corps to update master plan for Raystown Lake. Public meetings set in April.
Republican Rep. Ryan Costello considering retirement
Republican Rep. Ryan Costello of Pennsylvania is considering retirement, several state and national officials in GOP politics have told ABC News, a move that would boost Democratic hopes in their quest to retake control of the House. Add Republican Party as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Republican Party news, video, and analysis from ABC News.
Judges decline to block new Pennsylvania House map in boost to Democrats
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a GOP-led request to hold off on using a new House map for the state of Pennsylvania, meaning candidates - including Republican Rick Saccone and Democrat Conor Lamb lawmakers who recently faced off in a tough battle - in the state will run in new districts this November. Add Midterm Elections as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Midterm Elections news, video, and analysis from ABC News.
There’s a smart way to pay for infrastructure. Trump can tell Congress how | Editorial
President Donald Trump ran on rebuilding the nation's roads, rails and ports, a priority that members of both parties share. Yet no additional miles of highway, no new runways, no more miles of track will be built without a substantial infusion of federal money.
Congress struggles to find ways to plug infrastructure shortfall
U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday said Congress must find a way to pay for a massive looming shortfall in funding to pay for crumbling highways, bridges and other infrastructure. Representative Bill Shuster, who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said at a hearing he is working to find a "big broad bipartisan infrastructure bill" but acknowledged new revenue must be found.
Key lawmaker gives up on privatizing air traffic control
The top proponent in Congress for privatizing the nation's air traffic control system says the idea won't fly this year. That's a setback for airlines, many of which lobbied to take the air-traffic system away from the Federal Aviation Administration and put it in the hands of a private, non-profit company run by aviation interests, including airlines.
GOP legislators looking for a winning formula in 2018
Congressional Republicans have gathered at a West Virginia resort in search of a winning election-year agenda. The best they have to offer in 2018 may be a recitation of the tax cuts approved in 2017 - and the threat of another government shutdown is looming.
GOP legislators gather in search of winning 2018 agenda
Congressional Republicans in sweater vests and fleece gathered at a West Virginia resort Thursday in search of a winning election-year agenda, facing the notion that the best they have to offer in 2018 may be a recitation of the tax cuts approved in 2017 and with the threat looming of another government shutdown. President Donald Trump speaks at the 2018 House and Senate Republican Member Conference at The Greenbrier, in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018.
Trump’s infrastructure plan hits early roadblock over funding
Top Democrats are questioning President Donald Trump's infrastructure plan even before it's released, raising doubts about whether the administration's approach can win bipartisan support. Trump has long touted his plan to upgrade U.S. public works as something that can win Democratic backing, and he will appeal to Democrats on infrastructure in his State of the Union address on Tuesday.
Somerset County man joins growing list of candidates in the 9th Congressional District
A Northampton Township resident announced that he will join the ever-growing field of Republican candidates in the 9th Congressional District. Max Merrill, 40, a farmer and policy director for the National Farm to School Network based in Washington, D.C, said that President Donald Trump's victory was the catalyst for his campaign.
California Rep. Ed Royce to retire, the 8th GOP chairman to bow out ahead of midterms
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce said Monday he will not seek re-election this year, adding his name to a growing list of senior Republican lawmakers who have chosen to retire in what is shaping up to be a difficult election year for the GOP. Royce, R-California, first elected in 1992, is one of eight House Republican chairmen who have announced they will forego a re-election campaign for the House ahead of the midterm elections.
News 7 Mins Ago California Republican Ed Royce not seeking re-election
Republican Rep. Ed Royce of California said Monday he will not seek re-election after serving out his 13th term in the House, the latest in a string of committee chairmen who have announced their retirement. Royce is the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Two More Republicans Boost GOP Retirements from House to High 34
The surprise retirement announcements last week from Republican Reps. Gregg Harper of Mississippi and Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania have brought the number of GOP lawmakers leaving the House either retiring, resigning or seeking another office to a whopping 34. Coupled with the 21 Democrats leaving the House for different reasons, the 55 who won't be coming back are an unusually high number, Congress-watchers agree.
Rep. Will Tallman will not seek re-election, saying ‘it’s time to turn over the torch’
Rep. Will Tallman, R-Adams/Cumberland counties, shown here packing boxes of food at a food bank, will be packing up his legislative office in November since he has decided not to seek re-election. ( A seat in the state House of Representatives representing a portion of Cumberland and Adams county is opening up with Rep. Will Tallman's announcement that he is not seeking re-election this year.