Democrats Look to Smooth the Way for Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
House Democrats face hurdles to pushing through the president’s big spending plans, including Republican opposition and resistance from their own ranks.
Why Can’t Republicans Be Populists?
The establishment has been routed, but its economic orthodoxy rules.
Could the Pandemic Spell the End of U.K.’s High Speed Rail?
Critics say HS2, a $140 billion project sold as a green alternative to planes and cars, makes less sense than ever in a world where people work from home.
Biden Poised to Raise Taxes on Business and the Rich
The president’s infrastructure proposals are likely to require trillions of dollars in new tax revenue. They also give liberals a chance to address what they call the failures of Republican tax cuts.
Joe Biden Should Just Give It a Go
It’s not the old days. The G.O.P. is not your friend, Mr. President.
Buttigieg Calls for Greater Investment in Infrastructure
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urged Congress on Thursday to make a “generational investment” worth trillions of dollars to improve the nation’s transit and water systems while addressing climate change and racial inequities.
Buttigieg Asks Congress for ‘Generational Investment’ in Infrastructure
The transportation secretary defended the Biden administration’s broad plans in a hearing as Democrats laid the groundwork for legislation and Republicans expressed skepticism.
The Decline of Republican Demonization
Why has opposition to Biden’s plans been so low energy?
Biden’s Task: Overhaul the Economy, as Fast as Possible
The president will need to make rapid, strategic choices to advance his “Build Back Better” agenda, possibly including dropping some campaign plans to salvage the rest.
China Doesn’t Respect Us Anymore — for Good Reason
We’ve stopped following our formula for success.