The Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River could be closed for weeks, if not longer, because of damage that could have led to “a catastrophic event.”
Energy infrastructure has increasingly come under assault, and analysts said the attack that cut off fuel supplies this week should be a “wake-up call.”
Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia has been discussing a potential bipartisan infrastructure deal with the White House, but a compromise faces stiff Republican resistance.
As drivers scrambled for fuel, the pipeline operator said supplies would resume flowing from Texas to the East Coast in the coming days.
The meeting produced little progress, underscoring the political challenge for President Biden as he seeks to exploit the narrowest of majorities in Congress to revive the country’s economy.
President Biden met with the Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and the Senate in bid to “reach some consensus,” he said.
President Biden emphasized the need for compromise on Wednesday while gathered with Republican and Democratic leaders before a meeting to discuss his proposals to spend $4 trillion on infrastructure and families.
After long delays, the nation’s first big offshore project has won approval
The president's meeting with leaders from both parties will be a test of what friendship means in Washington these days.
Their longstanding relationship has so far yielded no trace of compromise. Now Senator Mitch McConnell says he is focused on stopping President Biden’s agenda in its tracks.
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