Infrastructure

The highway bill is in a standoff in the House, threatening highway projects if an agreement can't be reached by this weekend.

The Senate is likely to pass an extension of the federal transportation spending bill this week. But it will only fund highway and transit projects for two years. Most generally take five years.

President Obama's budget for next year includes hundreds of billions for new infrastructure projects and repairs to the nation's roads and bridges. But it could take years before any work actually begins.

If the United States wants to continue to be the major player in the global economy, it needs an efficient, robust aviation system.

Nouri al-Maliki meets with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The trade group says its members are ready to sign hundreds of millions of dollars worth of new contracts.

Problems at a water plant in Illinois, originally linked to hackers, shut down some equipment.

The Department of Homeland Security is warning the Chinese government that the software being used to help run China's weapons systems, utilities,...