June 8, 2021 Sen. Capito: Biden 'missed opportunity' to gain 20 Republicans' support in failed infrastructure talks West Virginia Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito joined "Special Report" on Tuesday to react to the White House breaking off bipartisan infrastructure bill negotiations with her.
June 4, 2021 GOP offer on infrastructure 'did not meet' Biden's objectives in Friday call, Psaki says President Biden is not yet satisfied with the Republican offer on infrastructure after another call with Sen. Shelley Capito on Friday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.
June 4, 2021 Sen. Capito and Biden to talk again Monday on potential spending deal President Biden and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., talked Friday in their effort to forge a bipartisan deal on infrastructure spending and they've agreed to reconvene on Monday, the senator's office said.
June 4, 2021 Boehner: If Biden can’t get bipartisan infrastructure deal, he 'won't pull it off anywhere else' Former House Speaker John Boehner stressed the importance of President Biden finding common ground with Republicans on an infrastructure deal, Friday, suggesting on “America’s Newsroom” that the president will have difficulty accomplishing anything else in Washington if he flubs “the most bipartisan issue on Capitol Hill.”
June 3, 2021 Manchin calls infrastructure bill a ‘golden opportunity’ but warns against eliminating coal West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin called President Biden’s infrastructure bill a “golden opportunity” Thursday, but warned that a green economy cannot be achieved by eliminating the state’s oldest energy producer – coal.
June 2, 2021 Biden to talk again with Capito on Friday to try to forge 'infrastructure' deal President Biden and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., had a "constructive" meeting Wednesday at the White House in their effort to forge a bipartisan deal on infrastructure spending and intend to talk again Friday, according to the Biden Administration.
June 2, 2021 Stakes high as Biden meets GOP Sen. Capito on infrastructure amid progressive push to leave Republicans behind President Biden and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito will meet Wednesday afternoon for high-stakes talks on a potential infrastructure deal as the two parties' proposals are hundreds of billions of dollars apart and progressive Democrats push Biden to ditch negotiations and go it alone with a Democrats-only bill.
May 30, 2021 Dems, GOP fight over definition of infrastructure as Buttigieg calls it ‘dorm room debate’ Democrats and Republicans are still fighting over the definition of infrastructure.
May 18, 2021 Hernando de Soto Bridge inspector fired for not flagging crack in span An unidentified inspector who failed to discover a crack in the Hernando de Soto Bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that prompted the span’s closure was fired Monday morning and may face charges, according to reports.
May 18, 2021 19 GOP AGs urge Biden to reinstate Keystone, protect energy infrastructure in wake of Colonial Pipeline attack Nineteen Republican attorneys general sent a letter to President Biden calling on his administration to support energy infrastructure, including reinstating the Keystone XL Pipeline permit, in light of the cyberattack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline.