Tag: infrastructure

The Story: Josh Gottheimer (D) represents New Jersey's 5th Congressional district, which runs along the New Jersey/New York border. He has taken positions that offends...

The Story: Last week, in a speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, President Biden outlined an "infrastructure and climate" plan that involves spending more than $2 trillion...

The Story: When scientists recently looked at all the known sources of air pollution in the Los Angeles metro area (including of course automotive emissions)...

The Story: Last week the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, Joe Biden, disclosed an economic program that, he says, will put money into...

The Story: In four hours over two nights last week, twenty Democratic candidates for President and five moderators discussed a wide range of issues facing...

The Story:  A video that purported to show the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, slurring her words in a manner that suggested she was...

Rachel Maddow warns viewers that Donald Trump is looking to revive Infrastructure Week, and reminds them of the major Trump scandals that broke in previous iterations of the event. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the premier destination…

It is famously said of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini that at least while he was dragging his country into a war in which over half a million of his citizens died, he was also making sure the trains ran on time. The murdering fascist wasn’t all bad: he did sort out Italy’s railways. Popular beliefs to the contrary are all just part of the fascist myth that he built up around himself to validate his governance. It’s fake news, but the widely believed claim strikes to the core of a bigger issue: politicians hijacking transport as an easy way to connect with voters. Like Mussolini before him, this is something Donald Trump has recognised. Trump was fed up that other countries “look at our infrastructure as being sad”. As someone who has tried to use Amtrak, the US domestic rail service, I’ve got to say I agree with him. On this side of the pond, we have a similar problem: Boris Johnson. Aborted suggestions include the Garden Bridge Project, which managed to waste another £46m in public money without even being built, and the Thames Estuary Airport. Unfortunately, they have nothing to do with infrastructure.

Following the horrific bridge collapse in Genoa, Italy, Ali Velshi and Stephanie Ruhle take a look at the bridges here in the United States. According to the latest numbers, almost one out of every ten bridges is in dire need…

The death toll of the highway bridge collapse in Genoa, Italy is expected to rise dramatically. NBC News' Matt Bradley joins Ali Velshi and Stephanie Ruhle to explain. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the premier destination for…