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Singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, left, and wife Patti Scialfa Springsteen exit out the stage door after the "Springsteen On Broadway" reopening night performance at the St. James Theatre on Saturday, June 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Bruce Springsteen marks the return of live shows on Broadway

By David Bauder Jun. 27, 2021 10:15 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 1, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden walks down the stairs of Air Force One with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge as he arrives in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, FIle)
Cabinet secretaries launch roadshow to sell the Biden plan

By Ashraf Khalil Jun. 14, 2021 12:49 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 15, 2021, file photo, demonstrators gather on the steps of the Montana State Capitol protesting anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Helena, Mont. Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Friday, May 7, 2021, banning transgender athletes from participating in school and university sports according to the gender with which they identify, making Montana one of several Republican-controlled states to approve such measures in 2021. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)=MTHEL
In US, Pride Month festivities muted by political setbacks

By David Crary Jun. 11, 2021 10:05 AM EDT

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 27, 2021, as from left, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., Sen. Barrasso, R-Wy. and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., look on. Republican senators outlined a $928 billion infrastructure proposal Thursday, a counteroffer to President Joe Biden's more sweeping plan as the two sides struggle to negotiate a bipartisan compromise and remain far apart on how to pay for the massive spending. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Biden, GOP senator to meet as infrastructure deadline looms

By Lisa Mascaro Jun. 01, 2021 04:52 PM EDT

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks during a press conference at the Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. office space in downtown Atlanta, Friday, May 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Buttigieg urges travelers to respect mask mandates on planes

By Hope Yen May. 30, 2021 11:26 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 4, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden, fourth from left, Vice President Kamala Harris, top left, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, center right, meet with House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Peter DeFazio Ore., second from left, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., second from right, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., bottom left, and other members of the House of Representatives in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on infrastructure. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Vice Chair Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., is at right. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
WH legislative team pursues 'politics is personal' strategy

By Alexandra Jaffe And Josh Boak May. 29, 2021 12:40 AM EDT

President Joe Biden delivers remarks about COVID vaccinations in the South Court Auditorium at the White House, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden team moves swiftly to tackle pipeline political peril

By Josh Boak May. 12, 2021 03:43 PM EDT

A woman waits to board a train as it arrives at Metro Center station, Friday, April 23, 2021, in Washington. As President Joe Biden urges more federal spending for public transportation, transit agencies decimated by COVID-19 are struggling with a new uncertainty: how to win passengers back. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Public transit hopes to win back riders after crushing year

By Hope Yen, Christopher Weber, Sophia Tareen And David Porter May. 02, 2021 08:09 AM EDT

FILE—In this Aug. 4, 2019 file photo, Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley speaks during a news conference regarding a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio. Whaley announced Monday April 19, 2021, she will try to unseat Ohio's Republican governor after her effort to work with him on gun reforms in the aftermath of a mass shooting in her city stalled. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley says she's running for Ohio governor

By Dan Sewell Apr. 19, 2021 08:58 AM EDT

President Joe Biden’s Cabinet. (AP Graphic)
At 1st Cabinet meeting, Biden says team 'looks like America'

By Darlene Superville And Zeke Miller Apr. 01, 2021 12:12 AM EDT

A poster depicting transportation plans are on display behind Amtrak President and CEO William Flynn, center right, and Virginia Railway Express CEO Rich Dalton, left, during a news conference to announce the expansion of commuter rail in Virginia at the Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Alexandria Station, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Virginia inks $4 billion deal with Amtrak, CSX to boost rail

By Matthew Barakat Mar. 30, 2021 03:27 PM EDT

Wes Wheeler, President, UPS Healthcare, left, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, go over COVID-19 vaccine shipping material and methods during a tour of a UPS Facility in Landover, Md., Monday, March 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Buttigieg: Biden plan will usher in a new transportation era

By Hope Yen Mar. 18, 2021 05:48 PM EDT

President Joe Biden puts on his face mask after speaking about the COVID-19 relief package in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, March 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
The road show begins: VP Harris, Jill Biden promote aid plan

By Darlene Superville, Jonathan Lemire And Zeke Miller Mar. 15, 2021 07:06 PM EDT

President Joe Biden, center left, Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, second from right, meet with House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Peter DeFazio Ore., second from left, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., right, Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairwoman Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., bottom right, and other members of the House of Representatives in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 4, 2021, on infrastructure. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Pelosi pledges swift work on major infrastructure package

By Hope Yen Mar. 14, 2021 01:54 PM EDT

This combination photo shows key art for the Acorn TV series "Bloodlands," premiering March 15, left, key art for the Apple TV+ film "Cherry," center, and key art for Nickelodeon’s "Kids’ Choice Awards," hosted by Kenan Thompson and airing on March 13. (Acorn TV/Apple TV+/Nickelodeon via AP)
New this week: 'Cherry,' 'Bloodlands' & Kids' Choice Awards

By The Associated Press Mar. 08, 2021 12:49 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2021, file photo, a pickup traverses the Franklin Street bridge in Michigan City, Ind. The historic structure, which was built in the 1930s, will be closed again for repairs in a few weeks and La Porte County officials have begun discussion of its replacement. America’s infrastructure has scored near-failing grades for its deteriorating roads, public transit and storm water systems due to years of inaction from the federal government. (Matt Fritz/The News Dispatch via AP)
US infrastructure gets C- from engineers as roads stagnate

By Hope Yen Mar. 03, 2021 05:19 PM EST

President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on investments in infrastructure, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Washington. From left, Biden, Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, on screen. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden team readies wider economic package after virus relief

By Kevin Freking, Hope Yen And Josh Boak Feb. 28, 2021 07:20 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 2, ,2021 file photo, a traveler walks through Terminal B of LaGuardia Airport in New York. U.S. airlines are pressing their case against requiring coronavirus testing of passengers on domestic flights. The CEOs of several major airlines met Friday, Feb. 12, with the White House's coronavirus-response coordinator to lobby against a testing requirement. They say it would further undermine air travel, which is still running at less than half its pre-pandemic level. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Airlines push White House to reject testing for US flights

By Zeke Miller And David Koenig Feb. 12, 2021 01:47 PM EST

President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on investments in infrastructure, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Washington. From left, Biden, Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, on screen. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden hopes infrastructure can bridge partisan divide

By Josh Boak And Matthew Daly Feb. 11, 2021 12:53 PM EST

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, second from left, walks to an escalator as he leaves Union Station after speaking in Washington, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Buttigieg to quarantine after security agent gets COVID-19

By Hope Yen Feb. 08, 2021 07:44 PM EST