Latest News Updates From Eugene Mulero

The House approved the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is set to defend President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request.

Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), House T&I Committee ranking member, said talks on a highway bill are advancing as the panel prepares to schedule legislative action.

Bill sponsors say the federal excise tax can add between $15,000 and $30,000 to the purchase price of a new truck, which discourages fleet turnover.

President Donald Trump signed legislation funding much of DHS, but not its immigration enforcement operations, ending the longest agency shutdown in history.

Earlier this year, the Trump administration rescinded the EPA’s endangerment finding, marking its most significant climate policy rollback to date.

The trucking industry is insisting lawmakers include long-term funding for truck parking in the next surface transportation reauthorization.

House Republican leaders are planning a multiyear measure authorizing roughly $550 billion for programs governing the nation’s mobility system.

Rep. Brad Knott (R‑N.C.), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, unveiled the SAFER Transport Act as a means to combat cargo theft.

American Transportation Research Institute President Rebecca Brewster will retire in early 2027 after 34 years with the organization, including 25 as its leader.

Federal drug-testing rules overseen by the Department of Health and Human Services are drawing renewed pressure from trucking interests.