Latest News Updates From Eugene Mulero

Gasoline prices have climbed during the Iran conflict, drawing political scrutiny in a midterm election year and intensifying calls for clarity on policy.

The top Democrat on the House T&I Committee said bipartisanship will be essential to advancing a surface transportation reauthorization this year.

Supporters of the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act say the legislation is poised to clear Congress, with backing from much of the House, Senate and Trump.

Under the proposal, motor carrier safety operations and programs would be funded at $398 million, while motor carrier safety grants would total $548 million.

Transportation groups are coalescing around familiar priorities: safety, stable highway funding and efficient integration of emerging technologies.

The groups said that to ensure new carriers operate more efficiently, a stronger, prevention-focused program should continue to guide FMCSA’s safety strategy.

Key transportation priorities have remained sidelined with lawmakers deadlocked in a funding standoff over the Department of Homeland Security.

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves will not seek re-election, ending a congressional career that began in 2001.

A bill to toughen English-language proficiency rules for truck drivers from Rep. David Rouzer (R‑N.C.) is moving to the House floor, setting up an April vote.

Congress has begun assembling fiscal 2027 funding bills as lawmakers wait for the White House’s budget request and continue to negotiate an end to the DHS shutdown.