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Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo will exempt small trucks from her plan to charge tolls on commercial trucks for using the state’s bridges.

A division of the Department of Health and Human Services has published a request for a variety of information from theÌýpublic and transportation industry stakeholders on the potential of use of hair specimens for drug testing.

ARLINGTON, Va.ÌýÌý— Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has hopped on a bus to tour regions of the country to point out crumbling infrastructure and encourage federal lawmakers to approve additional funding for big-ticket projects.

The House Rules Committee will look to pave the way for floor consideration on a fiscal 2016 transportation funding bill June 1 at 5 p.m. EDT.

Consumer confidence in the United States fell to a six-month low in May as Americans became less sanguine about the prospects for the economy.

The world’s largest economy hit a bigger ditch in the first quarter than initially estimated, held back by harsh winter weather, a strong dollar and delays at ports.

WASHINGTON — A special federal advisory committee ironing out the details of a potential entry-level driver training rule finished its work May 29 but only after a vigorous debate over whether to recommend an hours-based or performance-based on-road training standard for new drivers.

President Obama announced he will nominate Marie Therese Dominguez to lead the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and Sarah Feinberg as head of the Federal Railroad Administration.