
Statecraft
Failed execution attempts are not uncommon in the U.S.
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Failed execution attempts are not uncommon in the U.S.
Lila Okada · Oct 1, 2026

Statecraft
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Failed execution attempts are not uncommon in the U.S.
Lila Okada · Oct 1, 2026

Statecraft
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: A witness to a failed Tennessee execution talks about what she saw and heard.
Lila Okada · Oct 1, 2026

The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: New revelations in Cornell sexual assault case spark outrage.
Nadia Rahman · Oct 1, 2026

Statecraft
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: What's gone wrong at Nike? How the world's sportswear giant lost its mojo.
Lila Okada · Oct 1, 2026

The Docket
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: The family of Renee Good files lawsuits over her death during Minneapolis ICE raids.
Claire Fontaine · Oct 1, 2026

Public Health
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: What we know about Christa Pike’s condition after failed execution.
Rachel Okonkwo · Oct 1, 2026

The Borderline
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Kentucky Guardsmen Sharpen Capabilities Alongside NATO Partners.
Sophie Tremblay · Oct 1, 2026

Statecraft
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Sexual assault case dismissed against Trailer Park Boys actor Mike Smith.
Lila Okada · Oct 1, 2026

The Pentagon
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Marines to Support NATO Security Initiative in Baltic Sea.
Marcus Hale · Oct 1, 2026
The Washington Briefing
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The Briefing
The Prime Minister’s visit, as Washington staged it — flags, motorcade, the South Lawn handshake. The bureau’s read is in the Canada–U.S. file.
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The Trump Effect
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Campaign 2026
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Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Political analyst on Trump's campaign stop in reliably red Oklahoma.
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Campaign 2026
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Outside groups are spending millions on races that could determine Senate control.
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Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: War Department Prepares to Protect Election From Foreign Interference.
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The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Cornell case highlights 'draining' maze for victims to report campus sex assaults.
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Public Health
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Witnesses recount Christa Pike's failed execution.
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Statecraft
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Kanye West's Russia shows officially cancelled after weeks of uncertainty.
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Public Health
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: What happened in failed execution of Christa Pike.
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On the Hill
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: COMIC: How the census gives your state power (and what Trump wants to change).
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Statecraft
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: En esta ciudad de Pensilvania, los dos partidos políticos buscan el voto latino.
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The Big Idea
Longer reads from the desk — not a briefing, a case.
The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Cornell Jane Doe's attorney says she told police in 2024: 'I was raped'.
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Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Tennessee halts executions after death row inmate Christa Pike survives hers.
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Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Tennessee halts executions after woman survives lethal injection.
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West Wing
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: News organizations ask court to bar White House enforcement of access ban.
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On the Hill
The House, the Senate and the legislation that actually moves. 265 stories in the file.

On the Hill
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: How to limit the rat numbers? Train the humans.
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The Border
Asylum, enforcement and the northern frontier Washington keeps misreading. 306 stories in the file.

The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: California bans child marriage, a practice still legal in 32 US states.
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Oil & Power
Crude, refining, the grid and a continent that still runs on the same pipes. 271 stories in the file.

Oil & Power
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: What a US diesel export ban could mean for you.
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Public Health
Agencies, drug policy and the American health fight Canadians cannot ignore. 266 stories in the file.

Public Health
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: US death row inmate survives execution attempt after two lethal injections.
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The Age of AI
Platforms, chips and the rules Washington wants to write for everyone else. 305 stories in the file.

The Age of AI
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Do AI and air traffic control mix? CEO addresses anxiety about new FAA tool.
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Lila Okada
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Claire Fontaine
Courts Correspondent
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Nadia Rahman
Immigration Correspondent
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Owen MacLeod
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Sophie Tremblay
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Rachel Okonkwo
Health Correspondent
Rachel Okonkwo covers HHS, the FDA, drug prices and public-health decisions that spill across the border.
David Chen
Technology Correspondent
David Chen covers AI policy, chips, platforms and the American industrial strategy now colliding with Canadian tech.
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