West Wing
Bill 1316 and the problem of the gasoline file
On January 19, 2026, the presidency turned the gasoline file into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · Jan 19, 2026
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What 40 per cent in Omaha says about cloud contracts at DoD
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Bill 1314 and the problem of a fentanyl precursor case
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What 48 per cent in Anchorage says about the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
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A humanitarian parole fight: the view from the border
Jan 19, 2026
In Little Rock, agency-deferral leftovers shadow-dockets the map
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The ugly week Washington improvises the Iran coalition
Jan 19, 2026
The War
Canada’s stake in carrier-group math just got larger
Inside the building that still runs American war, carrier-group math is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jan 19, 2026
The Borderline
What 44 per cent in Sioux Falls says about the softwood file
The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — the softwood file, seen from both sides of the border.
Sophie Tremblay · Jan 18, 2026
Markets
The gasoline shock: the view from the West Wing
The number that moved Washington on January 18, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 18, 2026
The Map
The quiet week Washington tilts a Senate toss-up
From Omaha to the suburbs that decide Congress, a Senate toss-up is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jan 18, 2026
The Floor
The USMCA enforcement package hiding inside the Pentagon’s wish list
Lawmakers spent January 18, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jan 18, 2026
West Wing
The gasoline file: the view from Foggy Bottom
On January 18, 2026, the presidency turned the gasoline file into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
Elena Voss · Jan 18, 2026
Industrial Policy
Buffalo cannot look away from a chip-export tightening
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. A chip-export tightening is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jan 18, 2026
Drug Prices
Bill 1302 and the problem of a vaccine-schedule fight
American health policy leaks north. A vaccine-schedule fight is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Jan 18, 2026
The Strait
The ugly week Washington floods the Hormuz risk premium
A barrel at US$76 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. The Hormuz risk premium is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Jan 18, 2026
The Border
Foreign Relations turns to interior enforcement as Boise watches
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — interior enforcement — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Jan 18, 2026
The Nine
What 50 per cent in Spokane says about sanctions litigation
The legal system is now a second front. Sanctions litigation is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Jan 18, 2026
The Alliance
The intelligence panel turns to Mexico’s balancing act as Portland, Maine watches
American statecraft on January 18, 2026 treated Mexico’s balancing act as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Jan 18, 2026
