The Floor
Bill 3789 and the problem of the Pentagon’s wish list
Lawmakers spent August 16, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 16, 2026
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Amrita Shah reports on the House and Senate, including trade, spending and the committee rooms where Canadian files go to live or die.
236 stories in the Washington archive
Recent work
Omaha cannot look away from the December funding patch
Aug 15, 2026
What 40 per cent in Portland, Maine says about the Pentagon’s wish list
Aug 14, 2026
Canada’s stake in the Pentagon’s wish list just got larger
Aug 13, 2026
Ways and Means turns to a USMCA enforcement hammer as Savannah watches
Aug 12, 2026
Bill 3729 and the problem of the farm bill leftovers
Aug 11, 2026
An ugly bargain over the Pentagon’s wish list
Aug 10, 2026
The file
The Floor
An emergency war authorization: the view from the border
Lawmakers spent August 9, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 9, 2026
The Floor
Judiciary turns to a Canada-sensitive auto rider as Little Rock watches
Lawmakers spent August 8, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 8, 2026
The Floor
What 39 per cent in Omaha says about the December funding patch
Lawmakers spent August 7, 2026 arguing over a stopgap spending bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 7, 2026
The Floor
The partisan week Washington fast-tracks an emergency war authorization
Lawmakers spent August 6, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 6, 2026
The Floor
An unfinished bargain over a USMCA enforcement hammer
Lawmakers spent August 5, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 5, 2026
The Floor
Chattanooga cannot look away from the Pentagon’s wish list
Lawmakers spent August 4, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 4, 2026
The Floor
The predictable week Washington stalls the farm bill leftovers
Lawmakers spent August 2, 2026 arguing over a sanctions package aimed at Tehran, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 2, 2026
The Floor
Bill 3609 and the problem of a USMCA enforcement hammer
Lawmakers spent August 1, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 1, 2026
The Floor
Savannah cannot look away from the December funding patch
Lawmakers spent July 31, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jul 31, 2026
The Floor
Homeland Security turns to the Pentagon’s wish list as Buffalo watches
Lawmakers spent July 30, 2026 arguing over a farm-state biofuels carve-out, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jul 30, 2026
The Floor
In Allentown, the December funding patch revives the map
Lawmakers spent July 29, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jul 29, 2026
The Floor
The strategic petroleum rider hiding inside the debt-limit shadow play
Lawmakers spent July 28, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jul 28, 2026
The Floor
The debt-limit shadow play: the view from K Street
Lawmakers spent July 27, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jul 27, 2026
The Floor
Armed Services turns to a Canada-sensitive auto rider as Green Bay watches
Lawmakers spent July 26, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jul 26, 2026
The Floor
Portland, Maine cannot look away from the debt-limit shadow play
Lawmakers spent July 25, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jul 25, 2026
The Floor
Saskatchewan’s grain elevators confront a border supplemental
Lawmakers spent July 24, 2026 arguing over a farm-state biofuels carve-out, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jul 24, 2026
The Floor
The sanctions package aimed at Tehran hiding inside the debt-limit shadow play
Lawmakers spent July 23, 2026 arguing over a sanctions package aimed at Tehran, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jul 23, 2026
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