Congressional Correspondent

Amrita Shah

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

The Floor

The northern border staffing measure hiding inside a border supplemental

Lawmakers spent June 25, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 25, 2026

Recent work

Congress

British Columbia’s ports confront the debt-limit shadow play

Jun 24, 2026

Congress

What 45 per cent in Savannah says about a Canada-sensitive auto rider

Jun 23, 2026

Congress

A dangerous bargain over the Pentagon’s wish list

Jun 22, 2026

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Grand Rapids cannot look away from a border supplemental

Jun 21, 2026

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The sanctions package aimed at Tehran hiding inside an emergency war authorization

Jun 20, 2026

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A Canada-sensitive auto rider: the view from Capitol Hill

Jun 19, 2026

The file

The Floor

Alberta’s oil patch confronts a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent June 18, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 18, 2026

The Floor

Judiciary turns to an emergency war authorization as Savannah watches

Lawmakers spent June 17, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 17, 2026

The Peace Arch at the Canada–U.S. border

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Bill 3069 and the problem of a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent June 16, 2026 arguing over a farm-state biofuels carve-out, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 16, 2026

The Floor

Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent June 15, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 15, 2026

The Floor

Saskatchewan’s grain elevators confront the December funding patch

Lawmakers spent June 14, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 14, 2026

The Floor

A legal bargain over the Pentagon’s wish list

Lawmakers spent June 13, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 13, 2026

The Floor

Bill 3009 and the problem of the December funding patch

Lawmakers spent June 11, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 11, 2026

The Floor

The expensive week Washington stalls the debt-limit shadow play

Lawmakers spent June 10, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 10, 2026

The Floor

The West Wing stays late on an emergency war authorization

Lawmakers spent June 9, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 9, 2026

The Floor

Energy and Commerce turns to a USMCA enforcement hammer as Fresno watches

Lawmakers spent June 8, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 8, 2026

The Floor

The strategic petroleum rider hiding inside a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent June 7, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 7, 2026

The Floor

Savannah cannot look away from the debt-limit shadow play

Lawmakers spent June 6, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 6, 2026

The Floor

K Street stays late on the Pentagon’s wish list

Lawmakers spent June 5, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 5, 2026

The Floor

Canada’s stake in the December funding patch just got larger

Lawmakers spent June 4, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 4, 2026

The Floor

What 52 per cent in Tucson says about a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent June 3, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 3, 2026

The Harry S. Truman Building, U.S. State Department

The Floor

The debt-limit shadow play: the view from K Street

Lawmakers spent June 2, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 2, 2026

The Floor

Saskatchewan’s grain elevators confront the farm bill leftovers

Lawmakers spent June 1, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 1, 2026

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