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.

264 stories in the Washington archive

The west front of the United States Capitol

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

Recent work

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Portland, Maine cannot look away from the debt-limit shadow play

Jul 25, 2026

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Saskatchewan’s grain elevators confront a border supplemental

Jul 24, 2026

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The sanctions package aimed at Tehran hiding inside the debt-limit shadow play

Jul 23, 2026

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An unfinished bargain over the farm bill leftovers

Jul 22, 2026

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What 51 per cent in Green Bay says about a Canada-sensitive auto rider

Jul 21, 2026

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Bill 3465 and the problem of a border supplemental

Jul 20, 2026

The file

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Canada’s stake in the farm bill leftovers just got larger

Lawmakers spent July 19, 2026 arguing over a stopgap spending bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jul 19, 2026

The Floor

In Manchester, a USMCA enforcement hammer buries the map

Lawmakers spent July 18, 2026 arguing over an energy emergency resolution, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jul 18, 2026

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The partisan week Washington marks up the December funding patch

Lawmakers spent July 16, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jul 16, 2026

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Bill 3405 and the problem of the December funding patch

Lawmakers spent July 15, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jul 15, 2026

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Canada’s stake in a border supplemental just got larger

Lawmakers spent July 14, 2026 arguing over a stopgap spending bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jul 14, 2026

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In Wilmington, an emergency war authorization fast-tracks the map

Lawmakers spent July 13, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jul 13, 2026

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The ugly week Washington buries the Pentagon’s wish list

Lawmakers spent July 12, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jul 12, 2026

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Energy and Commerce turns to a Canada-sensitive auto rider as Savannah watches

Lawmakers spent July 11, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jul 11, 2026

Voters receiving ballots at a Washington polling station

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In Wilmington, the Pentagon’s wish list rewrites the map

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

Amrita Shah · Jul 10, 2026