The Floor
Foggy Bottom stays late on a Canada-sensitive auto rider
Lawmakers spent July 1, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jul 1, 2026
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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.
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The file
The Floor
A dangerous bargain over the Pentagon’s wish list
Lawmakers spent June 22, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jun 22, 2026
The Floor
Grand Rapids cannot look away from a border supplemental
Lawmakers spent June 21, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jun 21, 2026
The Floor
The sanctions package aimed at Tehran hiding inside an emergency war authorization
Lawmakers spent June 20, 2026 arguing over a sanctions package aimed at Tehran, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jun 20, 2026
The Floor
A Canada-sensitive auto rider: the view from Capitol Hill
Lawmakers spent June 19, 2026 arguing over a sanctions package aimed at Tehran, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jun 19, 2026
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 Floor
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
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