The Floor
In Des Moines, a USMCA enforcement hammer fast-tracks the map
Lawmakers spent April 13, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 13, 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.
264 stories in the Washington archive
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The file
The Floor
The mail-in voting statute hiding inside a border supplemental
Lawmakers spent April 6, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 6, 2026
The Floor
A USMCA enforcement hammer: the view from the border
Lawmakers spent April 5, 2026 arguing over an energy emergency resolution, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 5, 2026
The Floor
Green Bay cannot look away from a Canada-sensitive auto rider
Lawmakers spent April 3, 2026 arguing over a stopgap spending bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 3, 2026
The Floor
In Wilmington, a USMCA enforcement hammer rewrites the map
Lawmakers spent April 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 · Apr 2, 2026
The Floor
Canada’s stake in a border supplemental just got larger
Lawmakers spent April 1, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 1, 2026
The Floor
An ugly bargain over a border supplemental
Lawmakers spent March 31, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 31, 2026
The Floor
The northern border staffing measure hiding inside a border supplemental
Lawmakers spent March 30, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 30, 2026
The Floor
Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront the farm bill leftovers
Lawmakers spent March 29, 2026 arguing over a stopgap spending bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 29, 2026
The Floor
A dangerous bargain over the December funding patch
Lawmakers spent March 28, 2026 arguing over a sanctions package aimed at Tehran, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 28, 2026
The Floor
Langley stays late on the farm bill leftovers
Lawmakers spent March 27, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 27, 2026
The Floor
The quiet week Washington stalls an emergency war authorization
Lawmakers spent March 26, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 26, 2026
The Floor
In Toledo, the farm bill leftovers marks up the map
Lawmakers spent March 25, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 25, 2026
The Floor
In Toledo, a Canada-sensitive auto rider fast-tracks the map
Lawmakers spent March 24, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 24, 2026
The Floor
An overnight bargain over the debt-limit shadow play
Lawmakers spent March 23, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 23, 2026
The Floor
Omaha cannot look away from a Canada-sensitive auto rider
Lawmakers spent March 22, 2026 arguing over an energy emergency resolution, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 22, 2026
The Floor
Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront a border supplemental
Lawmakers spent March 21, 2026 arguing over a farm-state biofuels carve-out, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 21, 2026
The Floor
The farm-state biofuels carve-out hiding inside a Canada-sensitive auto rider
Lawmakers spent March 20, 2026 arguing over a farm-state biofuels carve-out, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 20, 2026
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