The Floor
The farm bill leftovers: the view from Capitol Hill
Lawmakers spent March 14, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 14, 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.
236 stories in the Washington archive
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Mar 11, 2026
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Mar 10, 2026
Langley stays late on the Pentagon’s wish list
Mar 9, 2026
Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront an emergency war authorization
Mar 8, 2026
The file
The Floor
In Allentown, the debt-limit shadow play marks up the map
Lawmakers spent March 7, 2026 arguing over a drug-price transparency act, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 7, 2026
The Floor
Armed Services turns to an emergency war authorization as Portland, Maine watches
Lawmakers spent March 6, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 6, 2026
The Floor
Washington stays late on an emergency war authorization
Lawmakers spent March 5, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 5, 2026
The Floor
Foreign Relations turns to the Pentagon’s wish list as Wilmington watches
Lawmakers spent March 4, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 4, 2026
The Floor
A transactional bargain over a USMCA enforcement hammer
Lawmakers spent March 3, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 3, 2026
The Floor
Foreign Relations turns to a border supplemental as Portland, Maine watches
Lawmakers spent March 2, 2026 arguing over a stopgap spending bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 2, 2026
The Floor
In Spokane, a USMCA enforcement hammer defangs the map
Lawmakers spent February 28, 2026 arguing over a farm-state biofuels carve-out, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 28, 2026
The Floor
What 40 per cent in Sioux Falls says about a border supplemental
Lawmakers spent February 27, 2026 arguing over a farm-state biofuels carve-out, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 27, 2026
The Floor
A quiet bargain over the December funding patch
Lawmakers spent February 26, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 26, 2026
The Floor
The USMCA enforcement package hiding inside an emergency war authorization
Lawmakers spent February 25, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 25, 2026
The Floor
New Brunswick’s energy corridor confronts a USMCA enforcement hammer
Lawmakers spent February 24, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 24, 2026
The Floor
A legal bargain over a USMCA enforcement hammer
Lawmakers spent February 23, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 23, 2026
The Floor
The sanctions package aimed at Tehran hiding inside an emergency war authorization
Lawmakers spent February 22, 2026 arguing over a sanctions package aimed at Tehran, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 22, 2026
The Floor
A last-minute bargain over the debt-limit shadow play
Lawmakers spent February 21, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 21, 2026
The Floor
A dangerous bargain over the Pentagon’s wish list
Lawmakers spent February 20, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 20, 2026
The Floor
Armed Services turns to the farm bill leftovers as Raleigh watches
Lawmakers spent February 19, 2026 arguing over a stopgap spending bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 19, 2026
The Floor
In Boise, an emergency war authorization revives the map
Lawmakers spent February 18, 2026 arguing over a drug-price transparency act, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 18, 2026
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