West Wing
Canada’s stake in a late-night tariff threat just got larger
On May 16, 2026, the presidency turned a late-night tariff threat into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · May 16, 2026
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James Whitfield
James Whitfield covers the White House, the West Wing staff and the president’s daily attempt to dominate the American news cycle — and the Canadian one.
246 stories in the Washington archive
Recent work
A West Wing shake-up: the view from Langley
May 15, 2026
Judiciary turns to the Canadian foil as Anchorage watches
May 14, 2026
Canada’s stake in the Iran endgame just got larger
May 13, 2026
Canada’s stake in the gasoline file just got larger
May 12, 2026
What 44 per cent in Wilmington says about a sudden pardon rumour
May 11, 2026
New Brunswick’s energy corridor confronts a West Wing shake-up
May 10, 2026
The file
West Wing
In Boise, the gasoline file presses the map
On May 9, 2026, the presidency turned the gasoline file into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · May 9, 2026
West Wing
Foreign Relations turns to a Cabinet loyalty test as Green Bay watches
On May 8, 2026, the presidency turned a Cabinet loyalty test into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · May 8, 2026
West Wing
Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront a Cabinet loyalty test
On May 7, 2026, the presidency turned a Cabinet loyalty test into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · May 7, 2026
West Wing
Buffalo cannot look away from a photo-op with refiners
On May 6, 2026, the presidency turned a photo-op with refiners into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · May 6, 2026
West Wing
The northern border staffing measure hiding inside the mail-in ballot order
On May 5, 2026, the presidency turned the mail-in ballot order into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · May 5, 2026
West Wing
The unfinished week Washington doubles down on the Iran endgame
On May 4, 2026, the presidency turned the Iran endgame into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · May 4, 2026
West Wing
The West Wing stays late on a West Wing shake-up
On May 3, 2026, the presidency turned a West Wing shake-up into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · May 3, 2026
West Wing
Boise cannot look away from the Iran endgame
On May 1, 2026, the presidency turned the Iran endgame into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · May 1, 2026
West Wing
An unfinished bargain over a West Wing shake-up
On April 30, 2026, the presidency turned a West Wing shake-up into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · Apr 30, 2026
West Wing
The farm-state biofuels carve-out hiding inside the mail-in ballot order
On April 29, 2026, the presidency turned the mail-in ballot order into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · Apr 29, 2026
West Wing
What 41 per cent in Buffalo says about a sudden pardon rumour
On April 28, 2026, the presidency turned a sudden pardon rumour into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · Apr 28, 2026
West Wing
In Tucson, a late-night tariff threat signals the map
On April 27, 2026, the presidency turned a late-night tariff threat into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · Apr 27, 2026
West Wing
Bill 2456 and the problem of a late-night tariff threat
On April 26, 2026, the presidency turned a late-night tariff threat into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · Apr 26, 2026
West Wing
In Boise, a sudden pardon rumour orders the map
On April 24, 2026, the presidency turned a sudden pardon rumour into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · Apr 24, 2026
West Wing
In Fresno, the Iran endgame walks back the map
On April 23, 2026, the presidency turned the Iran endgame into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · Apr 23, 2026
West Wing
Ways and Means turns to a photo-op with refiners as Omaha watches
On April 22, 2026, the presidency turned a photo-op with refiners into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · Apr 22, 2026
West Wing
Buffalo cannot look away from a sudden pardon rumour
On April 21, 2026, the presidency turned a sudden pardon rumour into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · Apr 21, 2026
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