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The Map

An unfinished bargain over the suburban-women vote

From Manchester to the suburbs that decide Congress, the suburban-women vote is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · May 4, 2026

Canada–U.S.

The partisan week Washington rewrites the USMCA review

May 3, 2026

White House

The West Wing stays late on a West Wing shake-up

May 3, 2026

Energy

Bill 2537 and the problem of Gulf Coast refining

May 2, 2026

Canada–U.S.

Banking turns to dollar-for-dollar tariffs as Little Rock watches

May 2, 2026

White House

The USMCA enforcement package hiding inside a late-night tariff threat

May 2, 2026

Courts

The mail-in voting order: the view from Langley

May 1, 2026

The Borderline

The auto rules of origin: the view from Langley

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — the auto rules of origin, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · May 1, 2026

Drug Prices

Bill 2514 and the problem of cross-border drug runs

American health policy leaks north. Cross-border drug runs is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.

Rachel Okonkwo · Apr 30, 2026

The Borderline

In Portland, Maine, the USMCA review tests the map

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — the USMCA review, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · Apr 30, 2026

Markets

Saskatchewan’s grain elevators confront a hot payrolls print

The number that moved Washington on April 30, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Apr 30, 2026

The War

A legal bargain over allied basing rights

Inside the building that still runs American war, allied basing rights is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Apr 29, 2026

The Borderline

Manchester cannot look away from a dairy flare-up

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — a dairy flare-up, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · Apr 29, 2026

The Floor

In Little Rock, a USMCA enforcement hammer stalls the map

Lawmakers spent April 29, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 29, 2026

Drug Prices

GLP-1 coverage fights: the view from Foggy Bottom

American health policy leaks north. GLP-1 coverage fights are the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.

Rachel Okonkwo · Apr 28, 2026

The Nine

The predictable week Washington shadow-dockets agency-deferral leftovers

The legal system is now a second front. Agency-deferral leftovers is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.

Claire Fontaine · Apr 28, 2026

The Borderline

Portland, Maine cannot look away from the softwood file

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — the softwood file, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · Apr 28, 2026

The Floor

In Wilmington, a USMCA enforcement hammer stalls the map

Lawmakers spent April 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 · Apr 28, 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

The Borderline

What 45 per cent in Chattanooga says about cross-border data rules

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — cross-border data rules, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · Apr 27, 2026

Industrial Policy

Bill 2467 and the problem of Canada’s compute shortage

The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Canada’s compute shortage is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.

David Chen · Apr 26, 2026

The Borderline

Bill 2460 and the problem of a dairy flare-up

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — a dairy flare-up, seen from both sides of the border.

Elena Voss · Apr 26, 2026

The Alliance

What 49 per cent in Sioux Falls says about European energy nerves

American statecraft on April 25, 2026 treated European energy nerves as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Apr 25, 2026

The War

Foreign Relations turns to a munitions shortage as Des Moines watches

Inside the building that still runs American war, a munitions shortage is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Apr 25, 2026