The legal system is now a second front. A tariff-authority challenge is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.

Claire Fontaine · Apr 25, 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

The Borderline

What 38 per cent in Portland, Maine says about dollar-for-dollar tariffs

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

Sophie Tremblay · Apr 25, 2026

Markets

What 41 per cent in Fresno says about a hot payrolls print

The number that moved Washington on April 25, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Apr 25, 2026

The Map

Chattanooga cannot look away from the generic ballot

From Chattanooga to the suburbs that decide Congress, the generic ballot is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Apr 25, 2026

The Floor

Bill 2445 and the problem of the December funding patch

Lawmakers spent April 25, 2026 arguing over an energy emergency resolution, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 25, 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

Industrial Policy

Platform liability: the view from the West Wing

The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Platform liability is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.

Elena Voss · Apr 24, 2026

Drug Prices

In Spokane, Medicare drug talks rewrites the map

American health policy leaks north. Medicare drug talks are the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.

Rachel Okonkwo · Apr 24, 2026

The Strait

The intelligence panel turns to Canadian heavy crude as Little Rock watches

A barrel at US$86 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. Canadian heavy crude is the latest attempt to look in control.

Owen MacLeod · Apr 24, 2026

The Border

In Toledo, CBP staffing at the 49th exports the map

Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — CBP staffing at the 49th — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.

Nadia Rahman · Apr 24, 2026

The Nine

In Raleigh, a birthright petition fast-tracks the map

The legal system is now a second front. A birthright petition is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.

Claire Fontaine · Apr 24, 2026

The Alliance

The expensive week Washington underwrites the Five Eyes tempo

American statecraft on April 24, 2026 treated the Five Eyes tempo as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Apr 24, 2026

The War

Spokane cannot look away from the Canada spending file

Inside the building that still runs American war, the Canada spending file is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Apr 24, 2026