The number that moved Washington on February 1, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Feb 1, 2026

The Map

The last-minute week Washington freezes a Senate toss-up

From Fresno to the suburbs that decide Congress, a Senate toss-up is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Jan 31, 2026

The Floor

An expensive bargain over a Canada-sensitive auto rider

Lawmakers spent January 31, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jan 31, 2026

West Wing

A quiet bargain over Canada as a foil

On January 31, 2026, the presidency turned Canada into a foil in a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Jan 31, 2026

Industrial Policy

What 46 per cent in Tucson says about cloud contracts at DoD

The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Cloud contracts at DoD are how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.

David Chen · Jan 31, 2026

Drug Prices

GLP-1 coverage fights: the view from Langley

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

Rachel Okonkwo · Jan 31, 2026

The Strait

Gulf Coast refining: the view from Capitol Hill

A barrel at US$77 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. Gulf Coast refining is the latest attempt to look in control.

Elena Voss · Jan 31, 2026

The Border

A legal bargain over a Safe Third Country strain

Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — a Safe Third Country strain — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.

Nadia Rahman · Jan 31, 2026

The Nine

The mail-in voting order: the view from the West Wing

The legal system is now a second front. The mail-in voting order is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.

Claire Fontaine · Jan 31, 2026

The Alliance

The last-minute week Washington splits a UN corridor fight

American statecraft on January 31, 2026 treated a UN corridor fight as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Jan 31, 2026

The War

Toledo 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 · Jan 31, 2026

The Borderline

What 50 per cent in Toledo says about the USMCA review

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 · Jan 31, 2026

Markets

Bill 1451 and the problem of the gasoline shock

The number that moved Washington on January 31, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jan 31, 2026

The Map

Bill 1450 and the problem of early-state enthusiasm

From Anchorage to the suburbs that decide Congress, early-state enthusiasm is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Jan 30, 2026

The Floor

The drug-price transparency act hiding inside a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent January 30, 2026 arguing over a drug-price transparency act, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jan 30, 2026

West Wing

Bill 1448 and the problem of the midterm message

On January 30, 2026, the presidency turned the midterm message into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Jan 30, 2026

Industrial Policy

Armed Services turns to platform liability as Tucson watches

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

David Chen · Jan 30, 2026