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521 stories for “USMCA” · page 18 of 22

The Borderline

The overnight week Washington reopens steel and aluminum duties

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

Sophie Tremblay · Feb 26, 2026

Immigration

Bill 1756 and the problem of student-visa friction

Feb 25, 2026

Canada–U.S.

The embassy channel: the view from the West Wing

Feb 25, 2026

Congress

The USMCA enforcement package hiding inside an emergency war authorization

Feb 25, 2026

Canada–U.S.

The an energy emergency resolution hiding inside dollar-for-dollar tariffs

Feb 24, 2026

Congress

New Brunswick’s energy corridor confronts a USMCA enforcement hammer

Feb 24, 2026

Canada–U.S.

Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront the embassy channel

Feb 23, 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 Borderline

Spokane cannot look away from 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 · Feb 22, 2026

The Borderline

The transactional week Washington hardens the embassy channel

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

Sophie Tremblay · Feb 21, 2026

The Borderline

Energy and Commerce turns to the USMCA review as Fresno watches

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 · Feb 20, 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 Strait

Allentown cannot look away from diesel inventories

A barrel at US$78 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. Diesel inventories are the latest attempt to look in control.

Owen MacLeod · Feb 19, 2026

The Borderline

The stopgap spending bill hiding inside the auto rules of origin

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 · Feb 19, 2026

The Nine

In Little Rock, a tariff-authority challenge narrows the map

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 · Feb 18, 2026

The Borderline

The embassy channel: the view from the border

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

Sophie Tremblay · Feb 18, 2026

Industrial Policy

Capitol Hill stays late on data-centre water fights

The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Data-centre water fights are how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.

David Chen · Feb 17, 2026

The Borderline

An overnight bargain over 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 · Feb 17, 2026

The Floor

A USMCA enforcement hammer: the view from Langley

Lawmakers spent February 17, 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 17, 2026

The Borderline

Quebec’s aluminum towns confront 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.

Elena Voss · Feb 16, 2026

The Map

The generic ballot: the view from Foggy Bottom

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

Peter Lang · Feb 16, 2026

The Floor

K Street stays late on a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent February 16, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 16, 2026

The Borderline

A last-minute bargain over the embassy channel

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

Sophie Tremblay · Feb 15, 2026

The Borderline

Dollar-for-dollar tariffs: the view from the West Wing

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 · Feb 14, 2026