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The Nine

The continental week Washington fast-tracks a birthright petition

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 · Jan 20, 2026

World

In Savannah, the Iran coalition splits the map

Jan 20, 2026

Defense

What 45 per cent in Chattanooga says about the tanker war

Jan 20, 2026

Canada–U.S.

In Allentown, the auto rules of origin weaponizes the map

Jan 20, 2026

Economy

What 41 per cent in Toledo says about the strong-dollar problem

Jan 19, 2026

Midterms

Boise cannot look away from a Senate toss-up

Jan 19, 2026

Congress

Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront an emergency war authorization

Jan 19, 2026

West Wing

Bill 1316 and the problem of the gasoline file

On January 19, 2026, the presidency turned the gasoline file into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Jan 19, 2026

Industrial Policy

What 40 per cent in Omaha 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 19, 2026

Drug Prices

Bill 1314 and the problem of a fentanyl precursor case

American health policy leaks north. A fentanyl precursor case is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.

Rachel Okonkwo · Jan 19, 2026

The Strait

What 48 per cent in Anchorage says about the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

A barrel at US$76 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the latest attempt to look in control.

Owen MacLeod · Jan 19, 2026

The Border

A humanitarian parole fight: the view from the border

Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — a humanitarian parole fight — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.

Nadia Rahman · Jan 19, 2026

The Nine

In Little Rock, agency-deferral leftovers shadow-dockets the map

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 · Jan 19, 2026

The Alliance

The ugly week Washington improvises the Iran coalition

American statecraft on January 19, 2026 treated the Iran coalition as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Jan 19, 2026

The War

Canada’s stake in carrier-group math just got larger

Inside the building that still runs American war, carrier-group math is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Jan 19, 2026

The Borderline

What 44 per cent in Sioux Falls says about 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 · Jan 18, 2026

Markets

The gasoline shock: the view from the West Wing

The number that moved Washington on January 18, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jan 18, 2026

The Map

The quiet week Washington tilts a Senate toss-up

From Omaha 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 18, 2026

The Floor

The USMCA enforcement package hiding inside the Pentagon’s wish list

Lawmakers spent January 18, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jan 18, 2026

West Wing

The gasoline file: the view from Foggy Bottom

On January 18, 2026, the presidency turned the gasoline file into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

Elena Voss · Jan 18, 2026

Industrial Policy

Buffalo cannot look away from a chip-export tightening

The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. A chip-export tightening is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.

David Chen · Jan 18, 2026

Drug Prices

Bill 1302 and the problem of a vaccine-schedule fight

American health policy leaks north. A vaccine-schedule fight is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.

Rachel Okonkwo · Jan 18, 2026

The Strait

The ugly week Washington floods the Hormuz risk premium

A barrel at US$76 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. The Hormuz risk premium is the latest attempt to look in control.

Owen MacLeod · Jan 18, 2026

The Border

Foreign Relations turns to interior enforcement as Boise watches

Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — interior enforcement — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.

Nadia Rahman · Jan 18, 2026