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West Wing

NYC firefighters want answers after release of post-9/11 air quality documents

Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: NYC firefighters want answers after release of post-9/11 air quality documents.

James Whitfield · Sep 10, 2026

Canada–U.S.

What 51 per cent in Anchorage says about the USMCA review

Sep 10, 2026

Midterms

Democrats blast $5,000 payment promise ahead of Trump, Vance speeches in Dallas

Sep 10, 2026

White House

One year after Charlie Kirk's death, Turning Point USA faces an uncertain future

Sep 10, 2026

Courts

Morning news brief

Sep 10, 2026

Canada–U.S.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills on the effect the U.S.-Canada trade war will have on the state

Sep 10, 2026

White House

Trump officials revive a bid to alter the U.S. census and reshape voting maps

Sep 10, 2026

West Wing

Missouri clerk on what the battle over the state's electoral maps means for voters

Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Missouri clerk on what the battle over the state's electoral maps means for voters.

James Whitfield · Sep 10, 2026

The Age of AI

1 year later, young conservatives still grapple with Charlie Kirk's death

Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: 1 year later, young conservatives still grapple with Charlie Kirk's death.

David Chen · Sep 10, 2026

On the Hill

Trump gave Natalie Harp and 2 other aides $45,000 as gifts, report says

Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Trump gave Natalie Harp and 2 other aides $45,000 as gifts, report says.

Amrita Shah · Sep 10, 2026

Markets

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

The number that moved Washington on September 10, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Sep 10, 2026

West Wing

A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane in Miami crash warned it was coming in too fast

Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane in Miami crash warned it was coming in too fast.

James Whitfield · Sep 10, 2026

The Map

Bill 4078 and the problem of the suburban-women vote

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

Peter Lang · Sep 10, 2026

The Floor

What 49 per cent in Manchester says about the Pentagon’s wish list

Lawmakers spent September 9, 2026 arguing over a drug-price transparency act, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Sep 9, 2026

West Wing

Fetterman, already at odds with his party, makes surprise video for GOP convention

Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Fetterman, already at odds with his party, makes surprise video for GOP convention.

James Whitfield · Sep 9, 2026

West Wing

Anchorage cannot look away from the gasoline file

On September 9, 2026, the presidency turned the gasoline file into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Sep 9, 2026

Industrial Policy

Foreign Relations turns to cloud contracts at DoD as Wilmington watches

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

Elena Voss · Sep 9, 2026

Drug Prices

The strategic petroleum rider hiding inside 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 · Sep 9, 2026

The Strait

The West Wing stays late on jet-fuel hedges

A barrel at US$109 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. Jet-fuel hedges are the latest attempt to look in control.

Owen MacLeod · Sep 9, 2026

The Border

Republicans kick off unconventional midterm convention in Dallas with Trump speech

Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Republicans kick off unconventional midterm convention in Dallas with Trump speech.

Nadia Rahman · Sep 9, 2026

The Border

CBP staffing at the 49th: the view from Capitol Hill

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 · Sep 9, 2026

West Wing

Andrew Tate is denied bail and will remain in jail during his extradition fight

Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Andrew Tate is denied bail and will remain in jail during his extradition fight.

James Whitfield · Sep 9, 2026

The Nine

In Grand Rapids, agency-deferral leftovers upholds 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 · Sep 9, 2026

The Alliance

The mail-in voting statute hiding inside a UN corridor fight

American statecraft on September 9, 2026 treated a UN corridor fight as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Sep 9, 2026