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521 stories for “USMCA” · page 21 of 22

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The Map

Canada’s stake in the House battleground just got larger

From Toledo to the suburbs that decide Congress, the House battleground is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Jan 23, 2026

White House

What 43 per cent in Buffalo says about a late-night tariff threat

Jan 23, 2026

Canada–U.S.

The West Wing stays late on the softwood file

Jan 22, 2026

Canada–U.S.

Ways and Means turns to the embassy channel as Fresno watches

Jan 21, 2026

Energy

Toledo cannot look away from diesel inventories

Jan 21, 2026

Defense

Capitol Hill stays late on carrier-group math

Jan 21, 2026

Canada–U.S.

Canada’s stake in the auto rules of origin just got larger

Jan 21, 2026

Drug Prices

Allentown cannot look away from mental-health funding

American health policy leaks north. Mental-health funding is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.

Rachel Okonkwo · Jan 20, 2026

The Borderline

In Allentown, the auto rules of origin weaponizes the map

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 · Jan 20, 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

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

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

The Alliance

The intelligence panel turns to Mexico’s balancing act as Portland, Maine watches

American statecraft on January 18, 2026 treated Mexico’s balancing act as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Jan 18, 2026

The Borderline

A transactional bargain over 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 · Jan 17, 2026

The Borderline

The strategic petroleum rider 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 · Jan 16, 2026

The Nine

Capitol Hill stays late on 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 16, 2026

The Borderline

K Street stays late on a dairy flare-up

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

Sophie Tremblay · Jan 15, 2026

The Border

Spokane cannot look away from interior enforcement

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

Nadia Rahman · Jan 15, 2026

The Borderline

Cross-border data rules: the view from Foggy Bottom

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 · Jan 14, 2026

The Borderline

Canada’s stake in dollar-for-dollar tariffs just got larger

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 · Jan 13, 2026

The Floor

The Pentagon’s wish list: the view from Foggy Bottom

Lawmakers spent January 13, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jan 13, 2026

The Borderline

The farm-state biofuels carve-out 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.

Elena Voss · Jan 12, 2026

The Map

Bill 1234 and the problem of early-state enthusiasm

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

Peter Lang · Jan 12, 2026

The War

The USMCA enforcement package hiding inside NORAD modernization

Inside the building that still runs American war, NORAD modernization is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Jan 11, 2026