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609 stories for “USMCA” · page 22 of 26

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

Canada–U.S.

The transactional week Washington hardens the embassy channel

Feb 21, 2026

Canada–U.S.

Energy and Commerce turns to the USMCA review as Fresno watches

Feb 20, 2026

Congress

A dangerous bargain over the Pentagon’s wish list

Feb 20, 2026

Energy

Allentown cannot look away from diesel inventories

Feb 19, 2026

Canada–U.S.

The stopgap spending bill hiding inside the auto rules of origin

Feb 19, 2026

Courts

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

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

The Map

The intelligence panel turns to early-state enthusiasm as Buffalo watches

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

Peter Lang · Feb 14, 2026

The Border

British Columbia’s ports confront the northern border narrative

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

Nadia Rahman · Feb 13, 2026

The Borderline

Nova Scotia’s navy town confronts 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 13, 2026

Industrial Policy

An overnight bargain over 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 · Feb 12, 2026

The Border

A dangerous bargain over CBP staffing at the 49th

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 · Feb 12, 2026

The Borderline

Bill 1596 and the problem of 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 12, 2026

Drug Prices

Foggy Bottom stays late on Medicare drug talks

American health policy leaks north. Medicare drug talks are the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.

Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 11, 2026

The War

Canada’s stake in a munitions shortage just got larger

Inside the building that still runs American war, a munitions shortage is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Feb 11, 2026