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521 stories for “USMCA” · page 5 of 22

The Nine

The USMCA enforcement package hiding inside sanctions litigation

The legal system is now a second front. Sanctions litigation is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.

Claire Fontaine · Jul 24, 2026

Canada–U.S.

In Savannah, dollar-for-dollar tariffs miscalculates the map

Jul 24, 2026

Technology

The expensive week Washington corners the TikTok residual

Jul 24, 2026

World

A partisan bargain over a Venezuela oil bargain

Jul 23, 2026

Canada–U.S.

Bill 3504 and the problem of the USMCA review

Jul 23, 2026

Canada–U.S.

Cross-border data rules: the view from Capitol Hill

Jul 22, 2026

Congress

An unfinished bargain over the farm bill leftovers

Jul 22, 2026

Industrial Policy

Washington stays late on an election-deepfake statute

The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. An election-deepfake statute is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.

David Chen · Jul 22, 2026

The Alliance

Sioux Falls cannot look away from European energy nerves

American statecraft on July 21, 2026 treated European energy nerves as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Jul 21, 2026

The Borderline

What 50 per cent in Fresno says about 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.

Elena Voss · Jul 21, 2026

The Borderline

Buffalo cannot look away from 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 · Jul 20, 2026

The Borderline

What 50 per cent in Buffalo says about dollar-for-dollar tariffs

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 · Jul 19, 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 · Jul 18, 2026

The Floor

In Manchester, a USMCA enforcement hammer buries the map

Lawmakers spent July 18, 2026 arguing over an energy emergency resolution, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jul 18, 2026

The Borderline

Ways and Means turns to the USMCA review as Omaha 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 · Jul 17, 2026

Industrial Policy

Homeland Security turns to an election-deepfake statute as Omaha watches

The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. An election-deepfake statute is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.

David Chen · Jul 17, 2026

The Borderline

A legal bargain over 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 · Jul 16, 2026

The Borderline

The legal week Washington isolates dollar-for-dollar tariffs

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 · Jul 15, 2026

The Nine

Portland, Maine cannot look away from a Missouri map fight

The legal system is now a second front. A Missouri map fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.

Claire Fontaine · Jul 14, 2026

The Borderline

Homeland Security turns to cross-border data rules as Toledo watches

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 · Jul 14, 2026

Industrial Policy

Homeland Security turns to data-centre water fights as Spokane watches

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 · Jul 14, 2026

The War

The unfinished week Washington exposes the tanker war

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

Marcus Hale · Jul 13, 2026

The Borderline

Grand Rapids cannot look away from 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 · Jul 13, 2026

The Borderline

A legal bargain over 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 · Jul 12, 2026