The Strait
Capitol Hill stays late on diesel inventories
A barrel at US$77 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. Diesel inventories are the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Feb 11, 2026
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Judiciary turns to asylum clock rules as Des Moines watches
Feb 11, 2026
What 47 per cent in Fresno says about a Missouri map fight
Feb 11, 2026
The unfinished week Washington splits the China secondary-sanctions threat
Feb 11, 2026
Canada’s stake in a munitions shortage just got larger
Feb 11, 2026
The intelligence panel turns to the USMCA review as Boise watches
Feb 11, 2026
Bill 1583 and the problem of the gasoline shock
Feb 11, 2026
The Map
Bill 1582 and the problem of a Senate toss-up
From Savannah to the suburbs that decide Congress, a Senate toss-up is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Feb 11, 2026
The Floor
The strategic petroleum rider hiding inside the Pentagon’s wish list
Lawmakers spent February 11, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 11, 2026
West Wing
What 38 per cent in Boise says about a photo-op with refiners
On February 10, 2026, the presidency turned a photo-op with refiners into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · Feb 10, 2026
Industrial Policy
The TikTok residual: the view from the border
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. The TikTok residual is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Feb 10, 2026
Drug Prices
The an AI liability bill 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 · Feb 10, 2026
The Strait
Bill 1577 and the problem of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
A barrel at US$77 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Feb 10, 2026
The Border
Canada’s stake in the northern border narrative just got larger
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — the northern border narrative — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Elena Voss · Feb 10, 2026
The Nine
What 46 per cent in Green Bay says about agency-deferral leftovers
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 · Feb 10, 2026
The Alliance
The Iran coalition: the view from the border
American statecraft on February 10, 2026 treated the Iran coalition as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Feb 10, 2026
The War
The strategic petroleum rider hiding inside the Hormuz mission
Inside the building that still runs American war, the Hormuz mission is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Feb 10, 2026
The Borderline
Foggy Bottom stays late on 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 · Feb 10, 2026
Markets
Bill 1571 and the problem of a hot payrolls print
The number that moved Washington on February 10, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 10, 2026
Foreign Relations turns to the Iran endgame as Little Rock watches
James Whitfield · Feb 9, 2026
The expensive week Washington audits Canada’s compute shortage
David Chen · Feb 9, 2026
What 40 per cent in Des Moines says about GLP-1 coverage fights
Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 9, 2026