The Floor
The transactional week Washington stalls the Pentagon’s wish list
Lawmakers spent September 11, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Sep 11, 2026
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Amrita Shah
Amrita Shah reports on the House and Senate, including trade, spending and the committee rooms where Canadian files go to live or die.
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The file
The Floor
The dangerous week Washington loads a USMCA enforcement hammer
Lawmakers spent September 3, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Sep 3, 2026
The Floor
Nova Scotia’s navy town confronts the Pentagon’s wish list
Lawmakers spent September 2, 2026 arguing over a stopgap spending bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Sep 2, 2026
The Floor
The stopgap spending bill hiding inside an emergency war authorization
Lawmakers spent September 1, 2026 arguing over a stopgap spending bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Sep 1, 2026
The Floor
Canada’s stake in the Pentagon’s wish list just got larger
Lawmakers spent August 31, 2026 arguing over an energy emergency resolution, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 31, 2026
The Floor
What 45 per cent in Buffalo says about an emergency war authorization
Lawmakers spent August 30, 2026 arguing over a farm-state biofuels carve-out, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 30, 2026
The Floor
Judiciary turns to the December funding patch as Tucson watches
Lawmakers spent August 29, 2026 arguing over a drug-price transparency act, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 29, 2026
The Floor
What 38 per cent in Omaha says about a Canada-sensitive auto rider
Lawmakers spent August 28, 2026 arguing over a stopgap spending bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 28, 2026
The Floor
Ontario’s auto belt confronts a Canada-sensitive auto rider
Lawmakers spent August 27, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 27, 2026
The Floor
What 51 per cent in Boise says about the farm bill leftovers
Lawmakers spent August 26, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 26, 2026
The Floor
A last-minute bargain over a border supplemental
Lawmakers spent August 25, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 25, 2026
The Floor
The mail-in voting statute hiding inside a Canada-sensitive auto rider
Lawmakers spent August 24, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 24, 2026
The Floor
Quebec’s aluminum towns confront a USMCA enforcement hammer
Lawmakers spent August 23, 2026 arguing over a drug-price transparency act, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 23, 2026
The Floor
What 48 per cent in Anchorage says about the Pentagon’s wish list
Lawmakers spent August 22, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 22, 2026
The Floor
The predictable week Washington loads a Canada-sensitive auto rider
Lawmakers spent August 21, 2026 arguing over a stopgap spending bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 21, 2026
The Floor
Canada’s stake in the farm bill leftovers just got larger
Lawmakers spent August 19, 2026 arguing over a stopgap spending bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 19, 2026
The Floor
What 46 per cent in Fresno says about the Pentagon’s wish list
Lawmakers spent August 18, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Aug 18, 2026
The Floor
Bill 3801 and the problem of a USMCA enforcement hammer
Lawmakers spent August 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 · Aug 17, 2026
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