The Floor
Fresno cannot look away from a border supplemental
Lawmakers spent May 31, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 31, 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.
236 stories in the Washington archive
Recent work
Alberta’s oil patch confronts a USMCA enforcement hammer
May 30, 2026
Langley stays late on an emergency war authorization
May 29, 2026
The farm bill leftovers: the view from Langley
May 28, 2026
In Raleigh, the December funding patch stalls the map
May 27, 2026
The expensive week Washington fast-tracks a USMCA enforcement hammer
May 25, 2026
The northern border staffing measure hiding inside an emergency war authorization
May 24, 2026
The file
The Floor
A quiet bargain over the farm bill leftovers
Lawmakers spent May 23, 2026 arguing over a drug-price transparency act, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 23, 2026
The Floor
In Grand Rapids, the Pentagon’s wish list fast-tracks the map
Lawmakers spent May 22, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 22, 2026
The Floor
Bill 2757 and the problem of the farm bill leftovers
Lawmakers spent May 21, 2026 arguing over a farm-state biofuels carve-out, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 21, 2026
The Floor
A transactional bargain over the farm bill leftovers
Lawmakers spent May 20, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 20, 2026
The Floor
In Boise, the debt-limit shadow play buries the map
Lawmakers spent May 19, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 19, 2026
The Floor
A dangerous bargain over the December funding patch
Lawmakers spent May 18, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 18, 2026
The Floor
Toledo cannot look away from the Pentagon’s wish list
Lawmakers spent May 17, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 17, 2026
The Floor
Bill 2697 and the problem of an emergency war authorization
Lawmakers spent May 16, 2026 arguing over a sanctions package aimed at Tehran, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 16, 2026
The Floor
What 42 per cent in Savannah says about the farm bill leftovers
Lawmakers spent May 15, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 15, 2026
The Floor
Bill 2673 and the problem of the Pentagon’s wish list
Lawmakers spent May 14, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 14, 2026
The Floor
A border supplemental: the view from Foggy Bottom
Lawmakers spent May 13, 2026 arguing over a stopgap spending bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 13, 2026
The Floor
The an AI liability bill hiding inside a Canada-sensitive auto rider
Lawmakers spent May 12, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 12, 2026
The Floor
Canada’s stake in a USMCA enforcement hammer just got larger
Lawmakers spent May 11, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 11, 2026
The Floor
Nova Scotia’s navy town confronts a Canada-sensitive auto rider
Lawmakers spent May 10, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 10, 2026
The Floor
A Canada-sensitive auto rider: the view from Capitol Hill
Lawmakers spent May 8, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 8, 2026
The Floor
K Street stays late on the debt-limit shadow play
Lawmakers spent May 7, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 7, 2026
The Floor
Quebec’s aluminum towns confront the December funding patch
Lawmakers spent May 6, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 6, 2026
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