Congressional Correspondent

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

The Floor

The sanctions package aimed at Tehran hiding inside the December funding patch

Lawmakers spent May 5, 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 5, 2026

Recent work

Congress

Bill 2553 and the problem of the December funding patch

May 4, 2026

Congress

What 41 per cent in Wilmington says about an emergency war authorization

May 3, 2026

Congress

Langley stays late on an emergency war authorization

May 2, 2026

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The December funding patch: the view from K Street

May 1, 2026

Congress

Chattanooga cannot look away from the farm bill leftovers

Apr 30, 2026

Congress

In Little Rock, a USMCA enforcement hammer stalls the map

Apr 29, 2026

The file

The Floor

In Wilmington, a USMCA enforcement hammer stalls the map

Lawmakers spent April 28, 2026 arguing over a farm-state biofuels carve-out, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 28, 2026

The Ambassador Bridge between Windsor and Detroit

The Floor

Bill 2469 and the problem of the Pentagon’s wish list

Lawmakers spent April 27, 2026 arguing over an energy emergency resolution, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 27, 2026

The Peace Arch at the Canada–U.S. border

The Floor

Banking turns to a Canada-sensitive auto rider as Chattanooga watches

Lawmakers spent April 26, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 26, 2026

The Floor

Bill 2445 and the problem of the December funding patch

Lawmakers spent April 25, 2026 arguing over an energy emergency resolution, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 25, 2026

The Floor

Savannah cannot look away from the December funding patch

Lawmakers spent April 24, 2026 arguing over an energy emergency resolution, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 24, 2026

Voters receiving ballots at a Washington polling station

The Floor

A quiet bargain over the farm bill leftovers

Lawmakers spent April 23, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 23, 2026

The Floor

Bill 2397 and the problem of the debt-limit shadow play

Lawmakers spent April 21, 2026 arguing over a drug-price transparency act, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 21, 2026

The Floor

Judiciary turns to a USMCA enforcement hammer as Savannah watches

Lawmakers spent April 20, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 20, 2026

The Floor

Boise cannot look away from an emergency war authorization

Lawmakers spent April 19, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 19, 2026

The Floor

Foreign Relations turns to a USMCA enforcement hammer as Allentown watches

Lawmakers spent April 17, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 17, 2026

The Floor

Bill 2349 and the problem of the Pentagon’s wish list

Lawmakers spent April 16, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 16, 2026

The Floor

Grand Rapids cannot look away from the Pentagon’s wish list

Lawmakers spent April 15, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 15, 2026

The Floor

Ways and Means turns to a border supplemental as Green Bay watches

Lawmakers spent April 14, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 14, 2026

The Floor

In Des Moines, a USMCA enforcement hammer fast-tracks the map

Lawmakers spent April 13, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 13, 2026

The Embassy of Canada on Pennsylvania Avenue

The Floor

In Allentown, the debt-limit shadow play revives the map

Lawmakers spent April 12, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 12, 2026

The Floor

In Savannah, a Canada-sensitive auto rider stalls the map

Lawmakers spent April 11, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 11, 2026

The Harry S. Truman Building, U.S. State Department

The Floor

Bill 2277 and the problem of the December funding patch

Lawmakers spent April 10, 2026 arguing over an energy emergency resolution, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 10, 2026

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