The number that moved Washington on February 6, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Feb 6, 2026

The Map

The continental week Washington scrambles a Senate toss-up

From Des Moines 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 6, 2026

The Floor

Bill 1521 and the problem of the farm bill leftovers

Lawmakers spent February 5, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 5, 2026

West Wing

The intelligence panel turns to the gasoline file as Spokane watches

On February 5, 2026, the presidency turned the gasoline file into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Feb 5, 2026

Industrial Policy

In Des Moines, an election-deepfake statute audits the map

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 · Feb 5, 2026

Drug Prices

Armed Services turns to a vaccine-schedule fight as Allentown watches

American health policy leaks north. A vaccine-schedule fight is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.

Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 5, 2026

The Strait

In Spokane, Canadian heavy crude unlocks the map

A barrel at US$77 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. Canadian heavy crude is the latest attempt to look in control.

Owen MacLeod · Feb 5, 2026

The Border

Sioux Falls cannot look away from a humanitarian parole fight

Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — a humanitarian parole fight — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.

Nadia Rahman · Feb 5, 2026

The Nine

A Missouri map fight: the view from the border

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 · Feb 5, 2026

The Alliance

Bill 1514 and the problem of the Five Eyes tempo

American statecraft on February 5, 2026 treated the Five Eyes tempo as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Feb 5, 2026

The War

Grand Rapids cannot look away from 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 5, 2026

The Borderline

An unfinished bargain over 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.

Sophie Tremblay · Feb 5, 2026

Markets

Canada’s stake in the gasoline shock just got larger

The number that moved Washington on February 5, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Feb 5, 2026

The Map

Canada’s stake in a Senate toss-up just got larger

From Anchorage 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 5, 2026

The Floor

The intelligence panel turns to the farm bill leftovers as Little Rock watches

Lawmakers spent February 4, 2026 arguing over a sanctions package aimed at Tehran, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 4, 2026

West Wing

Toledo cannot look away from a Cabinet loyalty test

On February 4, 2026, the presidency turned a Cabinet loyalty test into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

Elena Voss · Feb 4, 2026