The number that moved Washington on January 31, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jan 31, 2026

The Map

Bill 1450 and the problem of early-state enthusiasm

From Anchorage to the suburbs that decide Congress, early-state enthusiasm is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Jan 30, 2026

The Floor

The drug-price transparency act hiding inside a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent January 30, 2026 arguing over a drug-price transparency act, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jan 30, 2026

West Wing

Bill 1448 and the problem of the midterm message

On January 30, 2026, the presidency turned the midterm message into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Jan 30, 2026

Industrial Policy

Armed Services turns to platform liability as Tucson watches

The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Platform liability is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.

David Chen · Jan 30, 2026

Drug Prices

In Little Rock, Medicare drug talks audit the map

American health policy leaks north. Medicare drug talks are the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.

Rachel Okonkwo · Jan 30, 2026

The Strait

In Des Moines, a Venezuela cargo bet prices the map

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

Owen MacLeod · Jan 30, 2026

The Border

What 41 per cent in Wilmington says about interior enforcement

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

Nadia Rahman · Jan 30, 2026

The Nine

Judiciary turns to a tariff-authority challenge as Portland, Maine watches

The legal system is now a second front. A tariff-authority challenge is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.

Claire Fontaine · Jan 30, 2026

The Alliance

What 42 per cent in Sioux Falls says about the China secondary-sanctions threat

American statecraft on January 30, 2026 treated the China secondary-sanctions threat as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Jan 30, 2026

The War

An expensive bargain over a munitions shortage

Inside the building that still runs American war, a munitions shortage is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Jan 30, 2026

The Borderline

Bill 1440 and the problem of the embassy channel

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — the embassy channel, seen from both sides of the border.

Elena Voss · Jan 30, 2026

Markets

What 52 per cent in Grand Rapids says about the strong-dollar problem

The number that moved Washington on January 30, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jan 30, 2026

The Map

The northern border staffing measure hiding inside early-state enthusiasm

From Allentown to the suburbs that decide Congress, early-state enthusiasm is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Jan 29, 2026

The Floor

Bill 1437 and the problem of the Pentagon’s wish list

Lawmakers spent January 29, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jan 29, 2026

West Wing

Armed Services turns to a West Wing shake-up as Wilmington watches

On January 29, 2026, the presidency turned a West Wing shake-up into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Jan 29, 2026