The number that moved Washington on January 24, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jan 24, 2026

The Map

Little Rock cannot look away from the House battleground

From Little Rock to the suburbs that decide Congress, the House battleground is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Jan 24, 2026

The Floor

Bill 1377 and the problem of the farm bill leftovers

Lawmakers spent January 24, 2026 arguing over a drug-price transparency act, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jan 24, 2026

West Wing

Des Moines cannot look away from a Cabinet loyalty test

On January 24, 2026, the presidency turned a Cabinet loyalty test into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Jan 24, 2026

Industrial Policy

Canada’s stake in an election-deepfake statute just got larger

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 · Jan 24, 2026

Drug Prices

What 47 per cent in Sioux Falls says about GLP-1 coverage fights

American health policy leaks north. GLP-1 coverage fights are the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.

Rachel Okonkwo · Jan 24, 2026

The Strait

A winter-gas warning: the view from K Street

A barrel at US$76 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. A winter-gas warning is the latest attempt to look in control.

Owen MacLeod · Jan 24, 2026

The Border

The drug-price transparency act hiding inside CBP staffing at the 49th

Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — CBP staffing at the 49th — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.

Elena Voss · Jan 24, 2026

The Nine

A quiet bargain over a Missouri map fight

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 · Jan 24, 2026

The Alliance

What 44 per cent in Raleigh says about European energy nerves

American statecraft on January 24, 2026 treated European energy nerves as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Jan 24, 2026

The War

Washington stays late on the tanker war

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

Marcus Hale · Jan 24, 2026

The Borderline

Canada’s stake in steel and aluminum duties just got larger

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

Sophie Tremblay · Jan 24, 2026

Markets

Shelter inflation: the view from Capitol Hill

The number that moved Washington on January 23, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jan 23, 2026

The Map

Canada’s stake in the House battleground just got larger

From Toledo to the suburbs that decide Congress, the House battleground is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Jan 23, 2026

The Floor

The farm bill leftovers: the view from K Street

Lawmakers spent January 23, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jan 23, 2026

West Wing

What 43 per cent in Buffalo says about a late-night tariff threat

On January 23, 2026, the presidency turned a late-night tariff threat into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Jan 23, 2026