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What 42 per cent in Anchorage 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 2, 2026

What 43 per cent in Fresno says about jet-fuel hedges

Jan 2, 2026

Bill 1108 and the problem of CBP staffing at the 49th

Jan 2, 2026

Boise cannot look away from a tariff-authority challenge

Jan 1, 2026

Foreign Relations turns to the Iran coalition as Manchester watches

Jan 1, 2026

Bill 1105 and the problem of allied basing rights

Jan 1, 2026

Quebec’s aluminum towns confront dollar-for-dollar tariffs

Jan 1, 2026

The strategic petroleum rider hiding inside the strong-dollar problem

The number that moved Washington on January 1, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jan 1, 2026

Early-state enthusiasm: the view from the West Wing

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

Peter Lang · Jan 1, 2026

The legal week Washington marks up a Canada-sensitive auto rider

Lawmakers spent January 1, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jan 1, 2026

A legal bargain over a West Wing shake-up

On January 1, 2026, the presidency turned a West Wing shake-up into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

Elena Voss · Jan 1, 2026