Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — a Safe Third Country strain — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.

Nadia Rahman · Mar 14, 2026

The Borderline

Bill 1944 and the problem of steel and aluminum duties

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 · Mar 13, 2026

The Floor

A last-minute bargain over a border supplemental

Lawmakers spent March 13, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Mar 13, 2026

West Wing

Bill 1940 and the problem of a late-night tariff threat

On March 13, 2026, the presidency turned a late-night tariff threat into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Mar 13, 2026

The Borderline

A quiet bargain over cross-border data rules

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

Sophie Tremblay · Mar 12, 2026

The Border

Homeland Security turns to the northern border narrative as Portland, Maine watches

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

Nadia Rahman · Mar 12, 2026

The Nine

Washington stays late on the classified-documents fight

The legal system is now a second front. The classified-documents fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.

Claire Fontaine · Mar 11, 2026

The Borderline

Wilmington cannot look away from 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 · Mar 11, 2026

The Nine

Canada’s stake in a Missouri map fight just got larger

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 · Mar 10, 2026

The Borderline

Armed Services turns to dollar-for-dollar tariffs as Chattanooga watches

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

Sophie Tremblay · Mar 10, 2026

The Map

Raleigh cannot look away from early-state enthusiasm

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

Peter Lang · Mar 10, 2026

The Strait

Grand Rapids cannot look away from Canadian heavy crude

A barrel at US$78 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. Canadian heavy crude is the latest attempt to look in control.

Owen MacLeod · Mar 10, 2026

The Borderline

In Toledo, a dairy flare-up frays the map

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

Sophie Tremblay · Mar 9, 2026

The Map

The predictable week Washington explodes the generic ballot

From Tucson to the suburbs that decide Congress, the generic ballot is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Mar 9, 2026

The Nine

What 50 per cent in Spokane says about 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 · Mar 8, 2026

The Borderline

Steel and aluminum duties: the view from the border

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 · Mar 8, 2026