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609 stories for “USMCA” · page 2 of 26

Voters receiving ballots at a Washington polling station

Campaign 2026

PBS, NPR and Marist just handed Democrats the affordability file

Voters now prefer Democrats on the economy, gas and foreign policy. Immigration is no longer a Republican lock.

Peter Lang · Sep 23, 2026

Energy

Wright tells refiners he wants more diesel, not a smaller market

Sep 23, 2026

White House

The White House spends Wednesday unsaying the diesel ban

Sep 23, 2026

Defense

The war-powers clock and the war clock are no longer the same instrument

Sep 22, 2026

Midterms

The US$5,000 cheque from the GOP convention is already a ghost

Sep 22, 2026

Congress

The Senate’s Iran vote is now a price vote

Sep 22, 2026

Canada–U.S.

A U.S. diesel ban would be a Canadian winter story by Thursday

Sep 22, 2026

West Wing

UN week is now a diesel week

The foreign-policy stage collapsed into a Midwest price. That is the second term in one morning.

James Whitfield · Sep 22, 2026

The Fed

Bessent says the diesel curb is being examined. That is enough to move a strip

Treasury floated feasibility. Energy desks did the rest.

Thomas Bergeron · Sep 22, 2026

Oil & Power

“Let’s not send out the diesel,” the president says in New York

He endorsed an export curb, then admitted it could lift gasoline. Markets heard both halves.

Owen MacLeod · Sep 22, 2026

Statecraft

At the UN, the president threatens to annihilate Iran

The speech was built for a rally. The building was built for something else.

Lila Okada · Sep 22, 2026

The Age of AI

Election deepfakes are the statute the Hill will pretend is finished

UN week will eat the cameras. November will eat the feeds.

David Chen · Sep 21, 2026

The Docket

The press-pass fight is now a Monday filing, not a Truth Social post

CNN, Politico and MS NOW are going to court. The White House is calling access a privilege.

Elena Voss · Sep 21, 2026

Oil & Power

Midwest Republicans want a diesel export ban. Refiners want a hearing

The idea is moving from farm-state statements to the president’s ear.

Owen MacLeod · Sep 21, 2026

Campaign 2026

Emerson is already in the field, and consultants are already sweating

The last full week of September is when generic ballots start to feel like weather.

Peter Lang · Sep 21, 2026

The Borderline

Ontario’s auto belt will not be in the UN photo

Section 338, retaliation and a review clause: the Canadian file travels to New York as an absence.

Sophie Tremblay · Sep 21, 2026

The Pentagon

Hormuz math does not care about a UN reception

Carrier groups still have a job. Insurance desks still have a night shift.

Marcus Hale · Sep 21, 2026

West Wing

“If and when do I blow the entire nation up” is now a briefing question

The president asked it on television. Staff have to pretend it is a theory.

James Whitfield · Sep 21, 2026

Statecraft

Trump’s three-option war arrives at the UN’s front door

Wipe it out, starve it, or deal. New York will hear all three before Thursday.

Lila Okada · Sep 21, 2026

On the Hill

Senate Republicans start saying the quiet part about the pump

Husted wants the war over. Hinson does not want Iowans footing the bill. The floor vote is still this week.

Amrita Shah · Sep 20, 2026

The Fed

Oil will stay expensive even if a tanker gets through

Analysts said it before UN week. Households already knew.

Thomas Bergeron · Sep 20, 2026

The Pentagon

The president looked at a Saudi strike on the Houthis and blinked

A Sunday option died before the cameras. The pipeline did not.

Marcus Hale · Sep 20, 2026

Statecraft

Iran answers the Sunday show with “new weapons”

Tehran’s Monday warning wrote itself on Sunday night.

Lila Okada · Sep 20, 2026

West Wing

Sunday television gets the wipe-out line

The president told Fox the options are annihilation, economic rot, or a deal. He also said he might meet Pezeshkian.

James Whitfield · Sep 20, 2026