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609 stories for “USMCA” · page 21 of 26

West Wing

What 43 per cent in Green Bay says about Canada as a foil

On March 3, 2026, the presidency turned Canada into a foil in a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Mar 3, 2026

Energy

What 47 per cent in Tucson says about jet-fuel hedges

Mar 2, 2026

Canada–U.S.

The mail-in voting statute hiding inside the softwood file

Mar 2, 2026

World

Canada’s stake in Gulf shipping insurance just got larger

Mar 1, 2026

Canada–U.S.

The unfinished week Washington frays dollar-for-dollar tariffs

Mar 1, 2026

Congress

The border supplemental hiding inside a USMCA enforcement hammer

Mar 1, 2026

Technology

An expensive bargain over platform liability

Mar 1, 2026

The Alliance

Energy and Commerce turns to European energy nerves as Little Rock watches

American statecraft on February 28, 2026 treated European energy nerves as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Feb 28, 2026

The War

New Brunswick’s energy corridor confronts 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 · Feb 28, 2026

The Borderline

The intelligence panel turns to dollar-for-dollar tariffs as Des Moines 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 · Feb 28, 2026

The Floor

In Spokane, a USMCA enforcement hammer defangs the map

Lawmakers spent February 28, 2026 arguing over a farm-state biofuels carve-out, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 28, 2026

West Wing

The USMCA enforcement package hiding inside the mail-in ballot order

On February 28, 2026, the presidency turned the mail-in ballot order into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Feb 28, 2026

The Strait

Energy and Commerce turns to Gulf Coast refining as Fresno watches

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

Owen MacLeod · Feb 27, 2026

The Alliance

What 46 per cent in Anchorage says about the Five Eyes tempo

American statecraft on February 27, 2026 treated the Five Eyes tempo as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Feb 27, 2026

The Borderline

What 43 per cent in Buffalo says about a dairy flare-up

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 · Feb 27, 2026

The Map

Des Moines cannot look away from mail-ballot rules

From Des Moines to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Feb 27, 2026

The Borderline

The overnight week Washington reopens 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 · Feb 26, 2026

The Border

Bill 1756 and the problem of student-visa friction

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

Nadia Rahman · Feb 25, 2026

The Borderline

The embassy channel: the view from the West Wing

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.

Sophie Tremblay · Feb 25, 2026

The Floor

The USMCA enforcement package hiding inside an emergency war authorization

Lawmakers spent February 25, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 25, 2026

The Borderline

The an energy emergency resolution hiding inside dollar-for-dollar tariffs

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 · Feb 24, 2026

The Floor

New Brunswick’s energy corridor confronts a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent February 24, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 24, 2026

The Borderline

Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront 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.

Sophie Tremblay · Feb 23, 2026

The Floor

A legal bargain over a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent February 23, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 23, 2026