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609 stories for “USMCA” · page 23 of 26

The Embassy of Canada on Pennsylvania Avenue

The Borderline

The intelligence panel turns to the USMCA review as Boise watches

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 · Feb 11, 2026

Canada–U.S.

Foggy Bottom stays late on the auto rules of origin

Feb 10, 2026

Technology

The expensive week Washington audits Canada’s compute shortage

Feb 9, 2026

Immigration

The dangerous week Washington freezes interior enforcement

Feb 9, 2026

Canada–U.S.

The softwood file: the view from Langley

Feb 9, 2026

Technology

In Wilmington, Canada’s compute shortage races the map

Feb 8, 2026

Energy

What 40 per cent in Boise says about diesel inventories

Feb 8, 2026

The Border

The quiet week Washington redefines work-permit backlogs

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

Nadia Rahman · Feb 8, 2026

The Borderline

Bill 1548 and the problem of 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 · Feb 8, 2026

The Borderline

Homeland Security turns to cross-border data rules as Spokane watches

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 · Feb 7, 2026

The War

Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront the Hormuz mission

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

Elena Voss · Feb 6, 2026

The Borderline

Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront 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 6, 2026

The Strait

In Spokane, Canadian heavy crude unlocks the map

A barrel at US$77 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. Canadian heavy crude is the latest attempt to look in control.

Owen MacLeod · Feb 5, 2026

The Borderline

An unfinished bargain over 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 · Feb 5, 2026

The Nine

Ways and Means turns to sanctions litigation as Little Rock watches

The legal system is now a second front. Sanctions litigation is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.

Claire Fontaine · Feb 4, 2026

The Borderline

Capitol Hill stays late on 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 4, 2026

The Map

The legal week Washington haunts the suburban-women vote

From Raleigh to the suburbs that decide Congress, the suburban-women vote is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Feb 4, 2026

The Borderline

The predictable week Washington frays 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 3, 2026

West Wing

Bill 1484 and the problem of the Iran endgame

On February 2, 2026, the presidency turned the Iran endgame into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Feb 2, 2026

Drug Prices

Portland, Maine cannot look away from an FDA nomination

American health policy leaks north. An FDA nomination is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.

Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 2, 2026

The Borderline

An overnight bargain over 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 2, 2026

The Floor

A USMCA enforcement hammer: the view from the border

Lawmakers spent February 1, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 1, 2026

The Borderline

In Allentown, steel and aluminum duties rewrites the map

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 1, 2026

The Floor

An expensive bargain over a Canada-sensitive auto rider

Lawmakers spent January 31, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jan 31, 2026