The number that moved Washington on September 11, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Sep 11, 2026

The Map

The defence production rewrite hiding inside a special-election warning

From Portland, Maine to the suburbs that decide Congress, a special-election warning is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Sep 11, 2026

The Floor

The transactional week Washington stalls the Pentagon’s wish list

Lawmakers spent September 11, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Sep 11, 2026

West Wing

A last-minute bargain over a photo-op with refiners

On September 10, 2026, the presidency turned a photo-op with refiners into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Sep 10, 2026

Industrial Policy

Washington stays late on platform liability

The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Platform liability is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.

David Chen · Sep 10, 2026

Drug Prices

What 47 per cent in Green Bay says about hospital staffing

American health policy leaks north. Hospital staffing is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.

Rachel Okonkwo · Sep 10, 2026

The Strait

Washington stays late on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

A barrel at US$109 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the latest attempt to look in control.

Owen MacLeod · Sep 10, 2026

The Border

Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront a humanitarian parole fight

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

Nadia Rahman · Sep 10, 2026

West Wing

How the WNBA became a political prop in the culture wars

Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: How the WNBA became a political prop in the culture wars.

James Whitfield · Sep 10, 2026

The Nine

The classified-documents fight: the view from the West Wing

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 · Sep 10, 2026

West Wing

Barbara Keating died in the 9/11 attack. She's finally being laid to rest

Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Barbara Keating died in the 9/11 attack. She's finally being laid to rest.

James Whitfield · Sep 10, 2026

The Alliance

A last-minute bargain over Mexico’s balancing act

American statecraft on September 10, 2026 treated Mexico’s balancing act as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Sep 10, 2026

The War

Bill 4081 and the problem of an Arctic radar gap

Inside the building that still runs American war, an Arctic radar gap is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Sep 10, 2026

Campaign 2026

Trump promises Americans $5K if GOP wins. And, Kirk supporters reflect on his death

Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Trump promises Americans $5K if GOP wins. And, Kirk supporters reflect on his death.

Peter Lang · Sep 10, 2026

Campaign 2026

Trump gives primetime speech at GOP convention, promising payout if Republicans win

Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Trump gives primetime speech at GOP convention, promising payout if Republicans win.

Peter Lang · Sep 10, 2026

Campaign 2026

Veteran pollster shares takeaways from Trump's convention speech

Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Veteran pollster shares takeaways from Trump's convention speech.

Peter Lang · Sep 10, 2026