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A border supplemental: the view from Foggy Bottom
Lawmakers spent May 13, 2026 arguing over a stopgap spending bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 13, 2026
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The Floor
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The Floor
The sanctions package aimed at Tehran hiding inside the December funding patch
Lawmakers spent May 5, 2026 arguing over a sanctions package aimed at Tehran, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 5, 2026
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Bill 2553 and the problem of the December funding patch
Lawmakers spent May 4, 2026 arguing over an energy emergency resolution, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 4, 2026
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Lawmakers spent May 3, 2026 arguing over a farm-state biofuels carve-out, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 3, 2026
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Langley stays late on an emergency war authorization
Lawmakers spent May 2, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 2, 2026
The Floor
The December funding patch: the view from K Street
Lawmakers spent May 1, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 1, 2026
The Floor
Chattanooga cannot look away from the farm bill leftovers
Lawmakers spent April 30, 2026 arguing over a stopgap spending bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 30, 2026
The Floor
In Little Rock, a USMCA enforcement hammer stalls the map
Lawmakers spent April 29, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 29, 2026
The Floor
In Wilmington, a USMCA enforcement hammer stalls the map
Lawmakers spent April 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 · Apr 28, 2026
The Floor
Bill 2469 and the problem of the Pentagon’s wish list
Lawmakers spent April 27, 2026 arguing over an energy emergency resolution, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 27, 2026
The Floor
Banking turns to a Canada-sensitive auto rider as Chattanooga watches
Lawmakers spent April 26, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 26, 2026
The Floor
Bill 2445 and the problem of the December funding patch
Lawmakers spent April 25, 2026 arguing over an energy emergency resolution, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 25, 2026
The Floor
Savannah cannot look away from the December funding patch
Lawmakers spent April 24, 2026 arguing over an energy emergency resolution, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 24, 2026
The Floor
A quiet bargain over the farm bill leftovers
Lawmakers spent April 23, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 23, 2026
The Floor
A transactional bargain over the debt-limit shadow play
Lawmakers spent April 22, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Elena Voss · Apr 22, 2026
The Floor
Bill 2397 and the problem of the debt-limit shadow play
Lawmakers spent April 21, 2026 arguing over a drug-price transparency act, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 21, 2026
The Floor
Judiciary turns to a USMCA enforcement hammer as Savannah watches
Lawmakers spent April 20, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 20, 2026
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