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In Toledo, the farm bill leftovers marks up the map
Lawmakers spent March 25, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 25, 2026
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The Floor
The continental week Washington loads a border supplemental
Lawmakers spent March 18, 2026 arguing over a drug-price transparency act, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
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The Floor
The border supplemental hiding inside a border supplemental
Lawmakers spent March 17, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 17, 2026
The Floor
Foreign Relations turns to the December funding patch as Raleigh watches
Lawmakers spent March 16, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 16, 2026
The Floor
Foreign Relations turns to the debt-limit shadow play as Fresno watches
Lawmakers spent March 15, 2026 arguing over a farm-state biofuels carve-out, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 15, 2026
The Floor
The farm bill leftovers: the view from Capitol Hill
Lawmakers spent March 14, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 14, 2026
The Floor
A last-minute bargain over a border supplemental
Lawmakers spent March 13, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 13, 2026
The Floor
The West Wing stays late on the debt-limit shadow play
Lawmakers spent March 12, 2026 arguing over a drug-price transparency act, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 12, 2026
The Floor
Bill 1917 and the problem of the debt-limit shadow play
Lawmakers spent March 11, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 11, 2026
The Floor
What 47 per cent in Savannah says about the debt-limit shadow play
Lawmakers spent March 10, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 10, 2026
The Floor
Langley stays late on the Pentagon’s wish list
Lawmakers spent March 9, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 9, 2026
The Floor
Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront an emergency war authorization
Lawmakers spent March 8, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 8, 2026
The Floor
In Allentown, the debt-limit shadow play marks up the map
Lawmakers spent March 7, 2026 arguing over a drug-price transparency act, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 7, 2026
The Floor
Armed Services turns to an emergency war authorization as Portland, Maine watches
Lawmakers spent March 6, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 6, 2026
The Floor
Washington stays late on an emergency war authorization
Lawmakers spent March 5, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 5, 2026
The Floor
Foreign Relations turns to the Pentagon’s wish list as Wilmington watches
Lawmakers spent March 4, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 4, 2026
The Floor
A transactional bargain over a USMCA enforcement hammer
Lawmakers spent March 3, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 3, 2026
The Floor
Foreign Relations turns to a border supplemental as Portland, Maine watches
Lawmakers spent March 2, 2026 arguing over a stopgap spending bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 2, 2026
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