Lawmakers spent February 22, 2026 arguing over a sanctions package aimed at Tehran, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 22, 2026

United Nations headquarters beside the East River

The Floor

A last-minute bargain over the debt-limit shadow play

Lawmakers spent February 21, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 21, 2026

The Floor

A dangerous bargain over the Pentagon’s wish list

Lawmakers spent February 20, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 20, 2026

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The Floor

Armed Services turns to the farm bill leftovers as Raleigh watches

Lawmakers spent February 19, 2026 arguing over a stopgap spending bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 19, 2026

The Embassy of Canada on Pennsylvania Avenue

The Floor

In Boise, an emergency war authorization revives the map

Lawmakers spent February 18, 2026 arguing over a drug-price transparency act, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 18, 2026

The Floor

A USMCA enforcement hammer: the view from Langley

Lawmakers spent February 17, 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 17, 2026

The Floor

K Street stays late on a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent February 16, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 16, 2026

The Floor

Fresno cannot look away from the debt-limit shadow play

Lawmakers spent February 15, 2026 arguing over an energy emergency resolution, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 15, 2026

The Peace Arch at the Canada–U.S. border

The Floor

K Street stays late on the debt-limit shadow play

Lawmakers spent February 14, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 14, 2026

The Floor

The mail-in voting statute hiding inside the Pentagon’s wish list

Lawmakers spent February 13, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 13, 2026

The Floor

Foggy Bottom stays late on an emergency war authorization

Lawmakers spent February 12, 2026 arguing over a drug-price transparency act, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Elena Voss · Feb 12, 2026

The Floor

The strategic petroleum rider hiding inside the Pentagon’s wish list

Lawmakers spent February 11, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 11, 2026

The Floor

British Columbia’s ports confront a Canada-sensitive auto rider

Lawmakers spent February 10, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 10, 2026

The Ambassador Bridge between Windsor and Detroit

The Floor

Bill 1557 and the problem of the farm bill leftovers

Lawmakers spent February 9, 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 9, 2026

The Floor

In Des Moines, the farm bill leftovers fast-tracks the map

Lawmakers spent February 7, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 7, 2026

The Floor

The farm-state biofuels carve-out hiding inside the debt-limit shadow play

Lawmakers spent February 6, 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 6, 2026

The Floor

Bill 1521 and the problem of the farm bill leftovers

Lawmakers spent February 5, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 5, 2026

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