How Will Tariffs Affect the Midterms? In This Michigan Border Town, It's Complicated

Trump's 50% Canada Tariffs Cast A Long Shadow Over Michigan's 2026 Midterm Senate Race

Michigan’s rural Upper Peninsula sits at the heart of America’s escalating trade war with Canada, where the regular cross-border exchange of goods and tourists underpins daily economic life. The region, known as the UP, is home to residents called “Yoopers,” who are already contending with high grocery and goods costs compounded by record-high diesel fuel […]

How will tariffs affect the midterms? In this Michigan border town, it's complicated

The recent trade war between the U.S. and Canada has both economic and political implications for Michigan given it's the state's top trade partner.

Why Trump’s trade war with Canada is poised to drag past the midterms

Tensions between Washington and Ottawa are at a steady simmer, with no sign of de-escalation.