Trucks carrying softwood lumber arrive at the "Pleasant River Lumber" sawmill in Enfield, Maine, on October 13, 2026. In the heat of US midterm elections, President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, and Ottawa's retaliation, have taken center stage in timber-producing Maine, walloped by the economic fallout perhaps more than any other state. Residents in Maine's frontier towns express worry that the tariffs have also triggered a rupture in cross-border relationships built up over decades, and that the intricate community fabric could take years to repair. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)