Several Republicans sought to distance themselves from Donald Trump's trade war during the midterms, in some cases asking for specific tariffs to be rolled back. Even so, Republicans lost. Democrats, who were traditionally the party of protectionism,...

California governor Gavin Newsom is commuting the death sentences of more than 500 inmates to life in prison with no parole, saying he believes state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with the values of California, undermines the foundations of the ...

Nithya Raman, a little-known Los Angeles City Council member backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, has defeated Mayor Karen Bass, an upset that will alter the trajectory of the nation's second-largest city.

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a video message on Thursday vowing to fight efforts in Congress to impeach him and defending the Iran war as "courageous and historic" after voters punished Republicans over it in this week’s midterm electi...

Dolly Parton's longtime manager moved Thursday to drop a complaint that accused the late singer's nephew who acted as her head of security with threatening her estate and its employees.

AI stocks worldwide felt pressure as worries rise about possible moratoriums on data centres following Democratic victories in the U.S. midterm elections.

A series of hoax ‌bomb threats hit European airlines from Ireland to Bulgaria on Thursday morning for the second time this week, with some of at least 27 affected flights making unplanned landings or being escorted by fighter jets.

A Mexican judge has been arrested on allegations that he accepted a $2-million US bribe in exchange for granting bail to a man accused of acting as second-in-command to Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin...

The Democrats flipping governorships and Senate seats in Texas and Ohio turned the states dramatically blue on election night. Some political observers say these wins don't necessarily mean the states will stay that colour, but they do reveal a new p...

As President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans take stock after a devastating midterm election that saw the Democrats seize control of Congress, his wife Melania is preparing to host representatives who will almost certainly praise Washington's...

Some protesters clashed with police in Paris and Lyon on Thursday during largely peaceful nationwide demonstrations and a one-day strike by some public sector workers in a renewed challenge to President Emmanuel Macron.

Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday for his second conviction under a Beijing-imposed national security law, in a case that critics say reflects the crackdown on the city's once-thriving pro-democr...

A senior Democrat says his party will work to end U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on allies, including Canada, when it takes control of Congress next year.

One of NASA's premier space telescopes plunged to Earth on Wednesday, ending its 22-year investigation of gamma ray bursts and exploding stars.

Dancing in the streets, popping champagne and high-fiving fans was all part of the celebration on Wednesday as the Golden State Valkyries parade made its way through Oakland and then across the bay in San Francisco.

Donald Trump just joined a rare presidential club of U.S. presidents to lose both the House and Senate in the midterms. CBC's Mike Crawley looks at the former presidents who also faced similar congressional busts. CORRECTION (Nov. 4, 2026): In this ...

U.S. Vice-President JD Vance blamed the Republican Party's decisive defeat in the midterm elections on the war that President Donald Trump launched against Iran.

Democrats made historic gains in the U.S. midterm elections, winning majority control of both the House and Senate by flipping deep-red seats in several states including Texas, South Carolina and Kansas. Andrew Chang breaks down shifts across key bat...

Deb Haaland and Peggy Flanagan have made history in the U.S. midterm elections, becoming the first Native American woman elected governor and U.S. senator, respectively, marking a milestone for Indigenous political representation in the U.S.