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U.S. President Donald Trump is facing a major setback in Indiana amid his efforts to redraw congressional maps in favor of Republicans, ahead of next year’s crucial midterm elections. The development came on the same day the President signed an executive order establishing a single national framework for AI regulation.

U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on Monday to issue an executive order to end the use of mail-in ballots and voting machines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Trump said that he’s going to stop mail-in ballots because they’re “corrupt” and “fraud.”

Texas and California propose redrawing congressional district maps to influence the 2026 midterm elections, as U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum doubled this week.  Global News Washington Correspondent Reggie Cecchini joins Miranda Anthistle for This Week in Washington.

With the race to the White House being too close to call, both Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris have faced off in their first debate of the 2024 U.S. election campaign. The jabs and lies; whether this debate had any effect on undecided voters; how moderators behaved differently than the...

U.S. President Joe Biden is beginning his second year in office with multiple struggles, including a poor showing in the popularity polls. Jackson Proskow explains how Biden plans to reset his agenda, and the concerns ahead of the November midterm elections.

Just weeks away from the crucial U.S. midterm elections, Democrats will have to overcome the rising costs that remain the biggest campaign issue — while inflation hits its highest level in 40 years. And while Americans traditionally vote with their pocketbooks, Biden is hoping that another hot-button issue will galvanize their base. Jennifer Johnson has...

The extreme drought conditions across much of B.C. are leading to a rapid rise in wildfires, according to provincial officials. With the B.C. municipal elections having just wrapped up, the voters have spoken and they’ve made one thing clear: they want change. Alberta is calling with promises of higher wages and a lower cost of...

The U.S. midterm elections are weeks away, and plenty of eager people are lining up to cast their ballots in Georgia, where early voting has begun. Jackson Proskow looks at what’s motivating voters, and the controversies surrounding Republican senate candidate Herschel Walker.

U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday the United States will sell 15 million barrels from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) by the year’s end and detailed a strategy to refill the stockpile when prices drop. Biden’s plan is intended to add enough supply to prevent oil price spikes that could hurt consumers and...

A Canadian is among the injured in Seoul after a crowd surge during Halloween celebrations that killed more than 150 people. Plus, Brazil has a new leader following a bitterly contested presidential election. Leftist Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has won the race, denying far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro a second term. And in America, where...

America’s biggest intelligence agencies are warning against threats against U.S. politicians and polling sites as election day approaches. These are the first midterms since former president Donald Trump polarized parts of the country, claiming the 2022 election was stolen from him. And the new warnings come after the hammer attack injuring the husband of U.S....

The critical U.S. midterm elections are expected to come down to the wire, especially in several swing states. Jackson Proskow looks at what the polls suggest, their shortcomings in properly capturing the voting landscape, and how some Republicans’ claims of voter fraud could affect them.

In the U.S., voters are less than a month away from heading to the polls for crucial mid-term elections. Republicans had thought they could regain control of Congress, instead many races are too close to call and even pollsters are unsure who will control the balance of power after Nov. 8. As Jackson Proskow reports,...

Early results from the U.S. midterm elections show the Democrats doing much better at holding off the Republicans than polls and pundits predicted. Jackson Proskow reports on the “red wave” which never materialized, and reactions from candidates of both parties.

As the possibility of a recession looms, “The West Block” host Mercedes Stephenson speaks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland about the need for fiscal support for Canadians to get through tough economic times. Plus, Stephenson speaks with David Frum, staff writer at The Atlantic, about the future of democracy in...

The results of the midterm elections south of the border are still coming in and it’s still not definitive which party will emerge and take Congress. Global’s Washington bureau chief Jackson Proskow has the latest.

Georgia is heading to another runoff election in December after neither Democrat and incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker were unable to achieve 50 per cent of the vote. Georgia’s election rules differ from many states and require a candidate to get at least 50 per cent of the vote to outright win.

It’s election day south of the border as Americans cast their ballots to decide which party will have control over Congress for the next two years. Global’s Washington bureau chief Jackson Proskow joins us with an update on the key issues driving the Midterm Elections.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer addressed media in New York City on Saturday about the projected Democratic Senate majority following the 2022 midterm elections. “Our strong candidates beat some very flawed challengers who had no faith in democracy,” Schumer said, who is expected to once again be the majority leader.

Still hurting from his 2020 election loss and facing potential prosecution, there are signs former U.S. president Donald Trump is preparing to make another run at the White House. He may even launch his campaign before this November’s critical midterm elections. Jackson Proskow reports.