Economic silver linings for Canada in the Trump cloud

Donald Trump's surprise victory in the presidential election, coupled with continued Republican control of both branches of the U.S. Congress, heralds significant changes in the United States' policy in trade, immigration, foreign affairs, energy and taxation. Many Canadians are understandably uneasy about the direction the U.S. may take under new leadership.

Obama to reassure leaders in Peru on successor’s presidency

Obama traveled to South America to attend the annual Asi... . President Barack Obama boards Air Force One during a refueling stop at Lajes Field, Azores on the island of Terceira, Friday, Nov. 18, 2016.

Democratic congressman Ami Bera wins close re-election race

Democratic U.S. Rep. Ami Bera won his bid for a third term to represent a Sacramento-area district that national Republican leaders had targeted. Bera faced a tough challenge from Republican Scott Jones, the Sacramento County sheriff who raised his profile by criticizing President Barack Obama's immigration policies.

The Latest: VP-elect Mike Pence gets a message at ‘Hamilton’

Vice-President-elect Mike Pence is the latest high-profile person to attend the Broadway hit show "Hamilton" - but the first to get a sharp message from a cast member from the stage. Actor Brandon Victor Dixon, who plays Aaron Burr, the nation's third vice-president, had this message Friday from the stage for his political descendant after the curtain call: "We, sir, are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights," he said.

Trump offers national security adviser job to Flynn

President-elect Donald Trump is offering former military intelligence chief Michael Flynn the position of national security adviser, elevating a fierce critic of current U.S. foreign policy into a crucial White House role. Flynn's selection amounts to Trump's first signal to allies and adversaries about the course he could take in office.

Commentary: Congratulations, Madam President

By Anthony L Hall Many of my progressive friends are having a hard time coming to terms with Donald Trump as president-elect of the United States. Some are even joining self-flagellating, flash-mob protests, which are springing all over the country, to vent their raging disbelief.

Justice Thomas: Honor Scalia by reining in government

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas called on fellow conservatives Thursday to continue the work of the late Justice Antonin Scalia to keep the power of the courts and other branches of government in check. Thomas told 1,700 people at a dinner in honour of Scalia that the Supreme Court has too often granted rights to people that are not found in the Constitution.

Clarence Thomas: Honor Scalia by reining in government

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas addresses the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention dinner at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, MD, on Nov. 17, 2016. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas addresses the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention dinner at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, MD, on Nov. 17, 2016.

MPs told local reporting required to overcome Canada’s news blues

The publisher of a small southern Manitoba family of weekly newspapers made an appeal for back-to-basics local reporting Thursday to a group of MPs examining Canada's beleaguered news industry. The gruff, to-the-point testimony by Ken Waddell of the Neepawa Banner, Neepawa Press and River Banner helped ground a Commons committee inquiry mired in months of often contradictory hearings.

Why the Left Promoted Trump in the GOP Primaryby Alexandra…

The bitter irony is that her team started out determined to face Trump rather than any of the other GOP candidates, drawing on the belief that the politically inexperienced, blustering business mogul would be the easiest to defeat. The e-mails released over the past few months by WikiLeaks provide a number of examples of Clinton's staff agonizing over the more qualified candidates such as Florida senator Marco Rubio and expressing the desire to face Trump in the general election.

Theory from 1950s can help explain Clinton loss

A theory from the 1950s can help explain. According to University of Michigan researchers in their book "The American Voter," just three factors influence the majority of voters - long-term partisan predispositions, judgments about important issues and images of the candidates.

Obama affirms Trump’s commitment to NATO

President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States would remain the world's "indispensable" power and that President-elect Donald Trump had told him he was committed to NATO. "In my conversations with the President-elect, he expressed a great interest in maintaining our core strategic relationships," Obama said, adding that he had a message from Trump to pass on to world leaders he will meet this week.

Trump May Kill Netanyahu With Kindness

While the United States presidential election bitterly divided the American public, most Israelis were sanguine about the race. Both candidates - Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton - were keen to end eight years of icy mistrust between Barack Obama, the outgoing president, and Benjamin Netanyahu.

Pelosi’s Future Uncertain as Dems Weigh Options

Faced with the unexpected task of rebuilding their party under a Donald Trump presidency, Democrats are deliberating whether their path forward includes Nancy Pelosi at the helm of the House caucus. Under significant pressure from frustrated rank-and-file members, Minority Leader Pelosi postponed leadership elections until after the Thanksgiving holiday.

Nicholas Kristof: Lies in the guise of news in the Trump era

If you get your news from this newspaper or our rival mainstream news sources, there's probably a lot you don't know. You may not realize that our Kenyan-born Muslim president was plotting to serve a third term as our illegitimate president, by allowing Hillary Clinton to win and then indicting her; Pope Francis' endorsement of Donald Trump helped avert the election-rigging.

Advocate hopes Trump’s immigration rhetoric is just ‘marketing’

Celebrating immigrants' place in society and concerned about the incoming president's hardline stance toward illegal immigration and refugees during the campaign, a major advocate said Tuesday she hopes Donald Trump's campaign rhetoric was only "marketing." "We will have a new president starting in January, and he said some pretty harsh things about immigrants and refugees during the campaign, but we hope that that was just marketing during the campaign," Eva Millona, the executive director of the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition , told reporters.