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1. JD Vance blames Iran war for midterm thumping. Is he really blaming Trump?

   

   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.

2. U.S. midterms: Trump appears to accept Democrats' wins, but says he wouldn't change campaign

   

3. NASA's Swift space telescope plunges to Earth after 22 years in orbit

   

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

4. Trump lost Congress. 3 presidents before him did, too

   

   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 video, there is a reference to Donald Trump being the third U.S. president to lose both the House and Senate in the midterms. In fact, he is the fourth.

5. Senior Democratic congressman says party 'going to put an end' to Trump's tariffs

   

   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.