Kamala Harris of the Democrat party has 67,905,673 votes (47.5%)
Donald Trump of the Republican party has 72,631,585 votes (50.8%)
Donald Trump is preparing to select his top team ahead of his return to the White House after Kamala Harris vowed a "peaceful transfer of power"
In her first speech since losing the election, Harris told supporters: "I know many people feel like we are entering a dark time, but for the benefit of us all, I hope that is not the case"
Trump carved out a decisive victory as he won five of the seven battleground states – he's ahead in the final two yet to declare, Nevada and Arizona
Meanwhile, Republicans have retaken control of the US Senate; they also lead the contest to control the House of Representatives, but it could take days for a final result
A flawed candidate or doomed campaign? Read our latest analysis on why Kamala Harris lost
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The Americast team assemble to separate the fact from fiction - will he really declassify the JFK files and end the war in Ukraine on his first day in office?
Meanwhile, Justin Webb reports from Harris HQ on what the mood was like in the losing camp.
Listen to the latest Americast election results special here.
Image source, ReutersBernie Sanders - the veteran senator who tried to be the Democrats' presidential nominee in 2016 and 2020 - was re-elected to a fourth term in the Senate on Tuesday.
And he had plenty to say about the Democrats' failure to defeat Donald Trump for the presidency.
"It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them," he says.
He adds that 60% of Americans are living "paycheck to paycheck" while America has "more income and wealth inequality than ever before".
Sanders mentions health care, saying America "remains the only wealthy nation not to guarantee health care to all as a human right", and concludes: "While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change."
Image source, ReutersDonald Trump was first inaugurated in 2017 - and will have to wait to do it again in January before he formally takes power
While Donald Trump has secured his route back to the White House, he is not officially president yet - and it will take more than two months before he is back in the Oval Office.
The US handover of power is very different to how things are done in the UK. In July, Sir Keir Starmer was installed as prime minister within hours of polls closing and before Rishi Sunak had even packed up his belongings.
Across the Atlantic, it all takes a bit longer.
Trump won't have his inauguration until 20 January and Joe Biden will remain in power until then - though he will be severely limited politically in what he can do.
Four years after leaving the White House, Donald Trump is set to move back in, after millions of Americans voted to give him a second chance.
Away from the presidential race, Republicans have also retaken control of the US Senate, after flipping seats in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana.
Several races for seats in the House of Representatives remain undecided, but its control is also currently leaning Republican, according to our US partner CBS News.
If successful, that would put the party in control of the House, the Senate and the White House when Trump is sworn in in January.
All in, a clean sweep for the Republicans is looking likely after a hotly-contested campaign.
Votes in Arizona and Nevada are still being counted - but we already have more than enough results to determine several key outcomes
Harris: Election outcome 'not what we wanted'
In case you missed it, Kamala Harris gave her concession speech at Howard University in Washington DC on Wednesday.
While promising to help with the transition of power, she urged her supporters to "never give up the fight for our democracy."
You can watch a clip above.
The presidential result is a foregone conclusion but it will be a while until we know the final tally.
We're also still waiting to find out exactly what the Senate and House will look like - though we already know the Republicans are on course to control both.
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Image source, Getty ImagesJoe Biden returned to the White House a day before the election after spending last weekend in Delaware
US President Joe Biden is scheduled to address the nation from the White House at 16:00 GMT (11:00 EST).
While he has released a statement addressing the election, this will be his first appearance since Kamala Harris was beaten by Donald Trump.
Remember, until mid-July, Biden was set to take on Trump again as the Democratic candidate.
The president's camp was confident he could repeat his 2020 victory but he eventually stepped aside amid bad poll ratings and criticism of a debate performance against Trump - a performance which fuelled speculation over his physical and cognitive health.
We will be following his statement later and will update you here.
Image source, Getty ImagesDonald Trump will begin to choose his cabinet in the "days and weeks ahead", the team leading his transition to the White House has said.
In a statement, co-chairs Linda McMahon and Howard Lutnick say they will presenting Trump with a "wide array of experts from which he can select for his team".
They say he will select personnel that enact policies that "make the life of Americans affordable, safe, and secure".
As you might have already heard, Donald Trump has pulled off a historic political comeback.
While the result is in the bag, there is still a lot going on - and the fallout will last for weeks. Here's what you've missed overnight:
Stay with us as we bring you the latest.
Good morning from the UK, where we are taking over from our colleagues in Washington DC and starting fresh live coverage (don't worry, you can still read through ).
The outcome of this election is a foregone conclusion and we know Donald Trump is set to return to the White House - but there are still a lot of loose ends to tie up.
Results in several states are still being counted and we'll bring you the final tallies as they come in.
We're also watching for results in House and Senate elections. We already know the Republicans have taken control of the Senate but things are slightly more unclear in the House.
While it appears the Republicans will also get a majority there, we won't know for certain until a few more results have come through.
Away from the ballot box, we learned overnight that Trump will begin making cabinet appointments within days. We'll be watching for any signs of who will be in his top team.
Joe Biden is due to speak at 16:00 GMT (11:00 EST) - which will be his first appearance since Kamala Harris's defeat. Stick with us.