Democratic Party has abandoned the working class - Sanders

Bernie 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."

Trump has won - but he won't be in the White House for 74 days

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.

State of the race: Republicans eye clean sweep after Trump victory

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.

Head here for a full list of the results state-by-state in all three races

The winner is clear - but it will be while until we know the final score

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.

Stay with BBC for the latest results and tallies.

Joe Biden to deliver first address since Trump win

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.

Trump will start selecting his cabinet within days

Donald Trump will begin to choose who will be a part of 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".

Trump wins, Harris concedes, and Biden set to speak

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 our live coverage from election night here).

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 the 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.