We are pausing our live coverage for the time being.

We'll be back later when the US wakes up and we start to learn more about what a future Trump administration will look like - and perhaps even who will control the House of Representatives.

In the mean time, here's a reading list to get you fully up to speed on the latest developments:

• Rubio and Waltz in line for key jobs in Trump government
• Who has joined Trump's team and who is being linked to it?
• How will Trump's new 'border tsar' approach immigration?
• Who is Elise Stefanik, Trump's pick for UN ambassador?

Thank you for joining us - we'll see you shortly.

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As we reported earlier, Rick Scott is one of three names being floated as a potential Senate majority leader, along with John Thune and John Cornyn.

Elon Musk is among a large number of Trump surrogates endorsing him publicly, though Trump himself has so far not given his explicit backing to any candidate.

Asked on Fox if he thought he had the 27 votes needed to become the next GOP majority leader, Scott said: “I think I will get 27 votes.”

A "lot of people" had "just not said where they are right now", he added, but he was hoping to "convince those that are unconvinced”.

Scott also said he wanted Trump's nominees to be confirmed quickly and he praised the nominees that had been made public already.

The Republicans now have a majority in the Senate and its next leader will play a crucial role in turning Trump's plans into law.

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The Democrats look set to hold on to a Senate seat in Arizona, in a rare piece of good news for the party to emerge from this election.

Ruben Gallego is on course to beat Republican Kari Lake, according to a projection from the BBC's US news partner CBS. Several other US outlets called the race late on 11 November, almost a full week after election day.

The seat was previously held by a Democrat who quit the party to sit as an independent.

There are still a small number of votes left to be counted but Gallego has opened up a lead of more than 70,000 votes in what was a very tight election.

It remains to be seen how Lake, a vocal Trump supporter, will respond.

She has promoted conspiracy theories denying Trump lost the 2020 election, and disputed her own result when she was defeated in her bid to become Arizona governor in 2022.

While we already know the Republicans have won a majority in the Senate, Lake's defeat would mean the party was not able to increase its narrow voting advantage.

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Sarah Smith
North America editor

Marco Rubio is considered to be one of the most hawkish candidates for the secretary of state job and he will be expected to be tough on America’s foes, including China, Iran and Cuba.

The war in Ukraine is one the most pressing issues for the incoming Trump administration and the president-elect has often said he will end that conflict swiftly, without detailing how.

Rubio has said in recent interviews there will need to be a negotiated settlement and Ukraine could not expect to regain all territory occupied by Russia. He has also voted against providing US military aid to Ukraine.

The Florida senator has spoken in favour of Trump’s "America first" isolationist foreign policy stance, which aims to keep the US out of involvement in overseas conflicts.

The appointment has not been officially announced and Trump could yet change his mind - but a central role for Rubio would be a far cry from Trump nicknaming him “little Marco” when they were rivals for the Republican nomination in 2016.

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Marco Rubio is reportedly being considered for a senior role in Donald Trump's administration - a situation which would have been unthinkable when the pair first entered the national political stage.

In 2016, Rubio's star was on the rise. He was in his mid-40s, had held a seat in the Senate since 2010 and, as the child of working class Cuban immigrants, had a backstory which marked him out from competitors.

Such was his profile that he was carefully considered as a running mate by Mitt Romney in 2012 and was widely tipped as a frontrunner when he announced he would seek the 2016 nomination - but his political ambitions were upended by the emergence of Trump.

Rubio became one of Trump's staunchest critics during the 2016 Republican presidential primary, with their rivalry often descending into personal name-calling: Trump publicly dubbed Rubio “little Marco”, while Rubio made pointed remarks about Trump's "small hands".

However, with the Republican Party firmly in Trump's grip since he won that primary, Rubio has moved from detractor to champion.

They publicly reconciled shortly after Trump took office and the pair shared a stage during this campaign.

Now, if reports are to be believed, Rubio, now 53, could be on course to be made Trump's secretary of state, one of the most senior positions in the US government.

Marco Rubio may be offered the role of secretary of state in the second Trump administration, two sources have told CBS, the BBC's US news partner.

However, while several US media outlets are reporting the Republican senator from Florida is in talks with the Trump transition team over the senior position, CBS reports that the nomination has not been finalised.

President-elect Trump may still change his mind about the top diplomatic position.

Rubio serves as the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and sits on the Foreign Relations Committee.

His spokesperson has not responded to a request for comment.

Trump's cabinet picks could lead to difficult days in Washingtonpublished at 01:43 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November

01:43 GMT 12 November

Phil McCausland
Reporting from New York

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With Trump’s expected pick of Michael Waltz - a Republican representative from Florida - to be his national security adviser, the president-elect has selected a second member of the House of Representatives at a time when Republicans maintain a razor-thin majority in the chamber.

As we reported earlier, Trump also appointed Elise Stefanik - a New York Republican congresswoman - to be the US’s next ambassador to the United Nations.

If both Stefanik and Waltz resign from their posts before the next Congress takes power, the US legislature could be in a tough spot at a critical moment - the chambers have yet to pass a federal budget for 2025 and must address the debt ceiling by 2 January.

Before the election, Congress passed a stopgap bill to carry federal funding into December because Republicans - who have a majority in the House - could not come to a consensus. Losing these votes won’t make things any easier.

The control of the next House of Representatives also has not yet been called. Results appear to favour Republicans at this point, but losing these seats could certainly impact the makeup of the next Congress until New York and Florida are able to hold a special election.

As we just reported, President-elect Donald Trump is expected to ask Rep Mike Waltz to serve as his next national security adviser, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News, the BBC's US news partner.

The Republican congressman is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan and a long-time Trump supporter. Waltz was re-elected to Congress last week - though he will have to vacate his office to serve in the White House.

Waltz, a former Green Beret, has long taken a tough approach on China while in Congress. He previously sponsored legislation that attempted to reduce America's dependency on minerals from China.

He has said the US should help support Ukraine while also arguing for more oversight of US taxpayer funds given to the eastern European country.

Both of these issues are likely to come up in his role as national security adviser, should he accept the job.

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President-elect Donald Trump is expected to be name Florida congressman Michael Waltz as the next national security adviser, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News, the BBC's US news partner.

Waltz is a long-time Trump supporter who last week won re-election for what would have been his third term in Congress.

The adviser counsels the president on national security matters. It has historically been an influential role and is one of few roles that does not require Senate confirmation.

Among the conflicts Waltz will have to navigate in the role are the wars between Israel and Hamas and Ukraine and Russia.

Stay with us as we continue to bring you updates on this developing story.

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President-elect Donald Trump has announced some of his picks for several key jobs in his new administration, including the top roles in climate and immigration.

Here's what else you may have missed from today:

• Tom Homan was selected by Trump to be his "border tsar" - taking on a wide-ranging role overseeing border security and deportation policy
• Elise Stefanik, a New York congresswoman and vocal Trump defender in Congress, has been tapped to be the US ambassador to the United Nations. She is one of several top Republicans in Congress who, in the past, earned praise from Trump for her loyalty to him in the face of critical Democratic lawmakers
• Lee Zeldin, a former congressman, has been chosen to lead the Environmental Protection Agency - our correspondent explains why this pick will be favourable for Trump's "drill baby drill" plans
• President Joe Biden largely avoided politics while speaking at Arlington National Cemetery during a Veterans Day ceremony. “The world is dependent on each of you and all of us, all of you, to keep honouring the women and the men and the families who have borne the battle,” Biden said of the graveyard of fallen US troops
• Republicans appear to be coalescing around Florida SenatorRick Scott to be the next majority leader of the Senate, the upper chamber of Congress which Republicans flipped last week
• We're still watching to see how the chips fall in the House of Representatives, and whether Republicans are able to keep hold of their slender majority in the lower chamber

We are now pausing our live coverage for the day, but we'll be back soon. Thank you for joining us.

Let's come back to one of the headline events of the day, Trump's announcement of his newly-appointed "border tsar".

You can hear from the man himself in an interview Tom Homan gave to CBS News nine days before the election, about his vision on how to carry out the largest deportation in US history.

"I hear a lot of people say, you know, the talk of a mass deportation is racist," Homan said.

He denied that it is "threatening to the immigrant community", saying instead that the plan "should be threatening to the illegal immigrant community".

"But on the heels of [a] historic illegal immigration crisis. That has to be done."

Trump pins his 'drill baby drill' hopes on Zeldinpublished at 22:36 Greenwich Mean Time 11 November

22:36 GMT 11 November

Carl Nasman
News correspondent

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Donald Trump’s pick of Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) coincides with the opening day of the COP29 climate conference in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku.

Perhaps only Donald Trump knows whether the timing was a coincidence.

But either way, it sends a clear message about what to expect from a second Trump administration.

Zeldin, a former New York congressman, promised on social media to “restore US energy dominance” while "protecting access to clean air and water".

But a rating by the League of Conservation of Voters, external gave him a score of just 14 out of 100 when it comes to his environmental voting record in Washington.

Trump campaigned on a platform that was often summarised in three words: “drill baby drill.” He promised to undo much of Joe Biden’s climate legacy – after doing the same to President Barack Obama’s environmental protections in 2016.

But the feeling eight years ago was that Trump’s team wasn’t quite prepared to navigate Washington’s legal and bureaucratic hurdles. Many of his moves were tied up by lawsuits filed by environmentalists.

This time around, his transition appears much better organised.

And the quick announcement of Zeldin likely shows Trump is ready to move quickly.

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, who has been chosen by Trump to be his ambassador to the United Nations, has been one of his most vocal defenders in the House of Representatives - most especially during his two impeachment proceedings.

After she clashed with Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff during one impeachment hearing in 2019, Trump took to social media to label her "a new Republican star".

Stefanik last year introduced a resolution to "expunge" both of Trump's impeachments.

Originally taking office as a moderate, she has tacked further to the right, and was among the lawmakers who voted against certifying Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election - showing her commitment to Trump's false claim that the election was rigged.

Lee Zeldin, who Trump recently announced as his pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, also rose to prominence defending Trump against impeachment.

His commentary on the proceedings were retweeted by Trump dozens of times, in which he slammed it as a "charade, external" and a "clown show".

Zeldin, who left Congress in 2023, was also among the Republicans who voted against certifying Biden's win.

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We’ve just received confirmation that Lee Zeldin has been picked as the newest member of Donald Trump’s White House cabinet.

He's been tapped to serve as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, though the Senate - which will have a Republican majority - will still need to confirm his appointment.

Before working as a lawyer in New York, Zeldin, 44, served in the US armed forces. He won a congressional seat in a district on Long Island in 2014, and he became a staunch conservative voice and Trump advocate in Congress for eight years before running an unexpectedly close race for New York governor in 2022.

He was a prominent defender of the president-elect during Trump's first impeachment in 2019. Zeldin is also one of the 126 Republican members of Congress who signed onto a brief to the Supreme Court that contested the 2020 election results.

After his failed bid for governor, Zeldin remained a devoted surrogate for Trump.

On Monday, he called it an "honor" to join Trump's cabinet in a statement confirming the news of his appointment..

“We will restore US energy dominance, revitalize our auto industry to bring back American jobs, and make the US the global leader of AI,” he says.

During his campaign, Trump vowed to roll back climate regulations, and with a role in charge of the EPA, Zeldin - who did not earn high marks from environmental groups as a congressman - is expected to play a key role.

Simon Watts
BBC World Service

The BBC's Climate Question podcast has been looking at how Donald Trump's victory might affect climate action in America and beyond.

With Washington now expected to withdraw from the landmark Paris agreement, climate lawyer Zerin Osho warned this would create a "leadership vacuum that's going to cost humanity as a whole".

Osho, who's worked as an advisor to the Indian government, said it would now be up to the private sector to "trump Trump" by continuing to invest in renewable energy, helped by the current low global prices for solar and wind power.

BBC US correspondent Carl Nasman told The Climate Question that individual states were now likely to lead climate action in America itself. Governor Gavin Newsom has already called a special session of the California State Legislature to discuss ways to fight the president-elect's more climate sceptical approach.

But Nasman pointed out that the presidency would give Trump power over key appointments such as the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which has a vital role in climate modelling.

• You can listen to the Climate Question here or wherever you find your podcasts.

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Former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin has been chosen by Trump to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

In a statement, Trump says that Zeldin will "ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions".

Trump says the move will "unleash the power of American businesses, while at the same time maintaining the highest environmental standards, including the cleanest air and water on the planet".

"He will set new standards on environmental review and maintenance, that will allow the United States to grow in a healthy and well-structured way."

In a statement shared on X, Zeldin said it would be an honour to join Trump's team.

"We will restore US energy dominance, revitalize our auto industry to bring back American jobs, and make the US the global leader of AI. We will do so while protecting access to clean air and water," he said.

The EPA has wide powers around the control of pollution and issues affecting climate.

Zeldin will need to be confirmed by the Senate, which has a Republican majority, before taking the role.

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Travelling with the President

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I'm traveling with President Biden today - and just a few moments ago we left the historic Grubb-Worth Mansion in the town of Claymont, not far from where Biden grew up.

In brief and at times emotional remarks to a crowd of locals and veterans - including at least one elderly veteran of World War Two, dressed in uniform - Biden recalled the memory of his now deceased son Beau, a veteran of the US Army who deployed to Iraq.

The event was to dedicate a plaque to Beau, a move which Biden said left him "deeply humbled".

An emotional Biden said he still thinks about Beau "every day", but particularly on Veterans Day.

"He was so damn proud he joined the military," the president said. "Our entire family felt that pride."

“Like so many of you, you remember how hard it was, the empty seat at the dinner table," he added.

While today's speeches have avoided politics, Biden did say that the government has "an obligation" to protect those who fight for the US - the only country, he said, that is based off "an idea".

“We've never walked away from [that duty], even though there's been temptations to walk away.”

After his remarks, Biden went to a local cemetery to see Beau's grave. Beau died of brain cancer in 2015.

Although Trump has yet to publicly declare that Stephen Miller will be his White House deputy chief of policy, that hasn't stopped Trump's vice-president, JD Vance, from congratulating Miller.

"This is another fantastic pick by the president. Congrats," Vance wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

News reports emerged on Monday, first announced by CNN, that Trump was going to tap Miller for the role.

The president-elect has not yet made a formal announcement, but Vance is making his endorsement clear.

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The clock is quickly winding down on President Joe Biden's time in office which expires in January.

His administration is racing to finish as much as they can before Donald Trump and Republicans take over and bring a halt to much of Biden's Democrat-led agenda.

In his final two months, some of the Biden administration's push will be allocating grants for climate initiatives and sending over additional aid to Ukraine.

Much of the focus will also be on implementing the billions in funding already approved by Congress that was baked into the three major pieces of legislation Biden signed while in office. This includes the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act.

The president is less likely to face meaningful opposition from Congress during these final weeks, a period referred to as a lame duck session - the period in Congress after a successor is elected but before the new president's term begins.

Nada Tawfik
Reporting from New York

The UN Secretary General’s spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, has just been asked about Elise Stefanik.

Earlier, we learned that Donald Trump will be naming Stefanik as US ambassador to the UN.

Dujarric says they will work constructively with the next UN ambassador, just like they do with any other country.

One UN agency that is preparing for any contingency is UNFPA, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency. For the past 40 years, it had been denied funding by Republican administrations, including Trump’s first, over what the agency says is a factually incorrect “ongoing myth” that it is engaged in coercive abortion or involuntary sterilisation in China.

Based on past experience, it will almost certainly lose US financial support again. The agency says that would lead to women losing lifesaving services in some of the world’s most devastating crises. In Afghanistan, the agency says it would no longer be able to operate 13 mother and child health centres, reaching almost 80,000 women and girls in need.

And in Sudan, it says over half a million people will have their access to reproductive health services reduced.

Sarah Craven, chief of UNFPA’s Washington office, says it’s not just about the money, but also the loss of political support which worries her.

“I worry that it’s not just our sector, but overall, a real entrenchment is possible in funding for global health and overall engagement.”