These projected results from Arizona don't just mean Donald Trump bagged all seven swing states in the US election - they also mark the final electoral college votes.

After four days of counting in the south-western state, Arizona was the last to announce who its voters had picked.

Trump took all of its 11 electoral college votes up for grabs, meaning overall he scored 312 to Kamala Harris's 226.

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Donald Trump has completed a clean sweep of all seven swing states in the US election, after a projected win in Arizona.

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Though we still don't have a final result on which party will control the US House of Representatives, a picture is emerging of how Donald Trump's second White House administration will come together.

Names for administration officials are being floated in the press and even debunked by Donald Trump himself on social media.

We're going to pause our live coverage on this page for now, but we'll be back on Sunday to keep you posted with the latest, including on the results for House races where ballots are still being counted.

In the meantime, you can check out our full results maps and graphics here.

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We're still waiting on results on the final few congressional races to see which party will take control of the House of Representatives.

Controlling the House gives the party in power the ability to initiate spending legislation and launch impeachment proceedings against officials.

If the Republicans win the House, then they can fairly smoothly approve plans such as tax cuts or border control measures, along with other policies.

Trump has already announced some of the things he'd like to do while in office. These include deporting undocumented migrants, cutting climate regulations and introducing sweeping tax cuts, including making tips tax-free.

You can read more about his plans here, here and here.

Small groups of demonstrators have gathered in New York and Washington DC this afternoon.

In New York, local organisations came together for the "Protect Our Futures March" in response to the presidential election result. As a reminder, Kamala Harris conceded after Donald Trump was projected to win the 270 electoral votes needed to become president.

Images from the march show a crowd of people holding banners saying "New Yorkers stand together" and "We will fight this hate".

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In Washington DC, a protesters launched a woman's march - an echo of demonstrations held at the start of Trump's first term in January 2017.

One protester, Janelle from Maryland, tells Reuters news agency she believes "Trump will approve an abortion ban for the entire United States", saying she's "here to fight back against that."

During the presidential debate with Kamala Harris in September, Trump said he would not sign into law a national abortion ban, and has regularly said states should be free to decide their own laws on abortion. Many states run by Trump's Republican Party have enacted strict abortion restrictions.

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Donald Trump and his presidential transition team are assembling a teams for his new administration. Several names are being floated on the national security front, including "policy-minded folk" who served in the president-elect's first term, according to the BBC's US news partner CBS, yet it is unclear if they will secure jobs in his second.

Here is a look at some of the people involved, according to CBS:

Brian Hook, a former Iran envoy and aide to Trump secretaries of state Rex Tillerson and Mike Pompeo, is working on the State Department transition. He has been focused on policy plans for months, including meeting with foreign diplomats, but have not yet taken any official transition meetings with the Biden-Harris team. He declined to comment about his involvement.

Joel Rayburn, a former Syria Envoy and Department Assistant Secretary, is back and working on the transition for the National Security Council (NSC). He also declined to comment.

Michael Anton is a former NSC spokesman and Deputy National Security advisor during the early Trump administration. He's working on the NSC transition. He also declined to comment.

Ambassador Robert O’Brien, formerly with the National Security Agency (NSA) and former hostage envoy, is not on the transition team. He has been informally helping to line up calls between Trump and with foreign leaders.

Foreign diplomats are reaching out to Ric Grennel, John Ratcliffe, Mike Pompeo and Robert O’Brien to pass along messages to Trump, CBS understands.

We now know that Pompeo, at least, will not be part of the administration after Trump posted on social media that Pompeo and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley wouldn't be re-hired.

With the presidential election win under his belt, Donald Trump is now assembling the White House team for his second term.

The names of Trump allies and Republican political veterans are being floated for potential positions.

But Trump has ruled out at least two people who worked in his previous administration for jobs in his new one: Mike Pompeo and Nikki Haley.

"I will not be inviting former Ambassador Nikki Haley, or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to join the Trump Administration," the president-elect posted on his social networking site Truth Social.

"I very much enjoyed and appreciated working with them previously, and would like to thank them for their service to our Country," Trump added.

Haley worked as the US's ambassador to the United Nations in 2017 and 2018 under Trump, while Pompeo served as secretary of state from 2018 to 2021, and had previously been the director of the CIA.

Haley unsuccessfully challenged Trump for the Republican presidential nomination earlier this year and eventually endorsed him for president against Kamala Harris.

Four days out from the election, the White House announced that Joe Biden has invited Donald Trump to meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday. It’s part of the traditional transition period between Biden's term and Trump's - although Trump did not invite Biden to meet after the 2020 election.

Defeated Democratic Kamala Harris will be part of of her winning opponent Trump becoming president. Her current position as vice-president means that she will be the one to certify Trump’s presidential win on 6 January.

We've also heard about Trump’s inauguration plans. His campaign said the ceremony "will be the kick-off" to his administration.

As the transition period picks up steam, names have begun to circulate in speculation over who could end up with positions in Trump's future cabinet.

Former US lawmaker John Ratcliffe is a top name being touted for the CIA director role. Robert F Kennedy Jr is on the shortlist to run the health and human services department, according to the BBC's US news partner CBS. Tom Homan and Chad Wolf are both being considered for Secretary of Homeland Security, sources say, according to CBS.

And in the Senate, where votes are still being counted in some races, Democrat Jacky Rosen is projected to win re-election to her Nevada seat. The Senate is projected to be controlled by Republicans but we’re still awaiting the House results.

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More now on those tipped to secure key roles in Trump's cabinet, as sources have told our US partner CBS that both Tom Homan and Chad Wolf are being considered for the role of Secretary of Homeland Security.

Homan used to head up the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency during Trump's first term and Wolf served as the acting Department for Homeland Security secretary.

"I'm happy to serve if the president should ask, I think it's an honour to do that," Wolf told NewsNation in a recent interview.

Sources say the official vetting process will begin next week.

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The president-elect's team have started planning their inauguration - the transition from the Biden to Trump administration - scheduled for mid-January.

Earlier today, the Trump campaign announced that the Presidential Inaugural Committee will be chaired by two long-time Trump allies: Steve Witkoff, a real estate investor and Trump's close friend, and Kelly Loeffler, a former senator for the state of Georgia.

“This will be the kick-off to my administration, which will deliver on bold promises to Make America Great Again," the Trump campaign said.

Adding, "we will celebrate this moment, steeped on history and tradition" before working on achieving "the most incredible future for our people, restoring strength, success, and common sense to the Oval Office."

In Trump's first inaugural committee, back in 2017, some $100 million was raised from donors as inaugural committees do not have to follow federal campaign contribution limits - the same is true for his second term.

Though some votes are still being counted, it has become clear that Donald Trump and the Republicans increased their support this week over recent previous US elections.

Even in areas which reliably blue - meaning they usually vote for Democrats, including in 2024 -more voters backed Trump than ever before, including in overwhelmingly Democratic urban centres.

In Chicago, a slight majority of voters in the city's 41st Ward, on the city's northwest side, voted for Trump. It's the first time a Chicago ward voted for a Republican presidential candidate since 1992. Overall, 69% of voters still supported Democrat Kamala Harris in Chicago's Cook County as of Saturday afternoon, with nearly 84% of the vote counted.

Down in Texas, the mostly blue city of Houston voted for Trump in larger numbers than in the last presidential election, according to the Houston Chronicle. Harris County, which includes all of Houston, narrowly voted for Harris overall.

In the nation's capital Washington DC, Trump won his highest amount of support in three elections, capturing 6.5% of the vote with 99 percent of ballots counted as of Saturday afternoon. Harris won 90.4%.

Trump's support also increased over previous elections in his hometown of New York City.

In the Bronx, which has a large Latino population, Trump had earned 27% support in 2024 - with 82% of the vote counted - compared to 16% in 2020, echoing rising levels of support for the president-elect among Latino voters elsewhere in the country as well.

In the borough of Queens, Trump earned 38% support in 2024, with 86 percent of the vote counted, compared to 21.8% support in 2016.

In Manhattan, Trump won about 17% of the 2024 vote, with 99% of ballots counted, also a slight increase from 2020.

While a political divide between urban and rural communities still exists in the US, there were more Trump supporters in major Democratic cities in 2024 than the previous two times the former president was on the ballot.

• Read more: Check out our full map of county-by-county presidential and congressional 2024 election results

As President-Elect Donald Trump is preparing for his return to office, we've taken a look at where the US election results stand:

In the presidential election, Donald Trump has won 301 electoral votes, surpassing the 270 needed to win - with one state still left to declare their results. Swing state Arizona, which has 11 electoral votes, is estimated to be leaning toward a Trump victory, according to our US partner CBS.

As of this morning, 83% of Arizona's votes had been counted and, at that point, Trump had received a share of 52.7%.

In the Senate, theRepublican Party has gained control with a majority of 52 seats, but two states - Arizona and Pennsylvania - are yet to declare their results.

In the House of Representatives, Republicans are narrowly short of a majority as the BBC's US partner CBS projects that they have secured 215 of the 435 seats, with 19 yet to be called. A party needs 218 seats to have overall control of the House.

• Head over to our map to see the results for your area.

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A day after her husband’s big election night win, Melania Trump took to social media to address the nation.

“The majority of Americans have entrusted us with this important responsibility,” Trump said.

“We will safeguard the heart of the republic – freedom,” she vowed, and urged Americans to rise above ideology for the sake of the country.

When Trump won his first presidency in 2016, his wife was initially absent from the White House, instead staying in New York with their young son. She appeared reticent, at times, with the traditions set out by first ladies that preceded her.

But experts say that this time, Melania Trump will likely be more deliberate with her approach to the largely undefined role of being America’s First Lady.

We've got more on this in our story.

Laura Kuenssberg
Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

You’re probably used to politicians telling you we’re living in the most dangerous times for decades. But who’s going to pay for our protection?

Donald Trump is a lot less willing than the current president to pay for other countries’ defence.

As one UK source told me, “it doesn’t make sense for Europe’s defence interests to be dependent on a few thousand votes in Pennsylvania.”

So Trump's return puts this question right to the top of the list.

The UK government does plan, eventually, to hit the target the Conservatives committed to - of spending 2.5% of the size of the economy on defence, a level last hit back in 2010.

But there’s a defence review under way, and a spending review of every penny spent in Whitehall to get through first.

They’re expected to come one after the other, next spring.

John Healey, the defence secretary, was granted an extra £3bn in the Budget, which is a chunky sum of money - but in terms of defence spending, not a transformative amount of cash.

And it’s only a top-up for a year, with no certainty over long-term funding.

A former minister said: “It’s very hard to order for the years ahead - how long can we be talking, when the need is now?”

• Continue reading Laura's piece here

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In yet another quirk in what has been a historic US election, Kamala Harris's position as vice-president means she will be the one to certify Donald Trump's presidential win.

Under the US constitution, the vice-president is the president of the Senate and formally presides over the receiving and counting of electoral ballots cast in elections.

They also declare the results in what is usually considered a formality in the lengthy technical process of moving to a new administration.

But Harris won't be the first VP to hand over the presidency to a rival presidential candidate - Al Gore declared George W Bush the president following a gruelling 36-day Florida recount battle in 2000.

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On top of the hundreds of House races, Senate races and of course the presidential race, some US voters were casting ballots to elect governors.

New Hampshire residents were among those voters and when they elected Kelly Ayotte, a former Republican senator from the state, as their governor the US broke a new record.

With Ayotte's election there are now 13 female governors in the US.

Eighteen US states have never had a female governor.

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Former US lawmaker John Ratcliffe is a top name being touted for the CIA director role under the incoming Trump administration, several sources have told our US partner CBS.

Ratcliffe was the national intelligence director under Trump during his first term in office.

Earlier, Mike Pompeo was floated as a contender to lead the defence department.

• What might a Trump administration look like?

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As we mentioned, President Joe Biden will meet with Donald Trump in the Oval Office next week.

Meetings between presidents and their elected successors are traditional - aside from 2020 when Trump did not organise one with Biden.

Usually they talk about the transition period and the issues involved in setting up a White House administration.

When Barack Obama hosted Trump, they also discussed foreign and domestic policy and agreed to work together to help "the country succeed", Obama said.

And when President George Bush invited Obama to the Oval Office in 2008, they discussed economic and security issues. While they spoke, their wives Laura Bush and Michelle Obama toured the White House grounds.

While Joe Biden and Donald Trump will meet at the White House on Wednesday, public meetings between the pair aren't particularly common.

They were watched on TV screens around the world in June for the first debate in the presidential election, debating the economy, abortion and foreign policy.

Biden's ill-fated debate appearance eventually led to him dropping out of the race for the White House in July - he was replaced by Kamala Harris at the top of the Democratic ticket.

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The two were also photographed together in New York on 11 September at Ground Zero to commemorate 23 years since the 9/11 attack.

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As we've just reported, Joe Biden and Donald Trump will meet for the first time since the election on Wednesday, when the president-elect visits the White House.

Joe Biden's post-election invitation to Trump is a tradition held between the outgoing and incoming presidents.

However, when Trump lost the election to Biden in 2020, the Republican broke with tradition and didn't host any such meeting.

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