As it happened: Donald Trump in Obamacare U-turn

Summary

President-elect Donald Trump has said he will consider keeping parts of 'Obamacare'
His comments to the Wall St Journal come after a campaign in which he vowed to rip it up
President Obama's healthcare law has extended health insurance to millions
Mr Trump also announced his transition team, with Chris Christie replaced by Mike Pence at its helm
Protests against Trump's victory erupted for a second night

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Max Matza, Courtney Subramanian, Joel Gunter, Hugo Bachega and Nalina Eggert

Trump campaign manager starts early victory lappublished at 06:34 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
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'How do I explain this to my children?'published at 06:34 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
CNN anchor Van Jones earlier tried to sum up his feelings about events tonight as the presidential race comes to a tight finish - and his words were met with widespread praise from liberal Twitter users.
"This was a 'white-lash' against a changing country," he explains.
You can listen to his comments in the tweet below.
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Republicans retain control of Senatepublished at 06:31 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
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The Republicans have kept control of the Senate, with several races still to be decided.
Senator Pat Toomey's narrow victory over Democrat Katie McGinty, in Pennsylvania, pushed the party over the line.
It means the Republicans will continue to have control of both Houses of Congress.
If Donald Trump wins the White House, the party will have a clean sweep, making it easier for them to pass legislation.
"America will survive" - Alabama mayorpublished at 06:29 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
The mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama, says he supported Clinton because she "had the best platform for America" and he's "still hopeful".
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Biggest upset in political history?published at 06:19 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
This is starting to look like "the biggest upset in politics I can remember," says the BBC's Katty Kay.
Donald Trump, a man with no background in politics, who has never held elected office, "has overturned the rules" and defied the polls, which at the start of the night had forecast a "fairly easy victory for Hillary Clinton," she says.
Live in Clinton HQpublished at 06:13 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
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Yik Yak users on election nightpublished at 06:12 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
Our BBC World Service colleagues have been getting reaction to the night's events from users of Yik Yak, a messaging app that is popular with students in university campuses across the US.
Here's a selection of their feedback:
Listen: Clinton supporter - Trump success 'like Brexit'published at 06:10 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
Clinton supporter Alexa Varsavsky tells 5 live's Rachel Burden in New York that she keeps "thinking about Brexit" in relation to Donald Trump's election success so far. Listen: US election coverage and updates on BBC Radio 5 live Breakfast.
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Female celebrities show their concernpublished at 06:08 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
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Trump supporters express excitementpublished at 06:07 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
Ashley Semler, external and Laura Trevelyan , externalare at the Trump watch party, awaiting his arrival.
His supporters are getting more and more thrilled by the minute, as they wait for their candidate to speak.
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Republicans retain control of Housepublished at 06:04 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
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The Republicans have clinched a majority in the House of Representatives, extending six years of control of the chamber, with Democratic gains looking modest, according to Associated Press.
Votes are still being counted but the Republicans have won at least 218 House seats, more than enough for a majority.
Fears among some Republicans that Donald Trump's divisive presidential candidacy would cost them seats down the ballot appear not to have been borne out for the most part.
Democrats' chances of retaking the Senate majority are, meanwhile, slipping away as Republicans hang onto key seats in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Indiana and Florida.
Democrats kept their seat in Nevada, where Catherine Cortez Masto's win will make her the first Latina US senator.
Inside an unfolding political upsetpublished at 06:02 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
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Hillary Clinton’s supporters thought they’d arrived for a victory party, and the roofing at the convention centre in New York doubled as a metaphor – a giant glass ceiling ready, symbolically at least, to be shattered.
But under it the mood fast changed to concern and fretfulness as early all-important swing states, like Florida and Ohio, went to Donald Trump. But nervousness turned to utter disbelief as reliably blue Democratic states like Michigan and Wisconsin looked to be turning red.
The famed blue wall, which has made the Democrats so strong in presidential politics, looked to be crumbling before their eyes. Now the mood is one of despair.
Electoral college vs popular votepublished at 06:01 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
Could Hillary Clinton win the popular vote but lose the electoral college? It’s entirely possible.
Polling guru Nate Silver, external has been warning about the possibility for months, noting that support for Clinton is strong in all the wrong places. She does well in states like Texas and Georgia, outperforming Obama’s support by impressive margins, but not enough to win.
In the winner-takes-all contest that is the electoral college, coming in a close second is worth exactly zero electoral votes.
Combine that with Clinton winning big in high-population states like California, and it’s enough create a situation where she can pull in large numbers of voters across the US - but not enough votes in the right places.
That could mean that come Wednesday, most Americans have voted for Clinton, but it’s Trump who takes the top prize.
What is the electoral college?
What does Turkey think?published at 05:54 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
The BBC's Mark Lowen, external is in Istanbul, wondering about what the average Turk thinks of tonight's events.
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Depression strikes Clinton HQpublished at 05:49 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
It seems like only yesterday that Clinton supporters were talking about a "landslide victory", but tonight's close result has proven them wrong.
The BBC's Chris Gibson has been speaking to Clinton supporters at her rally in New York, including one supporter who thought tonight's news might make her "throw up".
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Obama: "The sun will rise in the morning"published at 05:44 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
In a prepared video statement, President Obama praises democracy no matter which candidate wins tonight.
He took to Twitter to advise voters to "see each other not simply as Democrats or Republicans but as fellow Americans".
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Cheers at Trump party in Pennsylvaniapublished at 05:37 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
The BBC's Jessica Lussenhop, external is attending an election night party hosted by Trump supporters in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
She reports that the DJ there has been playing "Happy" by Pharrell, a musician that has campaigned alongside Hillary Clinton in recent days.
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What do BBC viewers think?published at 05:36 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
BBC World Service listeners around the world posted these comments on the our Facebook page.
Mo Opiyo Mwela in Heidelberg, Germany, thinks this particular election really explains what "caught between a stone and a hard place means”.
Abdallah Athumani in Tanzania says: "We are supporting Donald Trump in his Presidential race to the US White House. We need to make America great again."
Fatsani Kelvin Nankhwere says this is the beginning of the end of the once greatest nation on Earth.
But Berthold Gottschalk says: “There is no democracy in America, it is an oligarchy in the sense that the rich and the powerful basically control the system and perpetuate the means by which they maintain that power.”
Dave Duvalier says: The people are waking up! Brexit began the revolt, Trump will win it for the US.
Log on to Facebook to leave a comment on the BBC World Service's page, external.
Japan 'considers currency intervention'published at 05:32 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
Tessa Wong
BBC News, Singapore
Japan's top currency diplomat, Masatsugu Asakawa, is consulting finance minister Taro Aso on how to respond to the roiling markets, reports Reuters. The Nikkei index is now down by more than 6%.
Inside Trump HQpublished at 05:32 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
Donald Trump has departed Trump tower en route to the Hilton hotel where he is holding his so-called victory rally tonight.
Jeff DeWit, external, the Arizona state treasurer, has attending the watch party and has tweeted some behind-the-scenes images.
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