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

Live Reporting

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

Is Donald Trump back on Twitter?published at 23:11 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
He seems to have confused Utah with the whole of America.
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CNN took the the airwaves to point out they were reporting the word "county" not "country".
As presenter Jake Tapper reminds him "it's the difference of an 'R' but kind of an important one".
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A presidential candidate you've never heard of... and his goat!published at 23:07 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
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US Election: Independent candidate J W Scroggie at White House gates
How do voters cope with election stress?published at 23:03 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
For many, Wednesday cannot come soon enough. An online exit poll by Politico and Morning Consult asked Americans about their election emotions. The most popular responses? Anger, nervousness, anxiety … and more than anything the respondents “just want it to be over”.
And on that theme #PostVotingStressRelief has been on Twitter’s top list of trends all day, according to BBC Trending's Mike Wendling. More than 15,000 messages were sent using the hashtag. As you might guess, food and alcohol were major themes.
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Clinton thanks 'secret' Facebook fan clubpublished at 23:00 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
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Jon Bon Jovi joins the Pantsuit Nation
Hillary Clinton has posted a message of thanks to her Facebook fan club, external Pantsuit Nation - named after her favourite attire.
The group, formed just 18 days ago, has more than 1.9 million members, according to The Washington Post., external
It is an invitation-only club and much of the discussion, according to the Post, is actually about pantsuits, with some members planning to wear them to the polls.
Mrs Clinton told the group (via her digital director not her official account): "For some of you, it's been difficult to feel like you could wear your support on your sleeve - and that's why this community has been such a special place."
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Thank you all so much for your support, your hard work, and your votes. Tonight, I hope we'll finally break through that highest, hardest glass ceiling together, and use those pantsuits for the best occasion of all - celebrating!
Hillary Clinton
From Red to Bluepublished at 22:55 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
The BBC's Anna Bressanin, external in walking from Trump Tower to the Clinton so-called victory party only a few blocks away.
She'll be live-tweeting what she sees on the streets of Manhattan so follow her coverage at @AnBressBBC, external
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No Nevada voting irregularities say civil rights groupspublished at 22:52 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
James Cook
BBC's North America Correspondent
Civil rights workers in Nevada say there have been “a few” isolated cases of voter intimidation in the state but that on the whole polling is progressing smoothly.
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nevada legal director Amy Rose told the BBC there had been no reports of irregularities in the voting process, but one man was seen writing down car number plates outside a polling site.
Ms Rose was speaking outside a courtroom in Las Vegas after a judge threw out a case which had been brought by Donald Trump’s campaign, which is upset that some polling places in Nevada allowed voters to cast their ballots after closing time.
Francisco Morales, an activist who is coordinating efforts to increase Latino turnout in the election called the lawsuit "frivolous” and accused the lawyers of attempting to distract "from the fact that Latinos are voting in historic numbers."
Ms Rose was dismissive of Mr Trump’s persistent claims that the election would be “rigged” in favour of his Democratic Party opponent Hillary Clinton.
“It’s really next to impossible if not impossible,” she told the BBC. "Elections are so localised. There’s not one person in charge."
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Colorado voting system back up and runningpublished at 22:43 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
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ABC News release first exit poll datapublished at 22:39 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
US network ABC News has just released some of its initial exit poll data.
As they say, external, it is "preliminary data and can change - sometimes materially - as the evening progresses."
Some of the figures point to what many US voters have said for some time - neither of the candidates are viewed very favourably and voters still question their honesty and trustworthiness.
You can read more about how the ABC exit poll works here, external.
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Trump cake looks down in the dumpspublished at 22:33 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
ABC News producer Jason Valock witnesses a culinary milestone - a Donald Trump cake being wheeled into Trump tower. He doesn't look too happy does he?
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BBC explains the nightpublished at 22:31 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
The BBC's Jeremy Vine is live in the virtual reality studio to explain just how the US Presidential election will be won - and what key states you need to look out for tonight.
What questions do you have? Tweet us at @BBCNewsUS, external
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Call to extend voting hours after software glitchpublished at 22:28 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
Dave Lee
North America technology reporter
We heard earlier about problems with electronic voting system problems in North Carolina, a key swing state.
One pivotal county, Durham, has been having “check-in problems” with its software, which according to local media is causing long wait times.
Durham election officials voted earlier to extend the voting window by two hours this evening.
But in order to do so, it needs the approval of the North Carolina State Board of Elections - it just posted on Twitter that its 5-person board will host a teleconference within the next hour to discuss the request.
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Clinton on the movepublished at 22:26 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
Clinton has departed her home in Chappaqua, New York, and is traveling by motorcade to The Peninsula, a hotel near where Trump will be speaking later tonight.
Trump website with poop emojipublished at 22:21 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
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Trump's website had a cartoon poop emoji on it earlier this evening
Some clever coders have figured out that you can place your own banner on the Trump website by writing into the URL.
Its not exactly the Democratic National Committee or Clinton's campaign emails, but it certainly is bizarre.
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Red hats get a bad rappublished at 22:13 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
Trump's campaign manager has complained on Twitter that her red cap (the same colour of Trump's typical Make America Great hat) nearly got her chucked out of a polling place.
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Americans queue to cast their votespublished at 22:03 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
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Americans abroad watch from Brusselspublished at 22:01 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
The BBC's Larissa Kennelly, external and Julie Cummings are attending a results watch party tonight in the Belgium capital, hosted by the American Club of Brussels, external.
Out of the 1,000+ attendees, they have yet to spot a single Trump supporter.
Kimberly Collins, who is attending as part of the Democrats Abroad group, is supporting Clinton.
And that empty table to her right?
"That was meant to be the Republican table," she shrugs, "but I don't know where they are. No-one has turned up".
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Kimberly Collins is a proud Clinton supporter
Brooke Peterson's two daughters are wearing matching "mini pantsuits" - a fashion choice inspired by their preferred nominee.
"She's nice and she's a woman," 11-year-old Annabel says about Clinton.
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A Clinton supporting family
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Inside the Trump partypublished at 21:58 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
The BBC's Laura Trevelyan is inside the Hilton hotel in Manhattan, where she will be keeping track of all the latest on the campaign.
Follow her at @LauraTrevelyan, external
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Failed Republican candidate backs independentpublished at 21:46 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, who dropped out of the 2016 Republican primary, announced on Twitter that he voted for a third party candidate, Evan McMullin.
Mr McMullin is running as a conservative alternative to Trump on an independent ticket.
Earlier this year he spoke to the BBC's Aleem Maqbool.
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Did Bush vote for Clinton?published at 21:40 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
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"I'm told that George W. Bush and Laura Bush voted for Hillary Clinton today," Rush Limbaugh, the conservative radio host, told the Washington Examiner, external.
Since Jeb Bush dropped out of the race in February, the family have mostly stayed of the political fray.
However the New York Times is reporting that they left the field blank for president, and only voted in local elections.
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#Pantsuitnation supporting Clintonpublished at 21:32 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2016
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Thousands of voters have turned up to cast their ballots in pant suits in a show of a support for Hillary Clinton. These pant suit wearers are a part of the @pantsuitnation - an online community formed to discuss the ways that Hillary Clinton is inspiring.
The group was started by about 50 people and has subsequently attracted a following of more than 2.6 million.
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