Days after Donald Trump’s US election win, powerful former speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi suggests Democrats could have fared better if President Joe Biden had stepped aside as candidate sooner
Meanwhile, Trump’s Republican Party is narrowly short of a majority in the House of Representatives, which would add to the party’s victories in the Senate and the White House to hand Trump almost complete control over the levers of government
Earlier, defeated Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz spoke to supporters back in his state of Minnesota, saying it is “hard to lose” but “good to be home”
On Thursday, Trump said no price is too high to deport people living in the US illegally
After a gruelling months-long election campaign, we are now three days out from the US polling day, with Donald Trump and the Republicans projected to win the White House and the Senate.
It’s still not entirely clear which party will take control of the House of Representatives, though it appears likely that could narrowly go to the Republicans too – giving them control of the levers of nearly all parts of the federal government.
There are still votes being counted in several of those races throughout the country, including in California and Ohio. Check out which contests to keep an eye on.
We’re going to pause our live coverage on this page while we wait for a call on the House – but don’t worry, we’ll still be monitoring the progress and will re-boot this page to bring you the latest as soon as we know anything definitive.
In the meantime, you can stay up to date on all of the results from Tuesday’s election with our interactive maps and graphics.
And take a look at our other reporting on how Trump and the Republicans won, Kamala Harris and the Democrats lost, and what Trump’s second term could look like:
Who’s in the frame to join Trump’s new top team?
Divided Arizona contends with Trump’s sweeping border plan
Trump tariffs could cost UK £22bn of exports
Democrats had bet on women showing up in force. They didn’t
How small gains delivered Trump a big win
We’ll be back on Saturday to keep you in the loop on all the news on the election outcome, including the contest for control of the House and Trump’s presidential transition plans. Thanks for joining us.
