The latest in US politics, from swing state results to who is in (and out) of Trump's team

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

75% : "Susie Wiles just helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history and was an integral part of both my 2016 and 2020 successful campaigns," Trump said.
67% : By winning Nevada, Trump returned the state and its six electoral college votes to Republicans for the first time in 20 years.
66% : In addition to Arizona and Nevada, Trump won the swing states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina and Wisconsin.
65% : Another high-ranking Ukrainian source told AFP that Musk was physically present with Trump during the call and that Musk "wasn't on the line, Trump gave him the phone".
62% : Trump added that while Wiles liked to stay out of the spotlight, they called her the "ice maiden".
61% : Susie Wiles named as Trump's chief of staffSpeaking of appointments, Trump has announced his campaign manager Susan Summerall Wiles will be his chief of staff, making her the first woman to hold the influential role in the White House.
58% : Biden and Trump pencil in a time to meet at the Oval OfficeThe White House has announced that President Joe Biden will host Trump for a traditional post-election meeting in the Oval Office on Wednesday.
58% : In his speech on Thursday, Biden said he had assured Trump "that I would direct my entire administration to work with his team to ensure a peaceful and orderly transition".
58% : Trump has said he aims to include Musk in some form of advisory role in his upcoming government.
58% : "But the main conversation was of course with Trump," the source added, while saying he and Zelenskyy "didn't really discuss anything substantial, it was just a greeting conversation".
49% : AP said Trump had won 74.6 million votes nationwide, or 50.5 per cent, to Harris's 70.9 million, or 48 per cent.
45% : Trump put Elon Musk on the phone with Ukraine's ZelenskyyBillionaire Elon Musk took part in a phone call between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US president-elect Donald Trump after his election victory, according to a senior Ukrainian official.
37% : Trump thanked Wiles during his election-night speech and even offered her the chance to say a few words, though she declined.
36% : Trump, who had secured the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House by early on Wednesday, now has what is expected to be a final total of 312 votes to Harris's 226.
31% : Pompeo, who also served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency under Trump, has been mentioned in some media reports as a possible defence secretary and had been seen as a potential Republican presidential candidate, before he announced in April 2023 he would not run.
25% : Trump wins Arizona and Nevada, the final two states to be calledThe Associated Press called Nevada and Arizona for Donald Trump, completing a clean sweep of all seven battleground states and locking in a decisive Electoral College victory over Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris.
21% : "I will not be inviting former Ambassador Nikki Haley, or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to join the Trump Administration, which is currently in formation," Trump wrote.
11% : In a Truth Social post, Trump announced former Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley and former secretary of state Mike Pompeo would not be asked to join his administration.
10% : Nikki Haley, Mike Pompeo ruled out of Trump's teamWhile Wiles's role has been confirmed, Trump also ruled out a couple of figures who won't be part of his administration.
6% : But Trump didn't host Biden for a sit-down after the 2020 election, when Trump lost his re-election bid.
6% : "Haley, a former South Carolina governor who served as US ambassador to the United Nations under Trump, endorsed Trump for president despite having criticised him harshly when she ran against him in the party primaries.

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