US election 2020 results live: Biden says nothing going to stop him

Democrat Cal Cunningham conceded to incumbent Republican US Senator Thom Tillis in North Carolina. Cunningham lost despite outraising Tillis during what became the most expensive US Senate race in history.

About 72% think the loser of the US election must concede defeat, and 60% think there will be a peaceful transition of power when Trump's term ends in January, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

So far, Republicans and Democrats have 48 seats each in the 100 member Senate. If Democrats get 50 seats, they will effectively have control because the Vice President has the tie-breaking vote.

Around 79% of US adults believe Biden won the White House, while 13% said the election has not yet been decided, 3% said Trump won and 5% said they do not know, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

US Supreme Court justices signal they are unlikely to strike down the entire Obamacare healthcare law in a legal challenge brought by Republican-governed states and backed by President Trump's admin.

Even if Republicans privately relish a Trump-less Washington, they are not poking the bear ahead of two crucial January runoffs in Georgia, which will determine US Senate control.

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in’s office said it was arranging a phone call between Moon and US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday.

President-elect Biden unveiled a detailed and ambitious immigration plan, but will take time to undo actions taken by the Trump admin and will likely face a divided Congress, making sweeping changes difficult.

Democrats clinched two more years of controlling the House but with a potentially razor-thin majority, leaving them divided and with scant margin for error for advancing agendas.

Nearly 80% of Americans recognize President-elect Joe Biden as the election winner after most media organizations called the race for the Democrat, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Republicans are making more demands of Georgia's chief elections officer as they seek to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's 12,000-vote lead in the state's presidential race.

As common as recounts may be in US, especially for state and local candidates, only three in the last two decades have changed the result and none for a presidential election.

President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to reverse the Trump admin's aggressive deregulation and indifference to domestic spending and economic development in favor of big investments in education, infrastructure and clean energy.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced confidence that once every “legal” vote was counted, it would lead to a second Trump administration, rejecting Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory.

2020 US elections do not meet State Dept's standards: Chief White House spokesperson

Garry Kasparov on US elections

We are going to build a health care system that puts you and your family first — and that every American can be proud of.

- Joe Biden

We won with more votes than have ever been cast in American history: Kamala Harris

Republicans searching for problems with Wisconsin election

President-elect Biden speaks with leaders of France, Germany, Ireland and UK

I just think it's an embarrassment quite frankly.... It will not help the president's legacy

- Joe Biden on Donald Trump not conceding defeat

I am very confident that we will have a good transition, that we will make sure that whoever is in office on noon on January 20th has all the tools readily available so we don't skip a beat with the capacity to keep Americans safe

- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

President-elect Joe Biden's transition teams for the Environmental Protection Agency and Transportation Department will be run by several agency alumni who served under President Barack Obama and helped craft regulations like the Clean Power Plan and tougher fuel economy standards for vehicles.

Trump' supporters face a possible setback in Pennsylvania. A witness who had raised accusations of ballot tampering recanted his allegations, according to Democrats in Congress who were briefed on the investigation.

Trump on Twitter

We're going to be going, moving along, in a consistent manner, putting together our administration, the White House, and reviewing who we're going to pick for the Cabinet positions, and nothing's going to stop that

- Joe Biden

Trump campaign seeks hand recount in Georgia, could get it