President Joe Biden will address the nation from the White House shortly, in his first speech since Donald Trump's election win.

This will mark Biden's first televised address since his party lost. He is scheduled to speak at 11:00 EST (16:00 GMT).

This morning Biden wrote on X that he would discuss both the election result and the transition.

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Meanwhile, Trump is weighing appointments to his top team after Kamala Harris vowed a "peaceful transfer of power."

In a decisive victory, Trump won five of the seven battleground states—and is ahead in the final two yet to declare Nevada and Arizona

Republicans have retaken control of the US Senate; they also led the contest to control the House of Representatives, but it could take days for a final