Donald Trump

Donald Trump gave his victory speech at a New York hotel ballroom flanked by his wife and extended family. So who are the new first family of the United States?

Donald Trump's victory in the race for the White House was won using far less donor cash than his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton.

US President Barack Obama pledged to work for a smooth transition of power with President-elect Donald Trump. Video

Opinion - Felicity Monk asks how 53 percent of white women could have voted for a man who has called females "disgusting animals" and bragged about grabbing them by the genitals.

Hillary Clinton has given her concession speech, saying she has congratulated Donald Trump on winning the White House and has offered to work with him. Video

Some ex-pat Americans in Auckland say they may never return home after Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States.

Republican candidate Donald Trump has won the race to the White House, saying he will seek "common ground, not hostility". Video

Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump, saying he hopes to advance US-Russian relations.

Global markets are in turmoil as a celebrity businessman stuns the world by winning the US election.

Celebration, shock and despair: Donald Trump's surprise win over Hillary Clinton is reverberating across social media.

How did a young man from the suburbs of New York become a powerful real estate tycoon and US president?

How did Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton happen? Check an interactive graphic of state-by-state results here.

The pollsters didn't predict it, and most in the media didn't see it coming either. Election night was a historic upset in more ways than one.

Look back at our live online coverage of the nail-biting day at the polls.

Donald Trump is projected to win the key state of Ohio, with 53.3 percent of the vote, CNN reports.

The Republican Party has retained its majority in the US Senate and House of Representatives, projections suggest.