Donald Trump has won the US election, and will make a historic return to the White House.
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The Republican told crowds in Florida: ‘America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate’.
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At 78, the president-elect is the oldest man to ever be elected to the position.
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His vice-president, 40-year-old JD Vance, will be the first millennial to take up the role.
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Sarah McBride has become the first transgender person to be elected to the US Congress, beating Republican candidate John Whalen III and winning Delaware’s seat.
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In a first, the Senate will see two black women serving simultaneously - Democrats Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester in Maryland and Delaware.