Donald Trump was accorded a chilly but deferential welcome at the White House on Thursday as the president-elect met with Barack Obama for a 90-minute private meeting in the Oval Office. In the first stage of a 72-day transition process between Tuesday ...

President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office two days after his surprise victory. Photograph: UPI / Barcroft Images. Dan Roberts in Washington. @RobertsDan. Thursday 10 November 2016 15.21 EST Last modified on ...

Americans woke to a divided country and fearful world on Wednesday as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton led calls to respect the shock election of Donald Trump but warned of a fight to protect constitutional values. As final votes were tallied against ...

Barack Obama … who will get control of his social media content? Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP. Gavin Haynes. Wednesday 9 November 2016 12.50 EST Last modified on Wednesday 9 November 2016 12.54 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter ...

The Clinton camera is trying to get an eye on her leaving the Peninsula hotel for the New Yorker hotel's grand ballroom, where she's scheduled to speak. No sighting yet. Facebook Twitter Google plus. Share. Share this post. Facebook · Twitter · Google ...

Donald Trump: Thank you, thank you very much, everyone. Sorry to keep you waiting, complicated business. Thank you very much. I've just received a call from Secretary Clinton. She congratulated us, it's about us, on our victory, and I … her and her ...

Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd during his election night event in New York. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images. David Smith in New York. Wednesday 9 November 2016 02.36 EST Last modified on Wednesday 9 November 2016 03.10 EST.

An electronic billboard displays a marijuana hashtag at Times Square in New York. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters. Sam Levin in San Francisco. @SamTLevin. Tuesday 8 November 2016 23.50 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share ...

An electronic billboard displays a marijuana hashtag at Times Square in New York. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters. Sam Levin in San Francisco. @SamTLevin. Tuesday 8 November 2016 23.50 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share ...

Long lines of voters snaked across America on Tuesday as Hillary Clinton appeared increasingly confident of becoming the first female president despite Donald Trump still clinging to hopes of a historic upset. Reports of high turnout buoyed belief ...

Pat Toomey, the Pennsylvania senator in a tough reelection fight, has until now avoided saying whether he would vote for Trump, afraid of damning himself among moderate Republicans in the state who do not themselves support Trump, not to mention ...

After a gruelling 18 months on the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump cast their votes on Tuesday morning, as millions of Americans headed to polling stations across the country. Live US election 2016: polls open as Trump and Clinton aim ...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. A love story after the tabloids' own heart. Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images. Contact author. @GreensladeR. Tuesday 8 November 2016 10.01 EST Last modified on Tuesday 8 November 2016 10.12 EST.

American voters are heading to the polls to choose a new president. Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty. Contribute with Guardian Witness · Amber Jamieson (now) and Tom McCarthy (earlier) in New York. Tuesday 8 November 2016 07.51 EST. Share on ...

To become the 45th president of the United States, Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has to win 270 electoral college votes. The candidates have spent what feels like 100 years locked in mortal combat, but in the next few hours there will finally be a ...

To become the 45th president of the United States, Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has to win 270 electoral college votes. The candidates have spent what feels like 100 years locked in mortal combat, but in the next few hours there will finally be a ...

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump met with supporters before polling stations open. Photograph: Joe Raedle, Justin Sullivan. Dan Roberts in New York, Ben Jacobs in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Sabrina Siddiqui in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tuesday 8 ...

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump met with supporters before polling stations open. Photograph: Joe Raedle, Justin Sullivan. Dan Roberts in New York, Ben Jacobs in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Sabrina Siddiqui in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tuesday 8 ...

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump met with supporters before polling stations open. Photograph: Joe Raedle, Justin Sullivan. Dan Roberts in New York, Ben Jacobs in Manchester, New Hampshire, and Sabrina Siddiqui in Philadelphia. Monday 7 November ...

Early voters wait in a line nearly four hours long to cast their ballots in Los Angeles, California. Photograph: Eugene Garcia/EPA. Lois Beckett in Philadelphia. @loisbeckett. Monday 7 November 2016 20.17 EST Last modified on Monday 7 November 2016 ...