As for Trump himself, so far his second-term Cabinet is set to include Stephen Miller as Deputy Chief of Staff, Kristi Noem as Head of Homeland Security, Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary, Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence and Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, to name a few.

Republicans will retain control of the U.S. House of Representatives, overcoming the odds after a chaotic two years in power that many believed would harm them in the polls

It also leaves Democrats with less leverage to challenge policies they disagree with, though narrow margins mean Senate Republicans could still struggle to secure enough votes for

Governors Safeguarding Democracy was announced as a "nonpartisan alliance of governors that works together to uphold and fortify American democracy."

Republicans held on to their narrow majority in the US House, giving Donald Trump and his party unified control of the elected branches of government and limiting potential curbs on the incoming president’s power.

Trump returns to Washington for meetings with Biden at the White House and with congressional Republicans.

Biden resumes the tradition four years after Trump refused to invite him for the rite that symbolizes the peaceful transfer of power.