An unpredictable lame-duck period has begun in the US capital Washington, as US President Donald Trump denies defeat.

The American Punch and Judy show continues. For half the country Trump is a culture hero, for the other half the devil incarnate. And the same applies to Biden.

US President Donald Trump has once again raised claims of electoral fraud after he lost to Democrat challenger Joe Biden, calling the November 3 presidential vote a "stolen election."

"The long wait and frankly, the long nightmare will soon be over," says Myles Hoenig.

Democratic challenger Joe Biden has declared victory in the US presidential election.

US President Donald Trump has refused to concede defeat after his Democrat rival Joe Biden was declared the winner of the highly controversial US election, insisting that he will carry on with his legal challenges as the president-elect called for unity and healing in his victory speech.

Supporters of US President Donald Trump, some of whom are heavily armed, have hit the streets in the states of Georgia and Arizona.

With Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 US presidential votes, you will probably not hear pro-Trump views in the mainstream media for four years, but 70 million Trump votes show they do exist.

With US President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept Joe Biden's victory, concerns grow that he might drag the US military into his political fight.

Joe Biden’s advisers and allies have moved rapidly with a transition plan on how to fill critical White House posts.