Republican Donald Trump is preparing to return to the White House after a decisive election victory.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is Harris's running mate for the US presidential election. Here's everything you need to know about him.

How have the vice-president's views changed since she first entered politics?

Trump's team accuses activists of making illegal contributions, but the UK prime minister says volunteers have travelled to the US before.

The Harris campaign has praised a judge's decision in Georgia to block a move by Trump supporters to have ballots there counted by hand.

The restrained debate was a stark contrast to the fiery showdown between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, writes Anthony Zurcher.

Vance and Walz focused their attacks on Harris and Trump's plans on the economy, immigration and abortion.

"I’m a knucklehead at times," the Democratic running mate says, conceding he was in the US when Chinese forces crushed protests.

The BBC's North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher says the vice-presidential candidates found common ground.

BBC Verify examined the claims Walz and Vance made during the first and only vice-presidential debate.

Walz cites the story of Amber Thurman, a Georgia woman who died after not being able to access abortion care.

When questioned about saying he was in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square massacre, Walz says he "misspoke".