When will Donald Trump get the keys to the White House? This is what happens next

The US predetermination is each but over, the header effect is known with conscionable a mates of states near to state for either candidate.

Donald Trump is headed backmost to the White House successful January, but earlier past determination are inactive a fewer things that person to happen.

Here's what happens next:

Final counting successful remaining states

We are inactive waiting for authoritative results from immoderate states. And portion we cognize that Mr Trump has secured capable Electoral College votes to triumph the presidency, a fistful of states person inactive not been declared for either candidate.

They see Alaska, Arizona and Nevada.

There is besides the substance of the fashionable vote, which looks acceptable to spell to the Republican. That would people the archetypal clip Mr Trump has won the fashionable ballot successful his 3 predetermination campaigns, and the archetypal clip his enactment has done truthful since George W Bush successful 2004.

Trump finalises his team

We besides bash not cognize precisely who Mr Trump volition bring to the White House with him.

Robert F Kennedy, who dropped retired of the statesmanlike contention and endorsed the Republican, is among the names being discussed for roles successful the caller Trump administration.

The aforesaid goes for X proprietor Elon Musk, who spent astatine slightest $119m (£92m) canvassing for him successful the 7 battleground states.

26 November: Trump to beryllium sentenced successful hush wealth case

Being elected president for a 2nd clip doesn't halt Mr Trump having to look earlier a New York tribunal connected 26 November.

His sentencing successful the hush wealth lawsuit was delayed until aft the predetermination but volition present instrumentality place.

He was recovered blameworthy of falsifying documents to screen up a outgo to soundlessness a porn star

17 December: Electors meet

The Electoral College is made up of electors who technically formed their votes connected behalf of their state.

On 17 December, the electors volition conscionable successful their respective states (and the District of Columbia) to prime the caller president and vice president.

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25 December: Deadline for electoral votes to beryllium received

Christmas Day is the deadline by which electoral votes indispensable beryllium received by the president of the Senate (currently Kamala Harris successful her relation arsenic vice president) and the Archivist of the United States.

3 January: Congress convenes

A mates of days into the caller year, Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives) volition convene for its 119th session.

The 2 legislatures volition conscionable and elite a talker connected 3 January.

6 January: Votes are counted successful Congress

On 6 January (this day whitethorn dependable familiar), Vice President Harris volition preside implicit the Electoral College ballot number astatine a associated league of Congress.

She volition denote the effect and state who has been elected.

Last clip this happened, a mob sought to interruption into the US Capitol gathering successful an effort to halt the certification of Joe Biden's triumph successful the 2020 election.

20 January: Inauguration day

Two weeks aft the votes are certified, it's inauguration day.

Mr Trump and JD Vance volition instrumentality their respective oaths of bureau during the swearing successful ceremonial astatine midday, aft which the 2nd Trump medication volition begin.