That's all our coverage on the latest from US politics for now - but we'll be back tomorrow with live updates. 

Today saw Joe Biden host Donald Trump at the White House for two hours, with the two men discussing a range of topics, including the Middle East and the war in Ukraine. 

The US president congratulated his successor on his election victory, and said he was looking forward to leading a "smooth transition and peaceful transfer of power". 

Trump told Biden that the politics was "tough" but it had been a "nice world today". 

Republican control across Congress confirmed

The Republicans were projected to have won the majority of seats in the House of Representatives. 

The win means the party will control both houses of Congress when Donald Trump takes office in January. 

With a Republican-controlled Congress, Trump will be able to quickly fill out his cabinet and other top administration roles. 

He'll also be able to advance his agenda for at least the next two years. 

Trump picks more people for cabinet roles

Trump confirmed his nominations for a number of cabinet roles today, some of which have raised eyebrows with officials. 

Here's who he picked: 

• Florida senator Marco Rubio as secretary of state 
• Former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard as the director of national intelligence
• Florida representative Matt Gaetz as attorney general

Department of Justice officials have expressed outrage and shock at Trump's announcement that he wanted congressman Matt Gaetz to be the attorney general.

"What the f--- is happening?" a source asked our US partner network NBC News. 

"He is uniquely qualified. How many other prospective attorneys general had previous experience as the subject of a criminal investigation?" said another source, referring to Gaetz being investigated for possible sex trafficking, though charges ultimately were not filed.

One senior official said the announcement was "absolutely unbelievable," while another said that he or she "did not see this coming."

A former official described department employees and other law enforcement as being stunned and in disbelief. The source feared that Gaetz could fundamentally hard the department's future.

Senator John Thune, who will be the next Senate leader, has detailed a call he had with Donald Trump shortly after his appointment was confirmed.

Like the House of Representatives, the Senate will now be controlled by Republicans after the elections on 5 November.

However, instead of picking a Trump loyalist, senators elected Thune, who has a close relationship with many of his fellow Republicans. 

The 63-year-old's victory is a sign that the Senate could keep some degree of independence from Trump and some of the president-elect's loudest supporters have expressed concern that Thune might not deliver on all of the promises made during the campaign.

This video shows how two meetings between Donald Trump and outgoing presidents differed from each other.

In 2016, Trump met with Barack Obama, after Hillary Clinton failed to beat the Republican in the race for the White House.

This time, it was Joe Biden's turn to host Trump, who beat Kamala Harris comprehensively in this year's election.

Our US correspondent James Matthews is outside the White House and is reacting to Donald Trump's announcements regarding his top team.

"Controversial appointments, with every one as jaw-dropping as the previous," he says.

"In the past couple of hours, he's appointed Matt Gaetz as attorney general - the top legal job in the country," he adds. 

Matthews describes him a relatively junior player in US politics, but someone who has earned a reputation as a firebrand and fierce Trump loyalist.

"That's possibly why he was chosen, of course," he says. 

"Clearly job number one for him will be to take care of the criminal prosecutions still on the table of Donald Trump himself."

That will come with the obvious accusations of corruption, but there's another reason Gaetz is so controversial.  

"He is facing a House ethics investigation for the possible offence of a sexual relationship with a minor and a violation of sex trafficking laws," Matthews says. 

There was an investigation by the department of justice into the claims, but no charges were ever brought.

"There is also the question for him of retribution long-promised by Donald Trump: retribution of the people who brought prosecutions against him and possibly against Joe Biden," he adds. 

Steve Bannon has responded positively to the news that Donald Trump announced he intended to nominate Republican Matt Gaetz for attorney general.

"President Trump is going to hit the Justice Department with a blowtorch and Matt Gaetz is that torch," he said.

Bannon was recently released from prison after serving a term for contempt of Congress. 

He served as an adviser to Trump during his previous administration.

Mike Johnson has been nominated by Republican members of the House of Representatives to continue as their speaker.

Johnson will still need 218 votes on the House floor in January to secure the speakership. As of now, he is just the Republican nominee.

He has served as the 56th speaker of the House since October last year, and is a strong supporter of Donald Trump. 

Both chambers of Congress - the House and the Senate - are under Republican control following a comfortable election victory for the GOP. 

House Republicans also re-elected majority leader Steve Scalise and majority whip Tom Emmer to their current positions. 

The White House has issued some more pictures from Joe Biden and Donald Trump's meeting in the Oval Office today... 

In the last few moments, Donald Trump's nomination for secretary of state has been speaking to reporters. 

Florida Senator Marco Rubio said it was an "honour" to be backed by the president-elect, especially in a position of "such high importance". 

He said the role carried a "tremendous responsibility".

A Democrat plans to file a resolution in the House of Representatives tomorrow that would express support for the 22nd Amendment of the American constitution - effectively reiterating that Donald Trump can only serves two terms as president. 

Term limits are already enshrined in the constitution, so Dan Goldman's resolution would have little tangible effect and it's unclear if it will receive a vote on the House floor, which is controlled by Republicans.

However, he could potentially introduce it as a privileged resolution to force Republicans to vote on the matter.

Earlier, Trump joked about running a third time in 2028. 

The resolution, which has been obtained by our partner network NBC News, says that the 22nd Amendment "applies to two terms in the aggregate as president of the United States" and reaffirms that it "applies to president-elect Trump".

The resolution lists a number of instances in which Trump has joked or floated the idea of serving longer than two terms in the White House or being a dictator.