Live view of our nation's capital, Washington, D.C. is Donald Trump is preparing to return to the White House, the greatest hope of many Republicans, and the worst fears of many Democrats now becoming a reality.

This is CNN's special coverage of election night in America continued. I'm Anderson Cooper.

And I'm Dick Tapper. Tonight, we're all breaking down the implications of Mr. Trump's historic and sweeping presidential victory, the monumental

shift in American politics and what it might mean for this country over the next four years.

The former and now future president getting a call today from Vice President Kamala Harris

officially conceding the election, setting the stage for a peaceful transition of power.

Mr. Trump will assume the presidency

for a second time with Republicans in control of the U.S. Senate aiding his agenda, still undecided

whether the GOP will keep control in the majority of the House of Representatives or whether

Democrats will win it back and gain a check on the Trump administration's power. We could get

an update on that this evening.

Anchors Caitlin Collins and Abby Phillips are covering every angle of the Trump victory and the Harris defeat and what might happen next.

First of Caitlin in West Palm Beach, Florida near Mar-a-Lago. Caitlin, what is happening inside Trump world, nearly 24 hours after his historic victory?

Well, Jake, things have been moving quick and moving very fast behind the scenes.

As Donald Trump himself has basically been on the phone all day long, I've talked to people who've been around him,

who say essentially his phone has been glued to his ear as he's been having conversations,

not just with tech leaders, with Republican allies, also world leaders have been making their phone calls,

knowing that they are now bracing for a Trump return to the Oval Office and what that's going to look like.

And while he's on the phone, his aides have been working on that transition process and what a return to the White House is going to look like. And I'm told that what Trump is seeking to do in part of this

is to reward those who have been loyal to him over the last two years. His access of influence has changed

greatly since he left less left Washington. And he is going to be seeking to reward those people people like

Elon Musk Robert F Kennedy Jr. Howard Lutnik and others and Christian Holmes we have

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