Democrats face battle to unite US and the party after Biden election win

The US presidential election was “the most secure in American history”, according to a group of federal and local officials – roundly rejecting Donald Trump’s claims of widespread voting fraud.

But although the Democrats won the White House, they didn’t do so well in the Congressional elections – fuelling a fierce debate over the party’s future direction.

We were joined from Washington DC by Joe Kennedy III, the grandson of Senator Robert Kennedy, and grandnephew of President John F Kennedy. A scion of the Kennedy family and a moderate who was cast aside by Democrats in Massachusetts, who picked a more radical candidate instead.