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Vice-President Harris concluded her speech with an uplifting message, telling the supporters at Howard University that "only when it is dark enough, one can you see the stars".

"I know people feel like we are entering a dark time," she says. "I hope that is not the case."

She calls on her followers to "fill the sky" with starry optimism.

"May that guide us toward the extraordinary promise of the United States."

In her speech, Kamala Harris emphasized that Americans "owe loyalty not to a president or to a party, but to the Constitution of the United States,” as well as “loyalty to our conscience and to our God."

She said during her concession speech that while she conceded the election, she did not concede the "fight that fueled this campaign."

In her address at Howard University in Washington, Vice President Kamala Harris said, “We must accept the results of this election. Earlier today, I spoke with President Trump and congratulated him on his victory. I told him that we will help him and his team with that transition, and we will engage in a peaceful transfer of power.”

In her address, Kamala Harris said, “My heart is full today—full of gratitude for the trust you have placed in me, full of love for our country, and full of resolve.”

In her address, Kamala Harris said, “The outcome of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, but hear me when I say: the light of America's promise will always burn bright.”

Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has begun her speech at Howard University in Washington, DC, where she is expected to officially concede the 2024 presidential election.

US President Joe Biden has called President-elect Trump to congratulate him on his election victory and to invite him to the White House to discuss the transition.

The White House said staff would coordinate a date “in the near future.” Biden plans to address the nation on the election results, which will have sharp implications for his legacy on Thursday. Biden also spoke with Vice President Harris to congratulate her on her campaign.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to congratulate him on his "spectacular" victory, and said he looked forward to working together with him again to further strengthen India-US relations across technology, defence, energy, space and other sectors.

Official sources said Modi also congratulated Trump on the performance of his Republican Party in the US Congressional elections, as both leaders affirmed that they would work together for world peace.

The warm personal camaraderie between the two leaders came through in the telephonic conversation as Trump said the "whole world loves Modi" and described India as a magnificent country and the prime minister as a magnificent man, they added.

Trump also said that he considered Modi and India as a true friend, noting that the Indian leader was one of the first world leaders he spoke to after his victory, the sources added.

In a post on X, Modi said, "Had a great conversation with my friend, President Donald Trump, congratulating him on his spectacular victory. Looking forward to working closely together once again to further strengthen India-US relations across technology, defence, energy, space and several other sectors." As Trump cruised to victory, Modi earlier in the day congratulated him on his "historic" presidential poll victory, and said he looks forward to renewing their collaboration to further strengthen the India-US Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership.

 Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost the presidential elections to her Republican rival Donald Trump, would address her supporters on Wednesday afternoon, according to her campaign and the White House.

In an invite sent to her supporters and volunteers, her campaign said the Democratic leader would be at an event at Howard University. “We invite you to join the Harris-Walz campaign for an event with Vice President Kamala Harris today at Howard University in Washington, DC,” said the invite. 

The White House said Harris would deliver her speech at 4 pm EST (2.30 am IST, Thursday). Second Gentleman Douglas Craig Emhoff will also attend the event, a media advisory said.

Democrats toppled two Republican incumbents in the Georgia state House, but won't narrow the Republican majority as much as they once hoped.

With four races still uncalled Wednesday, Republicans have 98 of the 180 House seats, while Democrats have 78. If all the candidates leading Wednesday win, Republicans would hold 100 seats and Democrats 80. But candidates in two of those races lead by fewer than 100 votes, meaning those elections could be headed to recounts.

Republicans held a 102-78 lead when voting began. GOP incumbents Mesha Mainor and Ken Vance lost to Democratic opponents, but Democratic efforts to unseat three more Republican incumbents in Atlanta's northern suburbs were falling short.

That's a win for Republicans, who will avoid the headaches of a significantly smaller majority, and for Gov. Brian Kemp, whose political organisation pumped USD 2 million into helping House GOP candidates.

It was the first election after a court ordered lawmakers to draw new lines to create more Black-majority districts. With Black voters strongly supporting Democrats, that created some Democratic opportunities in the House.

But GOP mapmakers redrew Georgia's 14 Congressional Districts and 56 state Senate districts, resulting in little meaningful partisan competition for those offices. The partisan balance in the state Senate remained at 33 Republicans and 23 Democrats, as it was before the election, after all incumbents won.

“Senate Republicans finished the drill tonight,” said Senate President Pro Tem John Kennedy, a Macon Republican.

After the victory of Donald Trump in the 2024 US Presidential election, the Kremlin said that it would judge Donald Trump, who has vowed to swiftly end the Ukraine conflict, on his "actions" in office, as many in the West fear his second term could spell disaster for Kyiv. 

Trump has repeatedly said he would end the conflict launched by the Kremlin in February 2022 "in 24 hours", without giving details on how. He has also lambasted the billions of dollars in US aid for Ukraine that are critical for its defence, and several times blamed Kyiv for the conflict. The Kremlin said it would wait to see what Trump would be like when he takes office in January, expressing some caution with relations between Moscow and Washington at an all-time low since the Cold War.

Israeli PM office today said that Netanyahu was among the first to call Donald Trump. "Netanyahu's conversation with Trump was 'warm, cordial' and two agreed to work together for Israel's security, discussed 'Iranian threat'," added the statement.

Wisconsin's hotly contested race for US Senate between Democratic Senate Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde, who was backed by President-elect Donald Trump, appeared to be close enough early Wednesday for a recount to be requested.

Baldwin, a two-term incumbent, declared victory early Wednesday over Hovde, a multi-millionaire businessman who poured millions of his own money into the race. The Associated Press has not called the race.

Baldwin declared victory after the tally of absentee ballots from Milwaukee was reported around 4.30 am Wednesday. Baldwin had a lead of 0.9 per cent based on the unofficial results, just within the 1 per cent margin that would allow for Hovde to request a recount if he pays for it.

US Vice President Kamala Harris is set to deliver a speech after conceding defeat in the presidential election to Donald Trump at 6 pm (2300 GMT) on Wednesday, a foreign news agency reported. 

With Donald Trump elected the President of the United States, riding a historic political comeback, a former Indian diplomat on Wednesday said that the election outcome is also a verdict on incumbent President Joe Biden. The 78-year-old Republican leader won the US presidency for a second term, trouncing his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in a bitterly fought election. As Trump regained power for the second term, India's former ambassador to Italy, KP Fabian, suggested that Trump would like the "Ukraine war to be over".

Visuals surfaced from outside the White House in Washington DC after Donald Trump registered a sweeping victory in the 2024 US Presidential elections. 

As Donald Trump registered a historic comeback in the US presidential election, many former Indian diplomats on Wednesday concurred that the India-US ties will "continue to grow" from strength to strength, even as some of them cautioned that Trump is "highly unpredictable" and New Delhi will have to "wait and watch" to see what position he adopts going forward.

After losing the US Presidential elections, Kamala Harris said, “Didn't make it to the White House as the first woman President, but inspired hope.”

Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina wishes Donald Trump on winning the US Presidential election, while lauding his 'extraordinary leadership'. 

Brazil’s far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro says Trump’s presidential election victory was historic and will empower right-wing and conservative movements across the globe, and that he hoped it will inspire Brazil to “follow the same path.”

He said on X that Trump’s imminent return to the White House marked “the triumph of the people’s will over the arrogant designs of an elite who disdain our values, beliefs, and traditions.”

Bolsonaro lost his reelection bid in late 2022 and, a little over two months later, his supporters stormed the capital in a bid to restore him to power. It was widely seen as an echo of the U.S. Capitol insurrection two years earlier, and he’s now the target of several investigations.

The Republicans have won control of the US Senate, retaking the chamber for the first time in four years. It gives the GOP a major power centre in Washington and a lead role in confirming the next president’s Cabinet, as well as any Supreme Court justice if there is a vacancy. The control over the House of Representatives is still up for grabs, with over 100 races yet to be called.

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak wished Donald Trump for his victory in the US Presidential elections, saying, "I congratulate Donald Trump, on behalf of the entire Uttar Pradesh, for winning the US Presidential polls." 

On Donald Trump winning the US Presidential election, environmentalist Sunita Narain said, “As far as climate change is concerned, it is clear that this is a setback for the world because Donald Trump believes that there is no such thing as climate change.”

On US Elections 2024, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said, "Donald Trump is from the Republican Party and my party's name is also Republican Party, so I am very happy. Donald Trump is a very big leader and he has been elected there and he has got the vote of all the Indian people."

On Donald Trump's victory and its impact on current global conflicts, former diplomat Manjeev Singh Puri said, "President Trump has repeatedly said that he will take the US out of wars. He talks in terms of Ukraine, everyone says that President Zelenskyy has reasons to be apprehensive but I believe that the Europeans have reasons to be apprehensive because his understanding of trans-Atlantic relationships is one where they must also pay and not just be beneficiaries. This idea of free riders doesn't sit well with him. In the context of great power rivalry with Russia on Ukraine etc it might see a certain push on trying to find a solution."

On Donald Trump's tweet supporting Hindus, former diplomat Manjeev Singh Puri said, "Why should any community or any minority community in any country be targeted? The US-Bangladesh relations have their own elements. We think we are the only players in the region, but that is not it. We are an important player and we have our own understanding and the US has their own understanding of things. The largest Bangladeshi community in the US are not Hindus. President Trump has been President, we've seen what they have done on these issues in the past. In my understanding, India is of importance to the US and things that are egregious to India will not find easy play under the Trump administration."

Trump is the first person convicted of a felony to be elected president and, at 78, is the oldest person elected to the office. His vice president, 40-year-old Ohio Sen. JD Vance, will become the highest-ranking member of the millennial generation in the U.S. government.

Trump’s win against Harris, the first woman of color to lead a major party ticket, marks the second time he has defeated a female rival in a general election.

The results cap a historically tumultuous and competitive election season that included two assassination attempts targeting Trump and a shift to a new Democratic nominee just a month before the party’s convention. Trump will inherit a range of challenges when he assumes office on Jan. 20, including heightened political polarization and global crises that are testing America’s influence abroad.

As president, Trump has vowed to pursue an agenda centered on dramatically reshaping the federal government and pursuing retribution against his perceived enemies.

With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency.

Donald Trump has defeated vice president Kamala Harris, and reclaimed the White House

Trump has now become the first president in more than a century to win a non-consecutive second term. 

Donald Trump on Wednesday won the US presidential election defeating Kamala Harris in a thumping political comeback.

“Putin does not plan to congratulate Trump on his victory. We are talking about an unfriendly country that is both directly and indirectly involved in the war against Russia,” the president's press secretary Dmitry Peskov reminded

In a post on X, Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez wrote, “We will work on our strategic bilateral relations and on a strong transatlantic partnership.”

Portugal’s prime minister, Luís Montenegro Montenegro said he looked “forward to working closely” with Trump “within the spirit of the longstanding and solid relationship between Portugal and the United States, bilaterally and at Nato and multilateral level”.

Japan Prime Minister Ishiba congratulated Donald Trump for his declared victory on Wednesday. 

After Donald Trump surged ahead in election results, Elon Musk celebrated the “win.” In his social media post on X, the tech billionaire shared his support and excitement towards Trump. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he appreciates Trump’s commitment to “peace through strength” as the Republican presidential nominee closes in on the electoral votes needed to win the White House.

“I recall our great meeting with President Trump back in September, when we discussed in detail the Ukraine-U.S. strategic partnership, the Victory Plan, and ways to put an end to Russian aggression against Ukraine,” said Zelenskyy on X. Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is interested “in developing mutually beneficial political and economic cooperation that will benefit both of our nations.”

“We look forward to an era of a strong United States of America under President Trump’s decisive leadership,” said Zelenskyy.

“I appreciate President Trump’s commitment to the ‘peace through strength’ approach in global affairs. This is exactly the principle that can practically bring just peace in Ukraine closer. I am hopeful that we will put it into action together,” he said.

The European Union’s top official says she’s looking forward to working with Trump again as the former president is on the cusp of victory in the U.S. presidential race.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the E.U. and U.S. “are more than just allies. We are bound by a true partnership between our people, uniting 800 million citizens.”

“Let us work together on a transatlantic partnership that continues to deliver for our citizens. Millions of jobs and billions in trade and investment on each side of the Atlantic depend on the dynamism and stability of our economic relationship,” she said in a statement.

The tariffs that Trump slapped on steel and aluminum exports during his last term roiled the bloc’s economy.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says he looks forward to working with Trump “to advance peace through strength” as the former president closes in on the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House.

“We face a growing number of challenges globally, from a more aggressive Russia, to terrorism, to strategic competition with China, as well the increasing alignment of China, Russia, North Korea and Iran,” Rutte said.

“Working together through NATO helps to deter aggression, protect our collective security and support our economies,” he added.

Rutte also praised Trump for his work during his first term to persuade U.S. allies in NATO to ramp up defense spending.

He noted that around two-thirds of the 32 NATO allies are due to meet the organization’s main defense spending target this year.

Trump set to win Nevada

Asian markets are broadly higher in mid-afternoon trading, buoyed by gains on Wall Street as Donald Trump nears clinching the US presidency. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 2.6%, while Australia's S&P ASX increased by 0.8%. In India, the Sensex jumped by 800 points, with the Nifty 50 surpassing 24,450. Meanwhile, Iran's currency, the rial, hit an all-time low as Trump's election victory seems imminent.

UK PM Keir Starmer congratulated Donald Trump and tweeted, “Congratulations President-elect Trump on your historic election victory. I look forward to working with you in the years ahead. As the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise. From growth and security to innovation and tech, I know that the UK-US special relationship will continue to prosper on both sides of the Atlantic for years to come.”

"Heartiest congratulations my friend Donald Trump on your historic election victory. As you build on the successes of your previous term, I look forward to renewing our collaboration to further strengthen the India-US Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership. Together, let’s work for the betterment of our people and to promote global peace, stability and prosperity", tweeted PM Modi. 

“The task before us will not be easy, but I will bring every ounce of energy, spirit and fighting that I have in my soul to the job that you’ve entrusted to me,” Trump said.

“I will govern by a simple model, promises made, promises kept. We’re going to keep our promises. Nothing will stop me from keeping my word. To you, the people, we will make America safe, strong, prosperous, powerful and free again. And I’m asking every citizen all across our land to join me in this noble and righteous endeavor. That’s what it is. It’s time to put the divisions of the past four years behind us. It’s time to unite, and we’re going to try.”

Donald Trump congratulates his running mate JD Vance, as he delivers his victory address at Palm Beach County Convention Center.  

 “He’s a character. He’s a special guy, he’s a super genius,” Trump said of Musk, “We have to protect our geniuses. We don’t have that many of them. We have to protect our super geniuses.”

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said, "This is a political victory that our country has never seen before, nothing like this. I want to thank American people for the extraordinary honour of being elected your 47th President and your 45th President. Every citizen, I will fight for you, for your family and for your future. Every single day, I will be fighting for you with every breath in my body. I will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe and prosperous America that our children deserve and that you deserve. This will truly be the golden age of America."

Trump says this will be a 'golden age' for America, calls this the 'greatest political movement of all time'.

Dow futures have risen by 850 points after Donald Trump's victory

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says, "This is a movement that nobody has ever seen before. Frankly, this was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time. There has never been anything like this in this country and maybe beyond. Now, it is going to reach a new level of importance because we are going to help our country heal. We have a country that needs help...We are going to fix our borders, fix everything about our country. We made history for a reason tonight and the reason is going to be just that, we overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible. It is new clear that we have achieved the most incredible political win."

“It also looks like we’ll be keeping control of the House of Representatives,” Trump said. But we also don’t yet know if that’s the case, either.

In his victory speech, Trump calls for the MAGA movement, saying, "We are going to keep in control of the House of Representatives."

"I want to thank everybody who voted for me," Trump said, expressing gratitude to his wife, Melania Trump, and including his family in his thank-you speech.

We made history: Donald Trump in his victory speech

Donald Trump to deliver victory speech

Donald Trump wins another swing stateWisconsin

Billionaire Mark Cuban, who acted as a surrogate for Kamala Harris in the final weeks of her campaign, has tweeted congratulations at Donald Trump and Elon Musk, a fellow billionaire who backed his bid to return to the White House 

Voters in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, the more conservative of the state’s two congressional districts, delivered an electoral vote to Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday. Maine is one of two states that divide their electoral votes with two votes going to the statewide winner and one vote apiece to the winner of reach congressional district. The state’s 2nd District also went for Trump in 2016 and 2020. 

Trump supporters gathered at his election night watch party were hugging one another, making calls, jumping up and down, and throwing their MAGA hats in the air every chance they got to celebrate as results continued to trickle in.

Guests are still arriving at the convention center in West Palm Beach

Polls closed in Nevada nearly three hours late after voters waited in long lines to cast ballots, the state’s top election official said, and initial election results began to be posted just before 10 p.m. PST.

Polls had been scheduled to close at 7 p.m., but state law allows anyone in line at that time to cast a ballot.

Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar acknowledged Nevada’s position as an electoral battleground and promised to keep updating results as the counties receive “and cure” additional ballots.

Mailed ballots are accepted and counted until Saturday, and thousands of voters whose ballots were set aside to allow for signature verification, or “curing,” have until 5 p.m. Nov. 12 to validate their vote with election officials.

Aguilar, a Democrat, called Nevada’s elections “safe, secure and transparent” and said he was proud of reports of high voter turnout.

Vice President Kamala Harris won New Hampshire on Wednesday, continuing the state’s two-decade-long streak of awarding its four electoral votes to Democrats. New Hampshire has backed Democrats in seven of the last eight presidential elections. Harris’ win comes nine months after the Democratic National Committee bypassed New Hampshire as the leadoff presidential primary. It’s the third time that Republican Donald Trump has won New Hampshire’s GOP primary but lost the state in the general election.

Arizona - Trump leading
Georgia - TRUMP WIN
Michigan - Trump leading
Nevada - Trump leading
North Carolina - TRUMP WIN
Pennsylvania - Trump WIN
Wisconsin - Trump leading
 

Donald Trump wins his third and most crucial battleground state, Pennsylvania, the largest swing state with 19 electoral votes, securing the presidential contest.

Kamala Harris still has a path to the White House through the Northern battleground states, but the map is getting less forgiving. Harris’ campaign has long said her surest way to 270 electoral votes was through Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, states Trump won in 2016 and Biden captured narrowly in 2020.

Harris cannot lose Pennsylvania and reach 270 electoral votes. However, she can lose pieces of the blue wall — so named for its longtime reputation as a Democratic firewall — and still reach 270.

If she loses Michigan, she can make it up by winning Arizona and Nevada. She can lose Wisconsin and make up for it with Arizona.

But the map has surely shrunk for Harris, who cannot lose more than one in the three-state northern arc.
 

Elon Musk appeared gleeful about the prospect of gaining influence over the federal government during a potential Donald Trump presidency. He posted a photoshopped image of himself carrying a sink into the Oval Office, adding, “Let that sink in.” It’s a reference to when he took over Twitter, now X, and began shaking up operations at the social media company.

Trump has said Musk, the world’s richest man, would help him streamline government.

After securing North Carolina, Donald Trump has won his second swing state, Georgia, making it the first state to flip from the 2020 election results. In the previous election, Trump lost Georgia to Democrat Joe Biden by 11,779 votes—a figure that gained attention after Trump urged Georgia election officials to help him secure just enough votes to surpass Biden. He was later indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges, to which he has pleaded not guilty.

Vice President Kamala Harris is not planning to address the public during the night, according to a person familiar with the White House spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter.

Donald Trump is en route to his watch party from Mar-a-Lago. He’s expected to speak tonight to his gathered supporters.
 

Republicans won control of the US Senate with victories in West Virginia and Ohio on Tuesday, ensuring that Donald Trump's party will control at least one chamber of Congress next year

Democrat Kamala Harris won the electoral vote tied to Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District on Wednesday. The sitting vice president defeated Republican and former President Donald Trump in the district centered on Nebraska’s largest city of Omaha and its surrounding suburbs. The district has earned the nickname of Nebraska’s “blue dot” after having supported two other Democrats for president in the last 16 years – former President Barack Obama in 2008 and President Joe Biden in 2020. Nebraska and Maine are the only two states that split their Electoral College votes based on the popular votes in individual congressional districts.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump can be seen leading with 230 electoral votes, while Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is trailing behind with 210 votes, as of 11:30 pm ET (10:30 am IST).

Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Elected to the House in 1987, Pelosi was the first woman to be elected as U.S. House speaker. She has led the House Democrats since 2003. She played a key role in efforts to pressure President Joe Biden to withdraw his candidacy for reelection in 2024. Pelosi represents a district that encompasses most of San Francisco. She is widely regarded as one of the most effective House speakers in history. 

Vice President Kamala Harris won Virginia on Tuesday, adding 13 electoral votes to her tally. Harris’ victory marks the third time Donald Trump has lost the Old Dominion state. The Democratic nominee for president has won Virginia in every election since 2008. 

The head of the U.S. government’s cybersecurity agency says that though bomb threat emails sent to multiple states came from Russian email domains, it’s not clear that the culprits were actually Russian.

Jen Easterly, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told reporters Tuesday night that the matter was still being investigated and that the identity of the senders remains unknown.

The FBI said earlier in the day that the email threats sent to Georgia and other states were all judged to be noncredible and were from a Russian email domain. Easterly said the emails did not affect the ability of the voters to cast ballots.

Jen Easterly, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure and Security Agency, told reporters late Tuesday night that the election process endured “minor disruptive activity throughout the day” but that that activity was anticipated and planned for.

“At this time, we’ve seen no evidence of malicious activity impacting the integrity … of election infrastructure,” she said.

Easterly also said the bomb threats reported in multiple states were all deemed noncredible and did not affect the ability of voters to cast ballots.

Vice President Kamala Harris won Virginia on Tuesday, adding 13 electoral votes to her tally. Harris’ victory marks the third time Donald Trump has lost the Old Dominion state. The Democratic nominee for president has won Virginia in every election since 2008.

Republican presidential nominee can be seen leading with 211 electoral votes, while Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is trailing behind with 145 votes, as of 11 pm ET (9:30 am IST).

To win the US presidential elections, 270 electoral votes are required.

Kamala Harris won New Mexico on Tuesday, adding five electoral votes to Democrats’ tally. The Democratic Party’s influence in New Mexico has only grown over the last two decades, with former President George W. Bush being the last Republican to win the state in 2004. Harris never made any campaign stops in the state, but support in New Mexico’s more populous areas outweighed voters in conservative pockets as second-term Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and members of the state’s congressional delegation campaigned on the vice president’s behalf. 

Elon Musk said he would seek to reduce the number of federal agencies if Trump wins the White House and gives the billionaire businessman a role in his administration.

Speaking on Tucker Carlson’s online show from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, Musk said he wanted to help Trump make government more efficient. Musk, a key Trump supporter, is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and the owner of X, formerly Twitter.

“We’ve got a gigantic bureaucracy, we’ve got overregulation,” Musk told Carlson. “We need to let the builders of America build.”

New York Times electoral college 'needle' gives Trump 91% chance of winning
 

Kamala Harris won Oregon on Tuesday, adding eight electoral votes to her tally. Oregon has one more electoral vote this cycle than it did in the previous presidential election after gaining a congressional seat following the 2020 census. The Democratic nominee for president has won Oregon since 1988. 

Former President Donald Trump won the battleground state of North Carolina on Tuesday. Trump receives the state’s 16 electoral votes after defeating Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Trump also won the state in 2016 and 2020, but Democrats had been optimistic they could reverse previous outcomes with campaign spending, canvassing and Harris rallies. They also tried to link Trump to embattled Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson. But Trump and running mate JD Vance visited North Carolina often during the fall campaign, pushing a more protectionist economic agenda and promises to crack down on illegal immigration and the southern border. 

Trump turned the Colorado suburb of Aurora into part of his message against illegal immigration. In the end, he failed to capture the Mountain State, which has become increasingly Democratic in recent years.

Trump likened Aurora to a “war zone” overrun by a Venezuelan gang that had taken over multiple buildings. Authorities pushed back against that characterization, saying it was a single block and the area was once again safe.

Colorado is one of the several states Trump visited down the stretch outside the seven most competitive states. In recent weeks, he also campaigned in California, New Mexico and, memorably, in New York for the rally at Madison Square Garden.

Former President Donald Trump won Idaho for the third consecutive election on Tuesday, adding four electoral votes to his tally. Idaho is deeply red, and the Republican presidential nominee has carried the state with more than 60% of the vote for the last several elections. The last time a Democratic presidential nominee won Idaho was 60 years ago, when Lyndon Johnson beat Republican Barry Goldwater by a narrow margin of just over 5,300 votes.

Vice President Kamala Harris won Washington’s 12 electoral votes on Tuesday, besting former President Donald Trump in a state where he is not popular. Washington has not gone for a Republican presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan in 1984. President Joe Biden carried Washington in 2020 with 58% of the vote to Trump’s less than 39%. 

Kamala Harris won California on Tuesday, giving her the largest prize in the presidential election - 54 electoral votes. The outcome in the heavily Democratic state where Harris previously served as a U.S. senator and attorney general was expected. A Republican candidate hasn’t won a presidential contest in the nation’s most populous state since 1988, and the GOP hasn’t seriously contested California in a presidential election since 2000. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in California by about 2-to-1, and the party holds every statewide office and dominates the Legislature and congressional delegation. 

Vote counting is underway in Georgia, one of the seven swing states Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump focused on ahead of Election Day.
 

Former President Donald Trump won Kansas and its six electoral votes on Tuesday. Republican candidates have carried Kansas in every presidential election since 1964, and it was the third election in a row that Trump has won the state. Kansas City-area suburbs that once were reliable GOP strongholds started leaning more Democratic after Trump was elected president in 2016, but Trump has retained his strong popularity in much of the state and particularly in rural areas. 

Donald Trump has won Iowa.

Former President Donald Trump is leading his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in the latest rounds of vote count in the high-stakes US Presidential election but a clear picture is set to emerge on who will occupy the White House once definitive trends emerge from the seven battleground states. Voting is still underway in the battleground state of Pennsylvania and several other states. But at the same time, counting of early ballots and mail-in votes is going on in these states. As per the latest projections, Republican heavyweight Trump is picking up 154 electoral college votes as opposed to 81 by Harris. A candidate who wins 270 electoral votes or more becomes the president.

Donald Trump is now leading in all seven swing states.

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris notched early wins in reliably Republican and Democratic states, respectively, as a divided America made its decision in a stark choice for the nation's future Tuesday. Polls closed in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin and North Carolina, six of the seven closely fought battlegrounds expected to decide the election, but the results there were too early to call. Balloting continued in Nevada and other parts of the West on Election Day, as tens of millions of Americans added their ballots to the 84 million cast early as they chose between two candidates with drastically different temperaments and visions for the country.

Vice President Kamala Harris won the District of Columbia on Tuesday, securing the capital's three electoral votes. Harris' win in DC is no surprise – the District is a longtime Democratic stronghold whose government repeatedly feuded with Republican Donald Trump when he was the president. Trump has described modern-day Washington as a crime-ridden dystopia, and Republican allies in Congress have threatened to strip D.C. of its limited autonomy. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 10:20 p.m. EST. 

Kamala Harris won Colorado on Tuesday, picking up the state's 10 electoral votes. Colorado was once a purple state, flipping between Democratic and Republican presidential candidates, but it has shifted blue in the past two decades. The last Republican presidential candidate to snag Colorado's electoral votes was George W. Bush in 2004. Since then, it's backed Democratic presidential candidates, with Joe Biden winning it handily in 2020. Colorado gained its 10th electoral vote after the 2020 census, attributed to population growth around Denver. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 10:08 p.m. EST. 

Donald Trump won Utah and its six electoral votes on Tuesday. The Mountain West state is a rare Republican stronghold that has in past elections only half-heartedly supported Trump, whose brash style and comments about immigrants do not sit right with some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Latter-day Saints, commonly known as Mormons, make up about half of Utah’s 3.4 million residents. A Democratic presidential candidate has not won in Utah since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Voters have historically favored moderate Republicans in statewide elections. 

In Georgia, with 77% of votes counted, Donald Trump leads Kamala Harris 52% to 47%. The state, crucial in elections, has seen record turnout with over five million votes anticipated.

In Republican-leaning North Carolina, Trump holds a 51% to 48% lead with 55% of votes counted.

Kamala Harris currently leads in Michigan, holding 53% to Trump’s 45% with 13% of votes tallied. She also leads in Pennsylvania by 5% after 31% of votes counted. Similarly, Wisconsin shows Harris with 50% against Trump’s 48% with 22% of the votes in.

Republican Donald Trump won the reliably conservative state of Missouri on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Kamala Harris. Missouri voters overwhelmingly favored Trump over Democrats in the 2016 and 2020 elections, and he was favored to win again this year. In the past decade, the GOP has become increasingly dominant in Missouri, and Republicans now hold all statewide political offices. Republicans also hold large majorities in both legislative chambers.

A judge has ordered polling places to remain open two extra hours in nine precincts in an eastern Arizona county following a rocky start to Election Day that included malfunctioning equipment and a lack of printed ballots.

Apache County Superior Court Judge Michael Latham agreed to keep the polls open at the request of the Navajo Nation, which filed a lawsuit asking for extended hours due to the problems.

Meanwhile, bomb threats to polling places at schools in neighboring Navajo County prompted some to close momentarily and one to evacuate and send students home for the day.

Authorities said they received email bomb threats at four locations in Navajo County, including at least three polling sites. They determined the threats were not credible.

New Yorkers approved an amendment that would expand the state constitution’s antidiscrimination language in a way that supporters say would protect the civil rights of people who are seeking or have had abortions.

The state constitution already barred discrimination based on race, creed or religion. Opponents argued that the amendment might give transgender athletes the constitutional right to play on girl’s and women’s sports teams. This is another victory for Harris and Democrats nationwide as they see abortion as a key campaign issue.

️Polymarket prediction market gives Donald Trump a 71.6% chance of winning the presidential election — Data

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris notched early wins in reliably Republican and Democratic states, respectively, as a divided America made its decision in a stark choice for the nation’s future Tuesday.

Republican Donald Trump won the electoral vote tied to Nebraska’s vast, rural 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday. The former president easily defeated Democratic candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris in the state’s most conservative of its three districts, covering 80 counties and two time zones. The district is also one of the most conservative in the country and supported Trump by about 3-to-1 in both 2016 and 2020. The last time the district voted for a Democrat to represent it in the U.S. House was in 1958.

Republican Donald Trump carried Ohio for a third time on Tuesday, defeating Democratic nominee Kamala Harris to capture the state’s 17 electoral votes. Support for the former president helped turn Ohio from a presidential bellwether to reliably Republican in recent years. Ohio voters supported him by wide margins in 2016 and 2020, and they delivered for him again this year. No Republican has reached the White House without carrying Ohio. In 2020, Joe Biden became the first Democrat to win the presidency without winning Ohio since John F. Kennedy in 1960.

Former President Donald Trump won Texas for the third consecutive election on Tuesday, adding 40 electoral votes to his tally. Texas gained two more electoral votes this cycle after the 2020 census. The Republican nominee for president has won Texas for nearly 50 years since Democrat Jimmy Carter carried the state in 1976

Republican Mark Robinson loses North Carolina gubernatorial bid after tumultuous campaign

President Biden made a round of congratulatory calls to Democrats who have emerged victorious on Election Day.

According to the White House, he’s called Lisa Blunt Rochester, who won a U.S. Senate seat in his home state of Delaware, and Matt Meyer, who was elected the state’s governor. He also called the outgoing governor, John Carney, who was elected mayor of Wilmington.

Other calls went to Andy Kim, who will be a senator from New Jersey, and Josh Stein, the next governor of North Carolina.

Pennsylvania - Cambria County polling hours have been EXTENDED to 10pm, and Laflin Borough polling hours have been EXTENDED to 9:30pm. STAY IN LINE AND VOTE!
 

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Former President Donald Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris in deep-red Wyoming to win the least-populated state’s three electoral votes on Tuesday. One of the most Republican states by almost any measure, Wyoming gave Trump his widest margins of victory in any state in the 2020 and 2016 elections. Trump made at least one fundraising visit to Wyoming in 2024 but did not campaign in the state. He focused instead on states less certain to deliver him wins. 

Former President Donald Trump won Louisiana on Tuesday for the third consecutive presidential election, increasing his electoral vote tally by eight. In addition to voter support, Trump has various powerful political allies in and from the Bayou State, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Gov. Jeff Landry. In Louisiana, where the GOP currently holds each statewide elected office and controls the legislature, the Republican nominee for president has won every election since 1996. Trump won Louisiana with about 58% of the vote in both 2016 and 2020.

Former President Donald Trump won South Dakota’s three electoral votes for president Tuesday. The Republican nominee had been expected to prevail comfortably in a state where GOP voters outnumber Democrats by more than 2-to-1. No Democratic nominee has carried South Dakota since President Lyndon Johnson won in 1964. Trump received nearly 62% of the vote in each of his previous runs for president, and both times his margin was more than 26 percentage points. Almost 51% of the state’s 616,000 registered voters are Republicans, while fewer than 24% are Democrats.

Former President Donald Trump won North Dakota’s three electoral votes on Tuesday. His victory continues a decadeslong streak of Republican presidential wins in the conservative state known for its agriculture and energy production. The last Democratic presidential candidate to win the state was President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. North Dakota has about 784,000 residents. 

Vice President Kamala Harris won New York’s presidential contest on Tuesday, picking up the state’s 28 electoral votes. New York has now voted for the Democrat in every presidential contest since giving Ronald Reagan the nod in his landslide 1984 election. Former President Donald Trump has consistently struggled to gain traction in his home state, losing New York in each of his three runs for the White House. New York’s electoral vote haul is the fourth richest, after California, Texas and Florida, but has one fewer vote than it did four years ago due to population shifts.

Former President Donald Trump secured Arkansas’ six electoral votes on Tuesday, winning the heavily Republican state for the third presidential election in a row. Trump had the backing of the state’s top Republican figures, including Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Sanders, who had served as Trump’s White House press secretary, endorsed the former president’s bid and campaigned for him. Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson ran unsuccessfully for the GOP nomination and declined to endorse Trump’s reelection. Democrats have not won a presidential election in Arkansas since 1996, when native son Bill Clinton won reelection. 

Vice President Kamala Harris won Illinois on Tuesday, claiming the state’s 19 electoral votes for Democrats. The reliably blue state, the home of former President Barack Obama, has supported Democratic presidential candidates since 1992.

Democrat Kamala Harris won Delaware’s presidential contest Tuesday, easily defeating Republican Donald Trump. Harris’ victory in solid-blue Delaware was a foregone conclusion, given the stranglehold Democrats have held on the state’s three electoral votes for decades. The last Republican presidential candidate to win in Delaware was George H.W. Bush in 1988. That’s also the last time Delaware voters elected a Republican governor. Delaware’s congressional delegation for years has been composed entirely of Democrats, who also control both chambers of the state legislature. 

Vice President Kamala Harris won New Jersey’s 14 electoral votes on Tuesday. Harris’ victory over Republican Donald Trump continues Democrats’ dominance in the state, which has gone with the Democratic candidate for president in every election since 1988. New Jersey Democrats have nearly 1 million more registered voters than Republicans. Trump has ties to New Jersey, including golf clubs across the state. He also operated casinos in the shore resort of Atlantic City, but they ended in bankruptcy.

Republican Rep. Diana Harshbarger won reelection to a US House seat representing Tennessee on Tuesday. The victory means Harshbarger will serve a third term in the 1st District in northeastern Tennessee. Harshbarger, a pharmacist from Kingsport, won the predominantly Republican district against Democrat Kevin Jenkins and two independent candidates.

Former President Donald Trump won Alabama for the third consecutive election on Tuesday, adding nine electoral votes to the Republican’s tally. Democrats have not won Alabama since 1976, when Jimmy Carter carried the state. 

Former President Donald Trump won Oklahoma and its seven electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. A Democrat has not won the presidential race in Oklahoma since 1964, and Trump was heavily favored to win. The last time a Democrat won one of Oklahoma’s 77 counties in a presidential race was in 2000 when Al Gore won nine counties in the eastern part of the state during his loss to then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush.

Florida is the third-biggest prize of the night in electoral votes, but Trump’s win is no surprise since Florida has been trending Republican for the past decade.

The last Democrat to carry Florida was Barack Obama in 2012, but it since has slipped decidedly into GOP ranks in statewide elections.

Ron DeSantis won reelection by nearly 20 percentage points in 2022, a political lifetime after the contested 2000 presidential election came down to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to stop the recount in the race between Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush.

Former President Donald Trump won Tennessee on Tuesday, keeping the firmly Republican state and its 11 electoral votes in his win column. Trump won Tennessee by about 23 percentage points in 2020 and by 26 points in 2016. The state’s two Republican U.S. senators, Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty, both won their first elections behind endorsements from Trump. The state has not voted for a Democrat for president since Bill Clinton’s reelection in 1996. Voters in 2000 turned on Clinton’s vice president from Tennessee, Al Gore, and voted for George W. Bush. 

Kamala Harris wins Connecticut

Kamala Harris wins Rhode Island

Kamala Harris wins Massachusetts

Donald Trump wins Florida

Elizabeth Warren wins re-election to the US Senate in Massachusetts.

Former President Donald Trump won Mississippi on Tuesday, claiming the state's six electoral votes and continuing a long winning streak for Republicans.The last Democratic presidential nominee to win Mississippi was Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Kamala Harris wins Maryland

Former President Donald Trump won South Carolina on Tuesday, earning its nine electoral votes for the third straight election. South Carolina has not voted for the Democratic nominee for president since 1976, when Democrat Jimmy Carter -- the governor of the neighboring state of Georgia -- defeated Republican President Gerald Ford throughout the South. Four years ago, Trump won 55% of the vote, matching his performance from 2016. Given the success Republicans have in the state, presidential candidates rarely spend time campaigning there. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 8:01 p.m. EST.

Pennsylvania: Many of the earliest results will include mailed ballots, which have tended to favor Democratic candidates in the past. The state reported almost twice as many registered Democrats as Republicans voted in advance this year. But any early advantage could change later as more Election Day votes are counted.

Michigan: Polls are about to close across most of Michigan. In the past, initial returns sometimes favored Republicans because Democratic-dominated Wayne County, the state’s largest and home to Detroit, was slow to report mailed votes. But this year, counties may process mailed ballots earlier. That’s expected to make the count go faster.

Of the 177 polling places in Georgia’s Fulton County, 32 received bomb threats Tuesday, county Police Chief W. Wade Yates said.

Some of the threats were called directly into the locations where voting was happening, while others were called into 911 or received by email, he said.

As a result, voting hours were extended at five polling places in Georgia’s Fulton County that were briefly closed because of bomb threats that were determined to be noncredible.

Each voting location’s hours have were extended for as long as they were closed. The extensions ranged from 10 minutes at one location to 45 minutes at two locations.

Polls are set to close soon in Pennsylvania, and Kamala Harris' campaign highlights high turnout in Philadelphia. Advisers suggest that the city's turnout could surpass Joe Biden's 2020 levels.

Donald Trump: 53.8%
Kamala Harris: 45.3%

(53% of votes in)

Donald Trump has claimed victory in West Virginia, according to the Associated Press, while Republican Governor Jim Justice has won the state’s Senate seat.

Justice will succeed Joe Manchin, an independent who recently departed from the Democratic Party after often opposing Joe Biden's economic initiatives. Though Manchin still caucuses with Democrats, the loss of his seat narrows their margin in the Senate, putting control of the chamber at risk. The Democrats now rely on wins in traditionally red states like Ohio, Montana, and potentially Texas and Florida, to maintain their majority.

Independent Bernie Sanders, a prominent figure among progressives, has secured a fourth term in the U.S. Senate representing Vermont, according to the Associated Press.

Meanwhile, Republican Congressman Jim Banks has been elected as Indiana’s next senator, succeeding Mike Braun, who, as reported by the AP, has just won the state’s governorship. 

Donald Trump wins Indiana and Kentucky

Kamala Harris wins Vermont

According to a press release from DeKalb County, bomb threats were reported at five voting locations and two additional sites that are not polling places. Police are currently conducting bomb sweeps at all seven locations.

A judge ruled Tuesday afternoon that several metro Atlanta precincts will stay open until 7:58 p.m. ET, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The context: The NAACP and its Georgia State Conference had urged Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to extend voting hours in Gwinnett, Fulton, and DeKalb counties after bomb threats temporarily closed multiple polling locations, mostly in predominantly Black neighborhoods.

Officials found the threats to be non-credible, with Raffensperger stating that they originated from Russia. These disruptions impacted voting in key Atlanta areas where Black voters hold substantial influence.

NAACP President Derrick Johnson condemned the threats, saying, “The right to vote is sacred. No individual or foreign entity should undermine the voices of Black Georgians.”

The Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris, will follow the election results today evening from her alma mater, Howard University. Police forces have closed down several blocks near the campus. 

Trump will be following the results from Mar-a-lago, Florida and US President Joe Biden will be following the results from the White House. 

The Republican Presidential nominee is urging people to go out and vote. Both campaigns believe that a higher vote turnout will help them. 

On Twitter Spaces, Elon Musk confirmed that he is heading to Mar-a-Lago, Florida, to follow the election results with Donald Trump, JD Vance and others. He also spoke against bureaucrats, stating that the government should be run by people who are elected, not unelected bureaucrats. 

The Milwaukee Election Commission announced that it will recount approximately 31,000 absentee ballots, due to an issue with panel doors on tabulation machines. Observers noticed that the doors, which provide access to the machines' power switches, were not fully closed after several hours of counting. To ensure transparency and security, the commission opted to recount these ballots, which make up nearly one-third of Milwaukee’s 100,000 absentee ballots. As a result, final results from Wisconsin’s largest city are not anticipated until well past midnight, local time, according to the New York Times.

The day after the election, while most people in America will start their morning with breakfast and go about their routines regardless of the outcome, students at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy have a different option: spending time with Legos.

According to a report from The Free Press, an an email, Jaclyn Clevenger, the school’s director of student engagement, announced a "Self-Care Suite" for McCourt students. Acknowledging the stress of the times, she invited students to the Commons on the 3rd floor for a day of relaxation, mindfulness activities, and snacks.

Here’s the lineup:

• 10:00-11:00 a.m.: Tea, Cocoa, and Self-Care
• 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Legos Station
• 12:00-1:00 p.m.: Healthy Treats and Healthy Habits
• 1:00-2:00 p.m.: Coloring and Mindfulness
• 2:00-3:00 p.m.: Milk and Cookies
• 4:00-5:00 p.m.: Legos and Coloring
• 5:00-6:00 p.m.: Snacks and Self-Guided Meditation

According to The Free Press, Clevenger did not respond to questions about why graduate students might need milk and cookies to recover from election-related stress or how such practices might influence future diplomats.

Georgetown is not alone in offering post-election support. Missouri State University’s counseling center has set up a “self-care no phone zone” with calming jars, coloring pages, and sensory fidgets. Last week, The New York Times also reported that Fieldston, a private school in New York City, made attendance optional the day after the election for students feeling emotionally distressed, canceled homework, and provided psychologists for “Election Day Support.”

While most polling places nationwide have reported minimal issues today, a few locations have extended voting hours due to delayed openings or equipment malfunctions, particularly in battleground states like Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia.

In Pennsylvania's Cambria County, where Donald J. Trump received strong support in 2020, a judge extended voting hours by two hours, allowing polls to stay open until 10 p.m. Eastern time, due to problems with ballot scanning machines. In Laflin, a borough in Luzerne County, voting was extended until 9:30 p.m. following a delayed opening. In North Carolina, voting was extended by 30 minutes, until 8 p.m., at single precincts in Burke and Wilson counties due to delays. Meanwhile, in Georgia’s Cobb County, two precincts extended voting by 20 minutes, keeping polls open until 7:20 p.m. Eastern time.

Musk, one of Trump's most prominent supporters, in this election cycle, voted for the Republican candidate in Texas. Texas is a Republican state. 

On Tuesday morning, Nevada’s secretary of state raised concerns over the high number of ballots rejected in the state’s largest counties, Clark and Washoe.

In Nevada, the signature on a mail-in ballot envelope must match one in the voter database. If signatures don’t match, voters have until Nov. 12 to “cure” their ballots, a process that allows them to address the discrepancy. According to state reports from Monday night, over 11,300 ballots in Clark County, where Las Vegas is located, and more than 1,800 in Washoe County require curing. In close races, a significant number of ballots needing cures could influence the final outcome.

In both counties, the number of ballots flagged for curing is higher than in 2020 and 2022, and officials expect this number to increase as more mail ballots are processed.

“When you start to examine the data and see such high numbers, it’s concerning,” Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar commented outside Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas. He added, “With margins so tight, we don’t want to be left waiting for ballots to be cured. It’s essential that every voter’s voice is heard.”

Why are the ballots being rejected?

Aguilar noted that signature mismatches were often due to younger voters whose signatures don’t match what’s on their driver’s licenses. “Young people today often lack consistent signatures,” he explained, noting that signatures captured through the DMV’s digital pads, as part of automatic voter registration, were often the source of the discrepancies.

To address this, his office is sending guidance to counties to ensure consistent application of the signature verification process statewide.

Nevada is a crucial swing state. In the last 30 Presidential elections, Nevada has voted for the winning candidate 27 times. It voted for the losing candidate only in 1908, 1976 and 2016. 

The state has 6 Electoral College votes. 

The Democratic nominee, US Vice President Kamala Harris is now at the DNC headquarters in Washington DC. According to reports, she is meeting the staff, participating in a phone bank and calling up voters. 

Charlie Kirk, the head of Turning Point (an organization that has played a key role in galvanizing young Trump voters), has said that “Turnout is mixed and not where we want it to be. We need more people to vote. We can't let turnout flatline.  Text everyone you know.  Make more noise.  We need more.”

Elon Musk, along with numerous other people, is suggesting that Google is indirectly intervening in the elections, to help Harris. 

The central claim is that - when someone asks Google “where can I vote for Harris?” it shows relevant results. However, when someone asks Google “where can I vote for Trump”, it doesn't show relevant results. The end result? Making it harder for Trump voters to figure out where they need to go, to cast their vote.

While Vice President Kamala Harris’s electoral prospects have raised concerns about potential challenges from key groups like Black men—who are second only to Black women in their loyalty to the Democratic Party—pollsters and strategists suggest the outcome may hinge more on white women voters.

White women form the largest voting demographic in the U.S., representing roughly 30% of the electorate, and they consistently have high turnout rates. Historically, they tend to lean more toward Republican candidates in presidential elections, including in Donald Trump’s last two campaigns.

In 2016, 47% of white women supported Trump, while 45% voted for Hillary Clinton. This gap widened in 2020, with 53% voting for Trump compared to 46% for Joe Biden.

The 2016 election highlighted the influence of white female voters in a way unseen since the early days of women’s suffrage, and many Democrats blamed them for blocking Clinton’s path to becoming the first female president. Now, as the first presidential election since the overturning of Roe v. Wade unfolds, the widening gender gap has again made white women a pivotal swing group. Recent New York Times/Siena College polls show a tight race among white female voters, with Harris holding a slight lead.

However, there is a possibility that abortion might not be the primary concern for a majority of white women. If that turns out to be the case, it'll be good news for Republicans. 

Yesterday, the journalist Megyn Kelly, who asked Trump the famous pointed question during the 2016 primaries, endorsed Trump. This is notable because Kelly was insulted by Trump for doing her job and she even received death threats from some Trump supporters, after Trump insulted her. The fact that despite all the bad blood, Kelly endorsed Trump, reveals that some White women, are more worried by left-wing extremism, than say, abortion. 

Some of Donald Trump's advisers have recommended that he consider declaring victory on election night if he’s leading Kamala Harris in critical battleground states like Pennsylvania, although it’s uncertain whether he will follow this advice, sources close to him suggest, as per a report from The Guardian.

Advisers generally believe there’s little risk for Trump in claiming he’s won if he holds a lead of several hundred thousand votes in Pennsylvania or if his internal polling suggests a likely victory, even if results aren’t fully confirmed by Tuesday night. However, some of Trump’s closest and most combative allies—including former White House strategist Steven Bannon, who spoke with Trump last week—have advised him to wait on any declaration if the race appears close by the time he retires for the night, to avoid potential embarrassment.

In the campaign’s final days, Trump and his team have exuded confidence, fueling supporters’ expectations of a win. This approach could contribute to claims of a “stolen” election should Harris ultimately prevail. Any premature declaration of victory may further reinforce this narrative.

Elon Musk will spend the election night with Donald Trump at Mar-a-lago, Florida, according to a report from the New York Times. Musk, who was a Democrat until a few years ago, has played a crucial role in this election. Reports suggest he has spent $119 million in this election cycle, in favor of Trump. 

US President Joe Biden will be following the election results from the White House, along with his senior staff members and key aides. 

Some Republicans have suggested that Biden secretly wants Trump to win, because he is still unhappy with the way he was treated by his own party. 

The Democratic nominee is expected to make a public appearance later tonight (US EST) at Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she will address supporters at her alma mater. 

After a busy day of campaigning in Pennsylvania, Harris returned to her residence, the Naval Observatory in DC,  just hours before polls opened early Tuesday morning.

Throughout the day, Harris is expected to participate in a series of last-minute "Get Out The Vote" calls to radio stations, aiming to reach Americans on their commutes who are yet to vote. Her campaign confirmed that so far, she has made calls to stations in three key battleground states: Pennsylvania, Georgia, and North Carolina, with additional calls planned.

When asked about her top priority if elected, Harris emphasized reducing the cost of living, a central concern for voters this election season. She mentioned her economic proposals on housing, healthcare, and the child tax credit during an interview on NewsRadio KDKA, and highlighted immigration reform as another critical area, acknowledging the challenges previous presidents have faced with this issue.

Millions of Americans are casting their vote today. Millions already have. Whoever wins, one of the most important stories of this election cycle has been the role Elon Musk has played. In general, the ultra-wealthy in America donate their money to a candidate they want to win, fund a PAC and that is about it. However, Elon Musk has played a more active role, than perhaps any other ultra-wealthy American.

Until a few years ago, Musk used to be a Democrat. However, times have changed. Just a day before the Election Day, Musk recorded a podcast with Joe Rogan, and urged people to go out and vote for Trump. He made the case for Trump by arguing that US won't be a real democracy anymore if Democrats win, because they will move illegal aliens to the swing states, which will ensure that Democrats win the swing state in every election, effectively ending democracy in America. 

Musk has also played a key role in the swing state of Pennsylvania, which is a crucial state. He has been overseeing the GOP's ground game in the state. Whether his efforts will bear fruit, remains to be seen. 

Voting hours in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, have been extended by two hours following a court ruling, allowing residents more time to vote after an earlier software issue disrupted the process. County commissioners requested an emergency extension, moving the closing time from 8 p.m. EST to 10 p.m. EST to address concerns that the software malfunction could disenfranchise voters.

Whilst talking to reporters at Palm Beach, Florida, after casting his vote, US President Donald Trump said that he feels “very confident”. He added that “Republicans have shown up in force. I hear we are doing very well”. 

He also said that he wants to “bring everybody in, we want to be very inclusive.”

When Donald Trump was asked if he will tell his voters not to be violent (if the results are not favorable to GOP), he responded by saying “I don’t have to tell them that there’ll be no violence. Of course there will be no violence. I certainly don’t want any violence, but I certainly don’t have to tell [these] great people,” he said. 

He said that his supporters “are not violent people … these are people that believe in no violence.”

Donald Trump arrived in Palm Beach, Florida, along with his wife Melania Trump, to cast his vote. He said he was happy to see the long lines. “This is the best campaign we have run,” he said.