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| US presidential election on knife edge in early vote results | US presidential election on knife edge in early vote results |
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| The US's biggest prize battleground state – why it matters | The US's biggest prize battleground state – why it matters |
| The race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to become the next US president is too close to call, early results suggest. | |
| As expected, Trump has won his home state of Florida and other conservative strongholds, while Kamala Harris is sweeping liberal bastions on the east coast, the BBC's US partner, CBS, is projecting. | |
| But there is no clear leader in the seven swing states that will decide who ultimately wins. The latest exit polls indicate Harris could be underperforming with women. | |
| Whichever way it goes the result will be historic - either giving America its first woman president or marking a seismic political comeback for Trump. | Whichever way it goes the result will be historic - either giving America its first woman president or marking a seismic political comeback for Trump. |
| A high turnout has been predicted, but the final outcome may not be known for several days if the results are as close as polls have indicated. | |
| A potential red flag for Harris has emerged in the latest CBS exit poll data, which suggests that 54% of women have voted for her. Joe Biden won the support of 57% of women in 2020. | |
| Whoever wins the White House may have their hands tied by Congress, which is also up for grabs in Tuesday's vote. | |
| Democrats have a slim majority in the Senate, while Trump's fellow Republicans narrowly control the House of Representatives. | |
| Republicans took a step towards winning control of the Senate on Tuesday night by wresting a seat in West Virginia from the Democrats. | Republicans took a step towards winning control of the Senate on Tuesday night by wresting a seat in West Virginia from the Democrats. |
| But neither party seemed to have an advantage in the House. | But neither party seemed to have an advantage in the House. |
| Polls have closed in most of the country, including Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania - the seven swing states expected to determine the outcome. | |
| How swing state voters in Georgia are feeling on election day | How swing state voters in Georgia are feeling on election day |
| Around 86 million voters cast their ballots early amid one of the most turbulent campaigns in recent American history. | Around 86 million voters cast their ballots early amid one of the most turbulent campaigns in recent American history. |
| Vice-President Harris, 60, only became the Democratic Party candidate in July, after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race under pressure from within the party. | Vice-President Harris, 60, only became the Democratic Party candidate in July, after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race under pressure from within the party. |
| Trump, 78, was the target of two assassination plots - narrowly avoiding a sniper's bullet in Pennsylvania. | Trump, 78, was the target of two assassination plots - narrowly avoiding a sniper's bullet in Pennsylvania. |
| The former president said he felt "very confident" as he voted earlier in the day near his home in Palm Beach, Florida, with his wife, Melania. | The former president said he felt "very confident" as he voted earlier in the day near his home in Palm Beach, Florida, with his wife, Melania. |
| "If I lose an election, if it's a fair election, I'm going to be the first one to acknowledge it," he said. | "If I lose an election, if it's a fair election, I'm going to be the first one to acknowledge it," he said. |
| Donald Trump casts his vote in US election | Donald Trump casts his vote in US election |
| He posted earlier on his social media platform, Truth Social, saying "law enforcement coming" to Philadelphia because of "massive cheating". | He posted earlier on his social media platform, Truth Social, saying "law enforcement coming" to Philadelphia because of "massive cheating". |
| Philadelphia's police department told BBC Verify they were unaware of any electoral fraud. The city's top prosecutor said the allegation had "no factual basis whatsoever". | Philadelphia's police department told BBC Verify they were unaware of any electoral fraud. The city's top prosecutor said the allegation had "no factual basis whatsoever". |
| Both sides have armies of lawyers on standby for legal challenges on and after election day. | Both sides have armies of lawyers on standby for legal challenges on and after election day. |
| Elon Musk, the world's richest man and Trump mega-donor, is spending election night with the Republican nominee at his Mar-a Lago resort in Florida. | Elon Musk, the world's richest man and Trump mega-donor, is spending election night with the Republican nominee at his Mar-a Lago resort in Florida. |
| Kamala Harris chats to voters on the phone | Kamala Harris chats to voters on the phone |
| Harris, who voted early by mail in her home state of California, is due later to address students at Howard University, a historically black college in Washington DC, where she was an undergraduate. | Harris, who voted early by mail in her home state of California, is due later to address students at Howard University, a historically black college in Washington DC, where she was an undergraduate. |
| "To go back tonight to Howard University, my beloved alma mater, and be able to hopefully recognise this day for what it is is really full circle for me," Harris said on a radio interview earlier. | "To go back tonight to Howard University, my beloved alma mater, and be able to hopefully recognise this day for what it is is really full circle for me," Harris said on a radio interview earlier. |
| If she wins, she would become the first woman, black woman and South-Asian American to win the presidency. | If she wins, she would become the first woman, black woman and South-Asian American to win the presidency. |
| Trump would become the first president to win non-consecutive terms in more than 130 years. He is also the only president to be impeached twice and the first former president to be criminally convicted. | Trump would become the first president to win non-consecutive terms in more than 130 years. He is also the only president to be impeached twice and the first former president to be criminally convicted. |
| How the US presidential campaign unfolded in 180 seconds | How the US presidential campaign unfolded in 180 seconds |
| Exit polling by CBS also suggests that around a third of voters said the state of democracy was their top concern, out of the five options given. | |
| The economy ranked second, with three in 10 voters choosing it, according to the preliminary data. | The economy ranked second, with three in 10 voters choosing it, according to the preliminary data. |
| Abortion and immigration followed on the list, while foreign policy was deemed the least important. | Abortion and immigration followed on the list, while foreign policy was deemed the least important. |
| In Detroit, Michigan, one voter, Melissa Klein, told the BBC: "Women's rights are a huge, huge issue for me. I'm a nurse, I work in obstetrics, I'd never want to see a world where we can't help women get the life-saving work they need." | In Detroit, Michigan, one voter, Melissa Klein, told the BBC: "Women's rights are a huge, huge issue for me. I'm a nurse, I work in obstetrics, I'd never want to see a world where we can't help women get the life-saving work they need." |
| In Las Vegas, Nevada, first-time voter Jasmine Perez, 26, said she had cast her vote for Trump. | In Las Vegas, Nevada, first-time voter Jasmine Perez, 26, said she had cast her vote for Trump. |
| "What really attracted me to Donald Trump is I'm a Christian," Ms Perez told AP news agency. "I like that he openly promotes Christianity in America." | "What really attracted me to Donald Trump is I'm a Christian," Ms Perez told AP news agency. "I like that he openly promotes Christianity in America." |
| Law enforcement agencies nationwide are on high alert for potential violence. | Law enforcement agencies nationwide are on high alert for potential violence. |
| About 30 bomb threats hoaxes targeted election-related locations nationwide on Tuesday, more than half of them in the state of Georgia alone, reports CBS. | About 30 bomb threats hoaxes targeted election-related locations nationwide on Tuesday, more than half of them in the state of Georgia alone, reports CBS. |
| SIMPLE GUIDE: How to win the electoral college | SIMPLE GUIDE: How to win the electoral college |
| RESULTS: When will we know who has won? | RESULTS: When will we know who has won? |
| EXPLAINER: What Harris or Trump would do in power | EXPLAINER: What Harris or Trump would do in power |
| GLOBAL: How this election could change the world | GLOBAL: How this election could change the world |
| IN PICS: Different lives of Harris and Trump | IN PICS: Different lives of Harris and Trump |
| BBC COVERAGE: How to follow the US election on the BBC | BBC COVERAGE: How to follow the US election on the BBC |