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| Harris pins hopes on 'blue wall' states as Trump gains battleground edge | |
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| The US's biggest prize battleground state – why it matters | The US's biggest prize battleground state – why it matters |
| Donald Trump has won North Carolina and taken a lead over Kamala Harris in several other battleground states that will decide the winner of the US election, BBC's US partner CBS projects. | |
| CBS says Georgia is leaning towards a Trump win and he is also narrowly ahead in the so-called Rust Belt states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan. The results are not final. | |
| As expected, Trump has won conservative strongholds from Florida to Idaho, while Kamala Harris is sweeping liberal states from New York to California, CBS projects. | |
| Whichever way it goes the result will be historic - giving America its first woman president or marking a seismic political comeback for Trump. | Whichever way it goes the result will be historic - 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 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 CBS exit poll data, which suggests she may have under-performed with women. | |
| Some 54% of female voters cast their ballots for her, the numbers indicate. But Joe Biden won the support of 57% of women in 2020. | |
| Whoever takes the White House may have their hands tied by Congress, which is also up for grabs in Tuesday's vote. | |
| CBS projects Trump's fellow Republicans are on course to win control of the Senate after wresting two seats in West Virginia and Ohio from the Democrats and beating off a stiff challenge in Texas. | |
| But neither party seemed to have an overall edge in the House, which Republicans narrowly control. | |
| The seven swing states expected to determine the outcome are Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. | The seven swing states expected to determine the outcome are Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. |
| Early results suggest the race remains very tight in Arizona, while the count has just begun in the other sun belt battleground of Nevada. | |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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 |