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Live election results updates: Trump wins presidential race taking each swing state so far; Michigan, Arizona and Nevada still counting

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Republicans also won control of the U.S. Senate for the first time in four years.

Former President Donald Trump has clinched victory against Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for the presidency. The Associated Press called the race for Trump Wednesday morning, making him the 47th president of the United States.

A victory in Wisconsin early Wednesday gave Trump 277 Electoral College votes, pushing him past the 270 needed to secure the White House. The win in Wisconsin followed key Trump victories in Pennsylvania , Georgia and North Carolina — all critical swing states that acted as decisive territories in the presidential race. Trump, as of now, is also leading in the popular vote with 51% of returns.

Trump will become the second president to lose a reelection campaign but return to the White House four years later. The only other president to win a nonconsecutive term was Grover Cleveland in 1892.

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As polls closed across the nation last night, voters shared their thoughts on the candidates and the future of the country. For some, the decision was clear. For others, the choice came down to the final moments.

In Georgia, 79-year-old Sarah Haywood cast her first-ever presidential vote, choosing Donald Trump.

"He's the one for the job," she told Reuters. In contrast, Dewey Weiss, a union electrician from Michigan, spoke against Trump's stance on unions: "It's well known that Donald Trump wants to do away with unions," he said.

For voters in North Carolina, a state that ultimately went to Trump, opinions were divided: Renee White firmly believed in a Trump victory, remarking, "We might have a fight before it's over, but I'm not worried, because we are going to prevail."

But a fellow North Carolina voter, Calvin Chadwick, felt the time was right for a different direction, saying, "We had Barack Obama, the first Black president, and it's time for a woman to take the leadership."

Other voters remained undecided until the last moment. Kandy Cook from New Hampshire, for example, admitted to being uncertain even as she entered the booth.

"I think they're all baboons," she remarked on the candidates. "Nobody speaks up for what they're going to do for the U.S."

Trump made gains in New York and NYC

As political analysts and pundits continue to dissect Donald Trump's victory, it's worth taking a look at his former home state of New York.

Kamala Harris won the Empire State on Tuesday with 55.8% of the vote, according to the Associated Press . But Trump, at 44.2%, improved his share from 2020, when he lost New York to Joe Biden by 23 points, 60.9% to 33.7%.

And in New York City, Trump captured more than 30% of the vote on Tuesday, up seven points from where he was in 2020 (23%).

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Since leaving the White House, the Queens-born Trump changed his primary residence from Manhattan to Palm Beach, Fla. But during the campaign, he held rallies in New York, including the controversial one he staged at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27, where a speaker stirred outrage by calling Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage."

George W. Bush congratulates Trump, praises high voter turnout

Former President George W. Bush congratulated President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance following their election victory. He also thanked outgoing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for their service.

"I congratulate President Trump on his election as 47th President of the United States of America, as well as Vice President-elect JD Vance and their families," the statement read, according to CNN. "I also thank President Biden and Vice President Harris for their service to our country."

The statement continued, "The strong turnout in this election is a sign of the health of our republic and the strength of our democratic institutions."

"Laura and I are grateful to the election officials, poll workers and volunteers who oversaw a free and fair election," Bush, who did not endorse a presidential candidate this election, continued. "We join our fellow citizens in praying for the success of our new leaders at all levels of government. May God continue to bless our great country."

Palestinians react to Trump's election win

Following Donald Trump's presidential victory, Palestinians in Gaza are expressing both fear and hope with regard to the potential impact he might have in terms of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Some believe Trump's assertive style could bring an end to their suffering, while others, like 60-year-old Samir Abu Jundi, worry that the president-elect's track record of supporting Israel may lead to further escalation.

"Trump is firm in some decisions, but these decisions could serve Israel's interests politically more than they serve the Palestinian cause," Abu Jundi told AFP .

In the West Bank, where tensions are also high, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas cautiously welcomed the new administration and expressed hope for renewed peace efforts amid heightened fears and unyielding U.S. support for Israel.

"We will remain steadfast in our commitment to peace, and we are confident that the United States will support, under your leadership, the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people," Abbas said in a statement, according to Reuters .

Heavily Latino counties show huge shifts toward Trump

Preliminary exit polls released Tuesday suggested that one of the keys to Trump's comeback victory was his surprising strength among Latino voters .

But exit polls can be a bit fuzzy — and pollsters have struggled to precisely quantify the Latino vote in the past.

For a clearer picture of how the Latino vote affected the 2024 election, it helps to drill down on specific counties — especially counties where Latinos make up a majority of the electorate.

Three of the biggest are the Bronx in New York (roughly 56% Latino) and El Paso and Hildago in Texas (more than 80% and 90% Latino, respectively).

They all tell a consistent story.

For instance, Harris won El Paso, a major border city in Texas's far western corner, by 15 percentage points this year (57% to 42%). But Joe Biden won it in 2020 by 35 points (67% to 32%). That's a 20-point shift in Trump's direction.

Same goes for Hildago, a populous border country in the southern tip of the state. There, Trump actually won by three points this time around (51% to 48%) after losing by 17 points in 2020 (41% to 58%) — another 20-point shift.

As of Wednesday morning, votes are still being counted in the Bronx. But with 87% of precincts reporting, Harris's current margin (45 percentage points) is a full 23 points smaller than Biden's winning margin from four years ago (68 percentage points). Overall, Trump performed better in deep-blue New York state (on the presidential level) than any Republican in decades — and his Latino support is one reason why.

This sea change is evident in nearby Pennsylvania as well:

So it's very possible (as the exit polls suggest) that Trump just won a bigger share of the Latino vote than any Republican since George W. Bush .

Four years ago, the exit polls showed Trump winning 32% of Latinos. Right now, they show him winning 45%.

Nationally, Latino men seem to be mostly responsible. In 2020, they voted for Biden (59%) over Trump (36%) — again, according to the exit polls. This year, they voted for Trump (54%) over Harris (44%).

JD Vance thanks his wife, Trump and 'the American people'

In a social media post on X, Vice President-elect JD Vance thanked his "beautiful wife," Usha Vance "for making it possible to do this." The Ohio senator also expressed gratitude to President-elect Trump for "an opportunity to serve our country at this level" and "the American people, for their trust."

Though the focus of the 2024 election may be Trump's victory, there were other notable, historic wins elsewhere .

Sarah McBride will be the first openly transgender member of Congress. She was previously the first openly transgender state senator.

U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester will be the first woman and first Black woman to represent Delaware in the Senate.

Angela Alsobrooks will be Maryland's first Black female senator. Her win, alongside Blunt Rochester's, marks the first time two Black women will serve in the U.S. Senate simultaneously.

U.S. Rep. Andy Kim became the first Korean American elected to the Senate.

How newspapers, magazines are covering Trump's victory

Magazines and newspapers began to roll out their covers and front page spreads early Wednesday morning, just after the Associated Press called the presidency for Donald Trump .

Those from the Independent, Newsweek and the New York Post are focused on the comeback of the former president, while Time magazine's cover story aims to discuss how the victory happened.

New York Magazine's cover suggests that Americans' desire for change is what's leading Trump back to the White House. And Vanity Fair uses its cover to reflect on the former president's impact thus far, which includes impeachments, bankruptcies and 34 felony counts.

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NRA congratulates Trump on 'hard-fought victory'

The National Rifle Association released a statement congratulating Trump on his election win.

"The NRA congratulates President Donald J. Trump on his hard-fought victory," NRA CEO Doug Hamlin and Randy Kozuch, chairman of the NRA Political Victory Fund, said in a joint statement.

"Gun owners across the country will once again have a strong advocate for their Second Amendment rights in the White House. The NRA-PVF endorsed President Trump in May of 2016 in his first successful run for president, and since then he has been a steadfast advocate for NRA members and our freedoms. This election year, NRA engaged heavily with our members and America's gun owners to turn out the vote for President Trump and pro-gun candidates up and down the ballot. We are proud to have also helped deliver a pro-gun majority in the U.S. Senate to work with President Trump to defend the right to keep and bear arms."

Stocks soar following Trump's win

The U.S. stock market is surging on the heels of Trump's election victory.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has jumped more than 1,200 points, or nearly 3%, according to Yahoo Finance .

The S&P 500 (up about 1.9%) and Nasdaq Composite (up about 1.8%) have also seen gains.

Voters have spoken. Here's where reproductive rights measures passed on state ballots — and where they didn't

Over the past two years, abortion rights advocates have fiercely fought to reestablish reproductive freedom at the state level, either through legislation or citizen-led initiatives, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 2022. Up until the 2024 election, every one of those initiatives prevailed for abortion rights advocates, even in red states like Kentucky and Kansas.

Abortion rights activists hoped to carry that momentum into this year's election, as the issue appeared on the ballot in 10 states. But the results are mixed. The majority of the measures have passed, but the unbeaten streak for abortion initiatives was broken. Voters in Florida and South Dakota rejected measures that would have overturned their states' strict abortion bans.

Read more from Yahoo News: Abortion was on 10 state ballots. Here's our guide to which reproductive rights measures passed and what didn't on Election Day.

Trump won Dearborn, Mich., amid anger over Gaza and Lebanon

In the midst of anger over the Biden administration's response to civilian deaths in Gaza and Lebanon, Donald Trump won Dearborn, Mich., a city with a large Arab and Muslim population.

"In Dearborn, where 55% of the residents are of Middle Eastern descent, Trump won with 42.48% of the vote over Vice President Kamala Harris, who received 36.26%, according to results, with 100% of precincts counted," the Detroit Free Press reported . "Jill Stein received 18.37% of the vote."

Turnout in Dearborn was smaller compared with 2020, when Biden won 68.8% of the vote compared with Trump's 29.9%.

"Muslim voters interviewed Tuesday at polling sites said they were disappointed with the Biden administration's support for Israel's attacks and also preferred Trump's views on economics," the Free Press added.

Rate your confidence in the integrity of U.S. elections Kremlin: 'We will see' if Trump presidency ends Ukraine conflict

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday that "we will see" if Trump's campaign promise to end the war in Ukraine would lead to action.

"We have repeatedly said that the U.S. is able to contribute to the end of this conflict," Peskov said. "This cannot be done overnight, but ... the U.S. is capable of changing the trajectory of its foreign policy. Will this happen, and if so, how ... we will see after [the U.S. president's inauguration in] January."

Peskov added that he wasn't aware of any plans for President Vladimir Putin to congratulate Trump on his election win and said relations between Russia and the United States are still hostile.

"Let us not forget that we are talking about an unfriendly country, which is both directly and indirectly involved in a war against our state [in Ukraine]," Peskov said.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who is now a senior security official, said Wednesday that a Trump presidency could be beneficial for Russia: "Trump has one useful quality for us: As a businessman to the core, he mortally dislikes spending money on various hangers–on."

While you were sleeping: GOP seized control of the U.S. Senate

For those waking up to updates from the 2024 election, the Associated Press declared overnight that Republicans seized control of the U.S. Senate for the first time in four years.

So far, Republicans picked up three seats: Jim Justice flipped a seat in West Virginia held by retiring Joe Manchin, Bernie Moreno flipped a seat in Ohio held by incumbent Sherrod Brown, and Tim Sheehy flipped a seat in Montana, held by incumbent Jon Tester.

This embedded content is not available in your region. China: 'Our policy towards the U.S. is consistent'

Shortly before Trump declared victory in the 2024 presidential election, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said China will continue to work with the U.S. on the basis of mutual respect.

When asked at a press conference in Beijing how Trump's return to the White House would affect U.S.-China relations, she said, "Our policy towards the U.S. is consistent."

"We will continue to view and handle China-U.S. relations in accordance with the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation," she added.

Trump used tough rhetoric on the campaign trail regarding China, including proposing a 60% tariff on Chinese goods.

Where control of the House of Representatives stands

All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for election. Democrats are looking to upend the current 220–212 Republican majority as the GOP has seized control of the U.S. Senate. Trump's presidential powers and Republican Party agenda could be limited by a Democratic-majority House of Representatives.

This embedded content is not available in your region. Liz Cheney responds to Trump's election win

After facing personal attacks from Trump last week, former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney issued a statement about the 2024 election results on X.

"All Americans are bound, whether we like the outcome or not, to accept the results of our elections," she wrote.

"She's a radical war hawk," Trump said of Cheney at an Arizona rally on Oct. 31. "Let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? And let's see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face."

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said on Nov. 1 that she was going to see if what Trump said about Cheney "qualifies as a death threat under Arizona's laws."

Which party do you think will win control of the House? Center for Reproductive Rights calls Trump's win a 'deadly threat' to reproductive health

Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, released a statement reacting to Trump being declared the winner of the 2024 election, saying in part:

Donald J. Trump's election to become the 47th president of the United States is a deadly threat to the democratic values of liberty and equality, the rule of law, and reproductive health, rights, and justice in the United States and around the globe. Anti-rights extremists will soon be back in charge of the White House and the U.S. Senate, wielding power to the detriment of vulnerable populations and seeking to undermine decades of progress on gender equality, a lynchpin of which is the ability of individuals to make decisions about their reproductive lives and have access to reproductive health care.

Yahoo Finance discusses impact of the 2024 election results on stocks, cryptocurrency

Experts at Yahoo Finance are live now breaking down the impact of Trump's win on stocks and cryptocurrency, Including what exactly is happening and why there has been such a drastic reaction.

There's still much to learn about how the 2024 election results might affect the country, but markets are already reacting to Trump's victory and his potential future collaboration with billionaire Elon Musk.

EU's von der Leyen said she looks forward to working with Trump

Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, also congratulated Trump .

"The EU and the US are more than just allies," she wrote on X. "We are bound by a true partnership between our people, uniting 800 million citizens. So let's work together on a strong transatlantic agenda that keeps delivering for them."

S&P 500, Dow futures surge to record highs following Trump election win

Reuters reports:

Futures tied to the S&P 500 and the Dow soared to record highs on Wednesday as Republican Donald Trump won the 2024 U.S. presidential election, capping his return four years after he was voted out of the White House. Wall Street is anticipating the potential for lower taxes, deregulation and a U.S. president who is quick to sound off on everything from the stock market to the dollar. Dow futures jumped more than 1,200 points, while those tracking the S&P 500 inched closer to the psychologically significant 6,000 level.

Read more from Reuters.

Macron congratulates Trump: 'Ready to work together as we did for four years'

French President Emmanuel Macron congratulated Trump on Wednesday, saying he was ready to work together again, "with respect and ambition."

Israel's Netanyahu calls Trump win 'history's greatest comeback'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Trump on what he called "history's greatest comeback."

"Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America," he wrote on X.

Meloni tells Trump: 'Good work Mr. President'

Giorgia Meloni, Italy's prime minister, congratulated Trump early Wednesday.

In a post on X, she called the United States and Italy "sister" nations, concluding her message with: "Good work Mr. President."

U.K.'s Starmer congratulates Trump on 'historic election victory'

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer congratulated Trump early Wednesday on his "historic election victory."

"I know that the UK-US special relationship will continue to prosper on both sides of the Atlantic for years to come," he wrote.

Are you happy with the results of the presidential election? Zelensky congratulates Trump

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine took to X to congratulate Donald Trump shortly before Wisconsin was called.

AP race call: Trump wins presidential race

Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, will now become the 47th president after winning a hotly contested election against Kamala Harris.

The Associated Press called the race for Trump Wednesday morning after Wisconsin was called in his favor.

Election Night 2024 is over — even if some states and races remain uncalled. Donald Trump is in a strong position to reclaim the White House after his late-night victory in Pennsylvania. With leads in every key swing state and heavily Republican Alaska, Trump now needs only a few more Electoral College votes to seal the deal.

Click to read five big-picture takeaways from how America voted.

South Dakota rejects measure to expand abortion access

Voters in South Dakota rejected a ballot initiative that would have overturned one of the nation's most restrictive abortion bans.

Amendment G would have established a state constitutional right to abortion within the first trimester and set limits on restrictions on abortion later in pregnancy. The failure of the measure means South Dakota's near-total ban on abortion will remain in place.

This is the second state to reject a pro-abortion rights measure. An initiative to overturn Florida's six-week abortion ban also failed Tuesday.

AP race call: Kamala Harris wins Minnesota

Harris has won Minnesota and its 10 electoral votes, according to the Associated Press.

This embedded content is not available in your region. Trump: 'We're going to do the best job'

Trump wrapped up his speech with a few notable lines.

"This was something special. We're going to pay you back. We're going to do the best job," he said, adding, "This will forever be remembered as the day that the American people regained control of their country."

Trump on Elon Musk: 'A star is born'

Trump also praised Elon Musk, the business mogul and owner of X, who threw his support behind Trump and promoted the candidate on his social media platform.

"A star is born," Trump said of Musk, adding, "He's an amazing guy."

Vance calls apparent victory 'the greatest political comeback in American history'

During his speech, Trump invited his running mate JD Vance to take the stage and say a few words.

"I think we just witnessed the greatest political comeback in American history," Vance said to cheers.

On the verge of winning the presidency, Trump celebrates victory

On the precipice of winning a second presidential term, Trump declared victory over Harris early Wednesday morning in a speech to his supporters at the Palm Beach Convention Center in Florida. He took the stage moments after the Associated Press called the state of Pennsylvania for him, bringing him just three electoral votes from hitting the 270 needed to win the race.

Ballots were still being counted in seven states, but Trump was ahead in every remaining swing state.

AP race call: Donald Trump wins Pennsylvania

Trump has won Pennsylvania, according to the Associated Press, giving him 19 electoral votes in a key swing state that propelled Joe Biden to victory in the 2020 election.

Both Trump and Harris had campaigned hard in Pennsylvania in the past few months. The state was also the scene of tragedy, as the July attempt on the former president's life occurred at a rally in Butler, Pa. Trump was grazed in the ear by an assassin's bullet, and Trump supporter Corey Comperatore was killed in the attack.

This embedded content is not available in your region. Ongoing battle for control of the House

Republicans headed into Election Day defending a narrow majority in the House of Representatives.

All 435 seats in the House were up for grabs, but the vast majority of those races are expected to end in comfortable wins by the incumbent party. Control of the House will most likely be decided by a few dozen swing districts across the country.

The Associated Press currently has 189 seats called for Republicans, 165 called for Democrats and 81 yet to be called.

Republicans were already predicted to take control of the Senate. Whether Democrats or Republicans hold the House for the next two years will play a major role in either advancing or blocking the next administration's agenda.

Trump wins Maine's 2nd Congressional District

Donald Trump secured one Electoral College vote by winning Maine's 2nd Congressional District. Maine is one of two states, along with Nebraska, that doesn't use a winner-take-all system for awarding its electoral votes.

This embedded content is not available in your region. Georgia Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger: 'Trump has an insurmountable lead'

Before the race was called for Trump in the battleground state of Georgia, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters on Tuesday night that Trump was on track for victory there.

"If you look at who's leading the race right now, Donald J. Trump has an insurmountable lead, with the number of votes outstanding ... it looks like this is done," Raffensperger said.

It was notable both that Raffensperger would preempt the call from network decision desks and that he was the person Trump pressured in 2020 to "find" him "11,780 votes." That number would have erased Joe Biden's victory in Georgia that year, and the call laid the basis for criminal charges to be filed against Trump by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who was reelected Tuesday to another term.

AP race call: Kamala Harris wins New Hampshire

Harris has won New Hampshire and its 4 electoral votes, according to the Associated Press.

This embedded content is not available in your region. Final state polls have now closed

Almost all of Alaska is in the Alaska time zone, and polls close there at 8 p.m. local time, or midnight ET for anyone following along from the Lower 48. But on the remote western edge of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, a few hundred residents observe a time zone an hour later. These voters, closer to Russia than mainland Alaska, had the opportunity to cast their ballots until 1 a.m. ET. "On a desolate slab of island tundra in western Alaska, a resident of Adak will again become the last American to cast an in-person ballot for president, continuing a 12-year tradition for the nation's westernmost community," the Associated Press reported ahead of Election Day.

"People have a little bit of fun on that day because, I mean, realistically everybody knows the election's decided way before we're closed," the city manager told the AP. "But, you know, it's still fun."

Ted Cruz after winning Senate reelection: 'The people of Texas have spoken'

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz celebrated winning reelection with a speech reiterating his campaign's refrain.

"Tonight, the people of Texas have spoken. And their message rings clear as a bell across our great state: Texas will remain Texas," Cruz said in his victory speech. He celebrated his campaign trail across the state, too, adding that he "found something that gives me profound hope: Common sense isn't dead."

Cruz's seat was considered vulnerable to a potential flip from red to blue, especially in a race against his challenger, Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, and in light of Democrats' Texas TV ad campaigns. But, Cruz said, "this decisive victory should shake the Democratic establishment to its core."

Cruz also highlighted what he called a "generational shift" Hispanic vote, which polling suggests is playing out across other parts of the country, too. "Our Hispanic communities aren't just leaving the Democratic Party; they're coming home to conservative values they never left," Cruz said.

Trump has won 2 swing states, Georgia and North Carolina. Does Harris still have a path to 270 electoral votes?

There are two Southern swing states: Georgia and North Carolina. They also happen to be the two swing states where the polls close the earliest — and where the votes are counted the fastest.

Trump just won them both.

Does that mean he has the election all sewn up? Not quite. The pre-election polls showed Trump with narrow leads in both Southern battlegrounds. In other words, they were already leaning his way. A win for Harris in either, or both, would have made her path to 270 electoral votes easier. But losing both doesn't make it impossible.

So what is Harris's path now?

Pennsylvania is by far the most important state left on the board. If Trump wins the Keystone State, he can effectively guarantee himself at least 270 electoral votes — and the election.

That makes Pennsylvania a must-win for Harris. Assuming she pulls it off, and barring big surprises elsewhere, she would have three remaining routes to 270:

Win Michigan and Wisconsin as well (exactly 270 electoral votes)

Lose Wisconsin, but win Michigan and Arizona (271 electoral votes)

Lose Michigan, but win Wisconsin, Arizona and Nevada (272 electoral votes)

In 2020, Joe Biden won Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and Nevada. Harris doesn't have to hold all five of those states to succeed her boss as president. But she does have to win most of them.

Harris campaign co-chair tells supporters that the 'fight' will continue through the night

"We will continue overnight to fight to make sure that every vote is counted, that every voice has spoken," Harris campaign co-chair Cedric Richman told supporters at the Harris campaign watch party early Wednesday morning.

"We still have votes to count," he added. "We still have states that have not been called yet. We will fight to make sure that every vote has been counted."

Richmond also informed the crowd that they would not hear from the vice president tonight, but that she "will be back here tomorrow to ... address the nation."

AP race call: Donald Trump wins Georgia

Trump has won Georgia and its 16 electoral votes, according to the Associated Press, giving the former president a second prized battleground state following his victory in North Carolina. Trump campaigned heavily in Georgia, a state he narrowly lost to Joe Biden in 2020 by 11,779 votes.

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