Everything happening in US election today
Summary
- President Donald Trump repeats assertion that he has won the election, although votes are still being counted.
- The president complains of “tremendous corruption and fraud in the mail-in ballots", without giving any evidence for his claim
- Legal mail-in ballots are still being counted in four states whose results will decide the election: Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania.
- The president says he is "on track to do OK in Arizona", although the latest tally, with 88% of votes counted, shows Biden ahead.
- President Trump says that "ultimately I feel that judges will have to rule" on the result.
- Joe Biden says people should remain calm as votes are counted, adding he has "no doubt" he will emerge the winner.
- The Democrat has a slender lead in Nevada and Arizona and is chipping away at Trump's advantage in Georgia and Pennsylvania.
- Biden has racked up a record 71.5 million votes and has said he will win enough states to become president.
- Overall turnout is projected to be the highest in 120 years at 66.9%, and we might not have a result for days
Police in Philadelphia are investigating an apparent plot to attack the Pennsylvania Convention Centre, where votes are being counted.
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