The Associated Press (AP) has declared Joe Biden will be the 46th President of the United States after winning Pennsylvania and crossing the required 270 electoral votes. Mr. Biden, who is 77-years-old, and his campaign, focused on tackling the Coronavirus Pandemic and pledged to unite a deeply divided nation that voted in record numbers on each side. Hours after polls closed on election night, President Trump prematurely declared victory and threatened to go to the Supreme Court. As of Saturday morning (7th November 2020), Mr. Trump, however, has still not conceded the race. His campaign has filed lawsuits to contest the vote-counting process in several States, though it remains unclear whether any, if successful, would meaningfully change a State’s results. Mr. Trump’s campaign has requested a recount in Wisconsin. Mr. Biden won Michigan and Wisconsin, which voted last time for Mr. Trump, as well as several States previously won by Hillary Clinton in 2016 - paving his way to victory. Senator Kamala Harris of California will become the first woman ever elected as Vice President of the United States. She was the first Black woman and first of Indian descent nominated on a major party’s ticket, and would be the highest-ranking woman ever in the Presidential line of succession. The AP’s tally of votes remains preliminary until certified by individual States. The Electoral College votes in December, and the final results are announced in Congress in January. A Biden administration faces major challenges in the White House, from containing the Coronavirus Pandemic that is setting new records for daily infections, to restoring a struggling economy. While final results are still being tallied, Mr. Biden also faces a potentially divided Government in Washington that could challenge his ability to enact some of his ambitious plans around taxes, healthcare and the environment. As of Friday evening (6th November 2020), Mr. Biden had won a record of 74.2 Million votes across the nation, according to the AP tally. In a sign of the country’s deep divide, Mr. Trump’s popular-vote count, 70.2 Million, was the second-highest ever received by a Presidential candidate, exceeding the previous record of 69.5 Million held by former President Barack Obama in the 2008 election. This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates. [Source]
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