With projections made in most states across the country, ABC News has projected that former President Donald Trump will win the high-stakes presidential match-up against Vice President Kamala Harris. Early Wednesday morning, Trump secured enough Electoral College votes to set himself up for a second presidency, including by flipping the key swing states of Georgia, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
Beyond the presidential race, voters also hit the polls around the country Tuesday and cast ballots to decide who controls Congress, state and local governments. Reporters from 538 and ABC News followed along every step of the way with live updates, analysis and commentary on the results. Follow our election coverage in full below.
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President Joe Biden is expected to speak with former President Donald Trump by phone Wednesday to offer his congratulations, according to an administration official.
Biden is planning to address the nation Thursday, the source said.
Democrat Tammy Baldwin is the projected winner in Wisconsin, ABC News reports. She will return to the Senate after defeating Republican challenger Eric Hovde.
Special counsel Jack Smith is in active talks with senior leadership at the Justice Department evaluating ways he can end his prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
The decision is based on longstanding Department of Justice policy that a sitting president cannot face criminal prosecution while in office, sources said.
It is unclear as of today how Smith's prosecutors will approach dismissing both the federal election subversion case in Washington, D.C., and their ongoing appeal of Judge Aileen Cannon's dismissal of the classified documents case.
Vice President Kamala Harris called President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him on winning the 2024 presidential election.
She discussed the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans.
Harris will deliver remarks at Howard University later Wednesday.
