Joe Biden will be the new US President.
At least, according to all prominent US media outlets, after they called Pennsylvania for the Democratic candidate.
The projection of at least 273 electoral college votes for Biden came about an hour after President Donald Trump proclaimed victory - "BY A LOT" - on his favourite stomping ground Twitter.
With this win for Democrats, Kamala Harris will be the nation’s first Black and South Asian vice president, and first woman to hold that office.
As we had reported earlier, longtime Biden aide Ted Kaufman is leading efforts to ensure the former vice president can begin building a government. These efforts should now gather steam.
Live updates below.
US First Lady Melania Trump has joined other members of her husband Donald Trump's inner circle asking him to accept his loss and concede defeat to President-elect Joe Biden, informed a source familiar with the conversations. (FULL REPORT HERE)
Watch @marklevinshow at 8:00 P.M. Will discuss the Mail-In Ballot Hoax!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 8, 2020
Bush said in a statement that while he and Biden have political differences, the former president says he knows Biden “to be good man who has won his opportunity to lead and unify our country.”
Saturday's election verdict isn’t the last step in selecting an American president. Under a system that’s been tweaked over two centuries, there is still a weekslong timeline during which the 538-member Electoral College picks the president. (READ MORE)
JUST IN: First lady Melania Trump among those advising President Trump to concede the election. - CNN
— Norbert Elekes (@NorbertElekes) November 8, 2020
Biden's transition team has come out with a transition-focused website 'BuildBackBetter.com' and is launching transition-focused social media accounts under the username 'Transition46.' (READ MORE)
Gopalan Balachandran, Kamala's maternal uncle said that he spoke to Kamala two days ago and that they do not discuss politics at all.
"We casually talk about the family and seldom discuss politics. My daughter is already there. She supported Kamala in her campaign," he said. (READ MORE)
“We should look at the votes. We’re just beginning the tabulation stage. We should look at these allegations. We’re seeing a number of affidavits that there has been voter fraud. We have a history in this country of election problems. In Pennsylvania you had an order by a...
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 8, 2020
“We believe these people are thieves. The big city machines are corrupt. This was a stolen election. Best pollster in Britain wrote this morning that this clearly was a stolen election, that it’s impossible to imagine that Biden outran Obama in some of these states.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 8, 2020
Britain and the United States will work together to support democracy and combat climate change, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday, while denying that his close ties to President Donald Trump would hurt U.K.-U.S relations once President-elect Joe Biden takes office. (READ MORE)
Kushner has told others that he has urged the president to accept the outcome of the race -- even if Trump won't come to terms with how it was reached. (READ MORE)
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— Naomi Biden (@NaomiBiden) November 7, 2020
With Donald Trump on his way out of the White House, Jerusalem Municipality has urged him "not to worry" as it may have a number of open positions that he could be eligible to apply for, a media report here said. (READ MORE)
The president-elect already was braced to deal with the worst health crisis the nation has seen in more than a century and the economic havoc it has wreaked.
Now, he has to build a government while contending with a Senate that could stay in GOP hands, a House sure to feature fewer Democratic allies and a public that includes more than 70 million people who would prefer that President Donald Trump keep the job. (READ MORE)
President Donald Trump never admits defeat. But he faces a stark choice now that Democrat Joe Biden has won the White House: Concede graciously for the sake of the nation or don’t — and get evicted anyway.
After nearly four tortured days of counting yielded a victory for Biden on Saturday, Trump was still insisting the race was not over. (READ MORE)
Dr Vivek Murthy, 43 , Indian-American Surgeon likely to be chosen for @JoeBiden's Covid Task Force. Dr Murthy originally hails from Hallegere village, Maddur tq , Mandya in Karnataka. He was appointed America's 19th Surgeon General by @BarackObama in 2014@sumalathaA@santwana99 pic.twitter.com/fuWIk5PemZ
— TNIE Karnataka (@XpressBengaluru) November 8, 2020
Known for their shared knack for social media rants and riling up their conservative bases, he and Trump are two of the most visible faces of the new brand of right-wing populist politics that surged onto the world scene four years ago.
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The Biden administration will support family-based immigration and preserve family unification as a core principle of the US' immigration system, which includes reducing the family visa backlog, it said.
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"A Biden administration will be mostly positive for India," said Rick Rossow from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies think tank.
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Congratulations @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. Joe, we’ve had a long & warm personal relationship for nearly 40 years, and I know you as a great friend of Israel. I look forward to working with both of you to further strengthen the special alliance between the U.S. and Israel.
— PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) November 8, 2020
Thank you @realDonaldTrump for the friendship you have shown the state of Israel and me personally, for recognizing Jerusalem and the Golan, for standing up to Iran, for the historic peace accords and for bringing the American-Israeli alliance to unprecedented heights.
— PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) November 8, 2020
Apne waale same hi hain.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) November 7, 2020
Will miss Chacha ki Comedy. #USElection2020 pic.twitter.com/yHiOKjMzuR
Both Modi and Johnson commented on Harris’ election as the first Black female vice president. Modi said her win is a “matter of immense pride” for all Indian-Americans.
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The lawsuit was filed hours after the dismissal of another Arizona election lawsuit that contested the use of Sharpie markers in completing Election Day ballots in Maricopa County.
Even though election officials have said voting with a Sharpie would not invalidate a ballot, many social media users in the controversy known as #Sharpiegate have falsely claimed their ballots had been invalidated because they were told to use the markers.
The Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit Saturday in Arizona that seeks the manual inspection of potentially thousands of in-person Election Day ballots in metro Phoenix that they allege were mishandled by poll workers and resulted in some ballot selections to be disregarded.
A few skirmishes broke out between Trump backers and pro-Biden and Black Lives Matters demonstrators, with one BLM supporter attempting to handcuff himself to a Trump supporter.
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Now that the campaign is over—what is the people’s will? What is our mandate?
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 8, 2020
I believe it is this: Americans have called on us to marshal the forces of decency and the forces of fairness. To marshal the forces of science and the forces of hope in the great battles of our time.
Now the real work begins.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 8, 2020
To beat this pandemic.
To rebuild our economy.
To root out systemic racism in our justice system and society.
To combat the climate crisis.
To heal the soul of our nation.
The road ahead won't be easy. But America is ready. And so are @JoeBiden and I.
The post-poll scene resembles a Barnum and Bailey circus show. On November 4 he tweeted, “I will be making a statement tonight. A big WIN!” and then minutes later tweeted, “We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election” - accusations characterised by Republican Senator Adam Kinzinger characterised as “debunked misinformation”.
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Donald Trump is not just an American, he is a white American. This was so when he was just a real-estate businessman making millions in New York. At one point, the Justice Department filed charges alleging racial bias in the Trump family’s company. Trump, of course, dismissed the charge as “ridiculous”.
(READ HERE)
From the bottom of my heart: thank you. pic.twitter.com/s76oHFkr66
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 8, 2020
I am thinking about her & generations of women, black women, Asian, White, Latina, Native American women who throughout our nation's history have paved the way for this moment tonight: US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. #USElection https://t.co/eXXdZZRlJ7
— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2020
Biden said the plan would be “built on bedrock science” and “constructed out of compassion, empathy and concern.” Biden made President Donald Trump’s mishandling of the pandemic a central focus of his campaign and pledged that his top priority as president would be managing the virus.