Election 2024: Trump 'looks forward' to meeting with Biden
Last updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 8:00AM GMT
Election 2024: Live results and analysis
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.
Memo to Harris campaign staff: 'losing is unfathomably painful'
In an email sent to the Harris campaign staff obtained by ABC News, Harris campaign chair Jen O'Malley Dillon says: "I'll leave you with this: losing is unfathomably painful. It is hard. This will take a long time to process. But the work of protecting America from the impacts of a Trump Presidency starts now."
Dillon adds that Harris told Trump that she would work with Biden to ensure a peaceful transfer of power, unlike what happened in 2020. Harris will also hold an all-staff call after her speech to talk about the road ahead.
BySelina Wang
7:13 PM GMT
Biden to call Trump, address nation: Source
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.
President Joe Biden walks toward the Oval Office as he arrives at the White House from Camp David, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Washington.
7:11 PM GMT
Baldwin retains Senate seat in Wisconsin
Democrat Tammy Baldwin is the projected winner in Wisconsin, ABC News reports. She will return to the Senate after defeating Republican challenger Eric Hovde.
ByPierre Thomas and Alexander Mallin
6:54 PM GMT
Special counsel Jack Smith expected to wind down Trump prosecutions: Sources
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.
FILE - Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington.
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.
