US Election 2020 – Live updates: Biden ‘on the brink’ of victory

US Election – latest news and results: Friday morning update for Biden vs Trump

• Politico projects the latest Electoral College results at Biden 264 – 214 Trump, CNN says Biden 253 – 214 Trump.
• The first candidate to 270 will win the vote. We are still waiting on six states to declare their results.
• Biden will win the race to the White House by securing ‘two of any remaining six states’.
• The Democrats are on the verge of taking the lead in Georgia and Pennsylvania – worth 36 Electoral Votes combined.
• Trump made a series of unfounded claims overnight, falsely stating ‘mail ballots destroyed the electoral system’.
• Biden’s lead is dwindling in Arizona, which is worth 11 Electoral Votes.
• The current president, Mr. Trump, is launching legal challenges again the results in several battleground states.
• Democrats are expected to win the house, as Senate results are still forecast as ‘a toss-up’
• Our live updates feature below – scroll down for the latest news on the US Election.

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We bet there a few ‘legs of jelly’ across the world this week, as the ultimate showdown between Joe Biden and Donald Trump draws to a close. The duelling pair are gunning for the White House, as the US Election looks set to become one of the most important – and polarised – contests in living memory. And the president is doing all he can to fan the flames…

Our lawyers have asked for “meaningful access”, but what good does that do? The damage has already been done to the integrity of our system, and to the Presidential Election itself. This is what should be discussed!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020

US Election – get the results as they come in

However, Donald has not been able to silence all of his doubters. Issues such as his income tax, offensive language, and hardline immigration policies have blighted his four-year stint as president.

Of course, Trump just loves his role as the underdog. And he wasn’t exactly a darling of the polls in 2016. The only numbers that really count will be in the final vote tallies. But with the US Election allegedly at risk of subversion, this extraordinary poll – in the most extraordinary of years – is now the subject of legal action.

We may be well into the weekend – or perhaps even the beginning of next week – before all votes have been counted in the race to the White House. However, the US Election still rests on a knife-edge… and history is waiting to be made in these perhaps-not-so United States.