Trump wins swing states North Carolina and Georgia as Harris’s path to victory narrows

As votes continue to be counted, nervousness grows among Harris supporters as poll-watchers begin to favor Trump win

Donald Trump won the key battleground states of North Carolina and Georgia and bolstered Republican hopes that victory was near in a race where American democracy was on the line.

The Associated Press called North Carolina for Trump at 11.18pm ET, as results showed him leading Democrat Kamala Harris by about three points. The former US president maintained a narrower lead in Georgia – which the AP called for him just before 1am.

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Republicans retake control of US Senate after Democrats lose majority

Republicans win key seats and take back upper chamber in result that had been widely anticipated

Republicans have recaptured the US Senate , achieving what was billed in advance as the most attainable goal for the party in this year’s elections.

The GOP regained control after it became clear that the Democrats had lost their one-seat majority in Congress’s 100-member upper chamber.

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California passes the tough-on-crime Proposition 36

Initiative will enact harsher penalties for theft and drug offenses to confront homelessness and fentanyl addiction

California voters voted to pass Proposition 36 , a tough-on-crime ballot initiative that will enact harsher penalties for retail theft, property crimes and drug offenses.

It will undo parts of a landmark 2014 law that downgraded several non-violent felonies to misdemeanors as a way to reduce the state’s prison population and redirect money to drug treatment and resources for crime victims. While some considered the original law, known as Proposition 47 , a breakthrough in criminal justice reform, for others, it was viewed as a major driver of property crime, homelessness and substance abuse.

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Republican Bernie Moreno takes Ohio Senate seat from Democrat Sherrod Brown

Result represents major blow to Democratic hopes of retaining control of US Senate

The Republican Bernie Moreno won the Ohio Senate race on Tuesday, besting the Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown in a victory that could hand the GOP a majority in the upper chamber.

The Associated Press called the race at 11.27 pm EST.

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Betting markets swing hard to Trump with early election tallies

Apps such as Polymarket and Kalshi place Trump as likely winner as election officials continue to count ballots

Donald Trump rebuilt a vast lead over Kamala Harris in betting market forecasts as presidential election results were counted on Tuesday night.

The former president and his allies touted projections from top gambling platforms that put him way ahead of Harris in recent weeks, going so far as to suggest they were more accurate than traditional opinion polls.

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Sarah McBride becomes first openly trans person elected to US House

McBride wins Delaware’s at-large House seat against Republican candidate John Whalen III, a former state police officer

Sarah McBride , a Delaware state senator, has made history as the first out transgender person elected to the US House of Representatives .

“Thank you, Delaware! Because of your votes and your values, I am proud to be your next member of Congress,” McBride wrote on X .

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