Election 2024 live updates: 'We accept the results," Harris concedes

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

96% : "Vance, mom all smiles after victoryVice president-elect JD Vance thanked supporters after he and Trump claimed victory early Wednesday morning.
83% : Dozens of leaders and U.S. allies released statements expressing well wishes and congratulations after Trump won the election.
80% : Harris won much of the West Coast and Northeast and Trump clinched victories in the South.
73% : Zelenskyy, in a post on X, said he had an "excellent call" with Trump and "congratulated him on his historic landslide victory," adding that "his tremendous campaign made this result possible.
71% : Trump won the first swing state called on election night, North Carolina.
69% : Trump has run for president three times, winning the office in 2016 and now in 2024.
66% : A politician rejected by voters in 2020 and abandoned by many in his party after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Trump is poised to again become the most powerful man in the world.
59% : Biden congratulates Trump, invites him to White HousePresident Joe Biden on Wednesday called President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him on his election victory and invited him to a meeting at the White House during the presidential transition period - an invitation which Trump did not extend to him just four years ago.
59% : Biden's outreach to Trump isn't necessarily unusual - outgoing presidents traditionally meet with their successors before the formal inauguration.
59% : "Trump was announced the winner of the 2024 presidential election in the early hours of Wednesday morning, sweeping many of the key swing states and widening his support among young men, Black men and Hispanic voters to prevail.
58% : With the campaign behind him, Trump can now turn his attention to putting together a cabinet and a staff to carry out his agenda.
58% : Trump secured the 270 electoral votes needed to become the next president after he was projected the winner of Wisconsin around 5:40 a.m. ET.
57% : "- Kim HjelmgaardHistoric comeback for Trump, a once and future presidentFour years ago, Trump by most measures was a political pariah.
57% : "It's so easy - I would fire him within two seconds," Trump told radio host Hugh Hewitt on Oct. 24.What the election results mean for you: Sign up for USA TODAY's On Politics newsletter for updates and exclusive analysis.
56% : "The president-elect thanked Kennedy, who suspended his independent presidential campaign to endorse Trump, during his victory speech.
56% : "Trump has long been close to Netanyahu and in his first term was widely viewed as one of the most pro-Israel U.S. presidents of modern times.
54% : He also invited Trump to meet with him in the White House.
50% : But it comes after Trump refused to extend a similar invitation to Biden during the 2020 presidential election.
50% : President Joe Biden called Trump earlier in the day to congratulate the former president on his victory in the 2024 presidential race.
49% : Weeks of polling had showed the candidates competing in a razor-close election, but in the end Trump won over enough pivotal states with his focus on inflation and immigration.
47% : "He's going to help make America healthy again," Trump said about Kennedy early Wednesday morning.
46% : Harris called Trump earlier on Wednesday, conceding the historic election after a hard-fought race for the right to lead the nation.
46% : In an opinion article, Bezos defended the move, arguing it would help restore public trust by ending a practice he says creates a "perception of non-independence" and bias.- Chris CannMitch McConnell congratulates Trump, grateful filibuster is 'secure'Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Trump on his victory in the presidential race on Wednesday, telling reporters at the Capitol that he commended the former president for "running a sharper operation this time.
46% : "We are ready to take action the minute Trump takes the oath of office," Romero said in a statement.
43% : "When President-elect Trump targets immigrants, dissidents and his political opponents we will challenge him in the courts, in state legislatures and in the streets.
42% : She discussed the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans with Trump, according to a senior Harris aide.Foes of Trump, meanwhile, promised to provide his administration no honeymoon.
42% : "Can Trump run again in 2028?
39% : Harris also called Trump to congratulate him, according to a senior Harris aide.
37% : But Trump also picked up North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, pushing him over the threshold of 270 electoral votes to win the race.
30% : Rising from the ashes after a bonfire of scandal fueled by four criminal prosecutions, two impeachments and a failed insurrection, Trump swept aside dire warnings that he could bring American democracy to an end and instead used the democratic system as the ultimate vindication.
30% : Trump has made clear he would derail the efforts of Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith in his two federal cases.
29% : Last week, Kennedy said Trump "promised" him control of U.S. health agencies, but a member of the Trump transition team refuted that.
27% : But future U.S. aid for Ukraine is in doubt after the election of Trump, who has a history of flattering statements about Putin and would not say during a September presidential debate whether he wants Ukraine to win the war.
26% : Trump has repeatedly distanced himself from the project, claiming in a July Truth Social post to "know nothing about Project 2025" despite many of the project's creators having close ties to the previous Trump administration.
24% : Trump broke with years of U.S. policy when he moved the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which Palestinians also claim as their future capital.
24% : Trump has said he could fire Smith or pardon himself.
22% : It's not immediately clear how Trump will deal the war in Gaza.
17% : Trump also promoted fraudulent claims that the election was stolen and skipped Biden's inauguration.
13% : Harris attempted to tie the former president to the 900-page document that outlines extreme policy positions, such as limiting abortion access and mass deportation, that project supporters hope Trump will implement.

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