Trump on Brink of Victory After Winning Pennsylvania

Donald Trump is on the brink of winning a second presidency after the AP called the battleground state of Pennsylvania for him early Wednesday. Trump earlier won the swing states of North Carolina and Georgia, with four other battleground states—and Alaska—still in play. A win in any one of them means he defeats Kamala Harris. Neither candidate registered an upset in the non-battleground states already decided, per the New York Times.

• Electoral College count: Trump 267, Harris 224. The winner needs 270.
• States for Trump: The AP has called Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska (statewide, along with the 1st and 3rd Congressional Districts), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming, and Maine's 2nd Congressional District for Trump.
• States for Harris: The AP has called California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington state, the 1st Congressional District of Maine, the 2nd Congressional District of Nebraska, and the District of Columbia for Harris.

• Swing states: Trump won Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, with Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona, and Nevada still undecided.

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