Elections officials in several key states hurried to finish counting all outstanding votes as Americans could finally learn who won Tuesday's presidential election.
Joe Biden maintained his Electoral College lead over President Donald Trump, overtaking the president in Georgia and Pennsylvania. Trump, meanwhile, vowed to "pursue this process through every aspect of the law" Friday after offering a series of false claims about election integrity in defiant remarks from the White House the day before, and is mounting a legal blitz across several battleground states.
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—All eyes on battleground vote counts as anxious nation waits
—The Road to 270: How the candidates can win
—Republicans push back against Trump's false election claims
—Georgia plans a recount. History shows it rarely makes a difference in states.
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones addresses pro-Trump protesters in Arizona
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Biden takes the lead in Georgia
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States still too close to call
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