AP: Donald Trump elected 47th president

Donald Trump has won the US presidential election, US media announced with the latest being the Associated Press (AP) Wednesday, beating Democrat Kamala Harris to complete a stunning political comeback.

Trump’s victory was called by multiple television networks. It returns him to the White House after a long, bruising campaign that saw the polarizing Republican ride out two assassination bids and a criminal conviction.

Latest Updates:

• Donald Trump won Wisconson (10 electoral votes), which propelled him from 267 to over the 270 threshold needed to become president. 
• The Associated Press (AP) has called the race for Republican nominee Donald Trump, making him the 47th president of the United States
• Trump now only needs the historically red state of Alaska (three electoral votes) to clinch the presidency.
• Trump currently has 267 electoral votes, to Harris’ 224.
• Donald Trump won Pennsylvania – claiming 19 electoral votes.
• "Donald Trump elected as the next president of the United States," Fox News said on website’s front page.
• Fox News declares Trump as election winner
• Donald Trump to deliver remarks from Mar-a-Lagos soon
• "You won't hear from the vice president tonight but you will hear from her tomorrow”: Harris campaign co-chair.
• Kamala Harris will not address her supporters on election night: Campaign
• Donald Trump currently has 247 electoral votes, to Kamala Harris’ 214
• Kamala Harris wins New Hampshire, continuing a two-decade-long streak (four electoral votes)
• Donald Trump has won the crucial swing state of Georgia – 16 electoral votes, according to the Associated Press.
• Trump currently leads with 232 electoral votes, Harris with 216
• Wall Street Journal: Republicans have took control of the Senate.
• The New York Times “needle” projects Donald Trump has a 91% chance of winning the election.
• Kamala Harris won the historically solid blue state of Hawaii and its four electoral votes
• Kamala Harris won Virginia, adding 13 electoral votes to her tally.
• Kamala Harris took Oregon, securing 187 electoral votes.
• Associated Press: Kamala Harris has increased her electoral count to 179 following her win in California, compared to Trump’s 230.
• Harris wins Colorado and Washington D.C.
• Donald Trump won the swing state of North Carolina, bringing his electoral count to 230 compared to Harris’s 117.
• Trump claims victories in Iowa and Kansas.
• Trump won Montana, Wyoming, and Utah, adding a total of six more electoral votes to his count.

Out of 230 million eligible voters, approximately 160 million are registered. However, nearly half of U.S. states allow voters to register on Election Day, and North Dakota permits voting without prior registration. More than 85 million Americans have already cast their ballots by mail or through early voting.