Voting closed on Tuesday night in the tightly fought US presidential election between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

Mr Musk described himself as a “moderate Democrat” until recently but became a vocal critic of the party during the Biden administration.

The closeness of the race in the seven swing states raise the likelihood that, once again, a victor might not be known on election night.

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Republican Jim Justice has easily taken the seat after the retirement of former Democratic senator Joe Manchin.

Actor Paul Rudd was filmed handing out water bottles to young voters waiting in long queues in swing state Pennsylvania on US election day. The Ant-Man star was spotted during a broadcast on US outlet ...

The run-up to the election has been marked by concerns over disinformation, foreign influence and threats to election workers ...

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have each notched early wins in reliably Republican and Democratic states so far.

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The Republican candidate is projected to win the states of Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia, while Ms Harris is expected to win Vermont.

Boris Johnson has been “fired for banging on about his book” during a guest appearance on Channel 4’s coverage of the US election, according to the programme’s co-host Krishnan Guru-Murthy.