US Election 2024: First polls close as America decides its next President

Chaos erupts in crucial swing states as voting SUSPENDED over bomb threats

Voting has been suspended in a key swing state after bomb threats were called in - with officials blaming Russia.

In Arizona, "unsubstantiated" threats were made to four locations in the state's northeast, while in Georgia, police have been called into action over threats made to as many as five polling places.

Officials have pushed for calm - the head of Georgia's DeKalb County told locals: "Every asset that we have will be deployed to ensure that every citizen who wants to vote will be given that opportunity, and every vote cast will be counted."

While Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said: "We have no reason to believe that any of our voters or any of our polling places are in any sort of jeopardy.

"This is another, we believe, probing attack. We also have reason to believe - although I won't get into specifics - that this comes from one of our foreign enemies, namely Russia."

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Rudy Giuliani: Trump will win - and 'do MIRACLES'

Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, said he expects his ex-boss to win tonight's crunch election.

Speaking to a gaggle of reporters today, Giuliani said Trump would "do miracles with foreign policy" in his potential second term.

The Republican hopeful has previously told GB News that Vladimir Putin "would have never invaded Ukraine" with him in charge.

And when asked by the BBC if the election would be fair, Giuliani said: "I don't know. I have learned not to underestimate the ability of them to be dishonest and crooked."

Elon Musk orders 'emergency squad' to Pennsylvania to firm last-minute votes

Elon Musk is said to have sent an "emergency team" to Pennsylvania to help secure crucial final votes as the election reaches its climax.

Musk's campaign group, the America PAC, is focusing on potential Trump voters whose initial ballots contained errors - which would lead to their rejection in the final tally.

The approach is costly and uncommon, but it could provide the few additional votes needed to win this pivotal state.

Farage feeling 'bullish' as Trump counts down to exit poll

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said he is feeling "bullish" about Donald Trump's chances as the ex-President counts down to the first set of exit polls.

Farage, who shared his thoughts en route to Mar-a-Lago, also argued it was strange exit polls come out when voters still head to polling stations.

Lara Trump issues warning to voters to 'protect the vote' as she shares link to report voter fraud

Lara Trump has issued a warning to voters to “protect the vote” ahead of the US Presidential election.

Sharing a link to voter fraud, the daughter-in-law of Donald Trump told her 1.8million followers to follow the link if they see anything deceitful.

With voting now underway, both Trump and Kamala Harris are tied neck and neck in seven key states in one of the tightest elections ever.

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Trump urges Republicans to 'stay in line' as clock ticks on polls across the US

Donald Trump has been urging his followers to stay in lines outside American polling stations as closing time inches closer.

After pledging that today is "our last chance to defeat the corrupt establishment", the Republican hopeful has told his would-be voters not to be "intimidated" by election officials.

"If you're there before the official close of polls, don't let anyone intimidate you or force you out of line. Stay in line!"

Swing states: Where might tonight be won and lost?

Seven key states hang in the balance tonight - and after months of campaigning, data and surveys, pollsters remain unsure just which way they'll swing.

Here's the run-down on how much sway these states could hold - and when Britons can expect to find out who they've chosen.

A reminder that either of the two hopefuls need 270 Electoral College (EC) votes to win the presidency.

• Georgia (16 EC votes) polls close at 7pm - 11pm GMT
• Michigan (15 EC votes) polls close at 8pm - 12am GMT
• Nevada (6 EC votes) polls close at 10pm - 2am GMT
• North Carolina (16 EC votes) polls close at 7.30pm - 11.30pm GMT
• Pennsylvania (19 EC votes) polls close at 8pm - 12am GMT
• Wisconsin (10 EC votes) polls close at 9pm - 1am
• Arizona (11 EC votes) polls close at 9pm - 1am GMT

Officials in Arizona have warned it could take up to 13 days to tabulate all the ballots in Maricopa County - which is home to over half of Arizona's population.

Georgia polling stations receive election day bomb threats linked to 'Russian sources'

Georgia's Secretary of State has reported that polling centres received bomb threats on election day - which have been pinned on "Russian sources".

Two polling sites, in the Peach State's Union City and Fulton County, were temporarily evacuated on Tuesday as a precautionary measure.

Secretary Brad Raffensperger said that while officials were still investigating, they did not believe the threats were credible.

"We've received some threats with connections to Russia," Raffensperger said in a press conference on Tuesday morning.

"While we don't think they're credible, we're prioritizing public safety and thoroughly investigating."

Welcome to GB News' live US Election 2024 coverage

Welcome to GB News' US Election 2024 live blog.

We'll be covering all the build-up to tonight's results - then, state-by-state calls and live reactions as they come in.

This promises to be one of the tightest elections in living memory - with polls flipping and narrowing by the barest of margins all the way through.

To kick things off, here's Donald Trump and his wife Melania speaking to the media from Palm Beach after he voted. "I ran a great campaign," he says.