It’s election day in the United States with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris vying to become the next president – polls begin to open.
Harris has advocated for abortion rights and pledged to lower food and housing costs for working families
Trump has vowed to seal the border and has proposed tax cuts worth trillions
Trump ended his campaign with a speech in Michigan – while Harris wrapped up in another swing state, Pennsylvania
More than 82 million people voted before election day – check our poll tracker here
When will we know the winner? It could take days – or it could be soon after polls close.
US intelligence chiefs are warning that “foreign adversaries” – including Russia – are carrying out operations to “undermine public confidence in the integrity of US elections and stoke divisions among Americans”.
In a joint statement, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Russia-linked groups were inciting violence against election officials and repeating false claims of voter fraud.
The agencies state that “Russian influence actors” recently posted an article falsely claiming that officials in key states plan to rig Tuesday’s presidential election by stuffing ballot boxes. The ODNI goes on to say it expects these efforts to intensify over the coming days. It also accuses Iran of being a “significant foreign influence threat” to the US.
Tehran and Moscow have denied trying to disrupt the election.
