Latest news and live updates following Donald Trump's historic win in the 2024 presidential race against Kamala Harris. Trump captured the victory Wednesday morning.

It will take 218 seats to rule the House, and although neither party had yet to reach the threshold, the numbers appeared to favor the GOP.

Democrats were projected to win at least 203 House seats and Republicans 211 seats as of Thursday afternoon. A party needs 218 seats in order to have the majority.

Dozens of Black people across the country said they have received text messages telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.” The messages came just hours after the polarized presidential election came to a close this week.

These may not be the best numbers, but they are below average errors, i.e., as I suggested previously, the average error in the last week's national polls for all presidential elections between 1952 and 2020 is 2.5 points, and it is larger still in the states.

Hours after Trump's victory, advocacy groups were setting their sights on the president-elect, who will take office Jan. 20.

The 2024 presidential election is over, but the path to Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 is just beginning. The votes have to be certified in the states, the Electoral College has to meet and then Congress counts the vote.

Former Republican Assemblymember Steven Choi holds onto a lead over Democratic Sen. Josh Newman in the 37th district.

It appears inmates in California will continue to work for little or no pay, as tallies released Thursday show voters opposed Proposition 6, a bid to change the state constitution to outlaw involuntary servitude in state prisons. No on Proposition 6 led 54.6% to 45.4%

Follow Colorado House District 8 election results live during the 2024 election. Get updates on voting outcomes from the Colorado House election, including maps from NBC News.

In May, a New York jury found Trump guilty of falsifying business records. The convictions stemmed from Trump’s attempt to cover up reimbursements to his ex-lawyer, Michael Cohen, who in 2016 paid off an adult film star to remain silent about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump.