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Rory McIlroy, a critic of LIV Golf, says Donald Trump's presidential win could 'clear the way' for a deal between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund that owns LIV.

The Dow Jones industrial average surged more than 1300 points in early trading, with expectations that a new Trump term will bring big policy changes, including tax cuts.

The former president's decisive victory was confirmed after he picked up the key battleground states of Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

World leaders swiftly weighed in, from early and enthusiastic congratulations to more somber and circumspect assurances of continuity in the relationship with Trump.

Trump overcame an assassination attempt and a shift from Biden to Harris to win. Ferocity and extreme views that alienated some sounded 'authentic' to many others.

Former President Trump's supporters at his election night watch party were hugging one another and throwing their MAGA hats in the air before Trump took the stage.

Thousands were on hand at the Yard, a large open space on the Washington, D.C. university's campus, hoping to cheer the election of the first Black woman to the presidency.

In Kamala Harris' childhood neighborhood, and among her friends in San Francisco and Oakland, people expressed hope and anxiety as polls close.

Republicans are clinging to a slim majority in the House and are defending 15 seats seen as toss-ups. No state has more swing seats than California.

Federal law enforcement and swing-state election officials both reported bomb threats to polling stations Tuesday, saying they believed the threats originated in Russia.