Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump to become the 46th President of the United States

[Andy Meek, Jacob Siegal]

The voters have spoken, and the Trump era has come to an end. For now, at least — but more on that in a bit.

After days of counting, with the coronavirus pandemic spurring voters to cast their ballots early and by mail in record numbers this year, the election is now being called by multiple news organizations. Former Vice President Joe Biden is now projected by multiple outlets including CNN, NBC, and the AP to be the winner of the 2020 race for the White House, making him the 46th president of the United States. It was, as expected, an intense, closely fought contest.

It was also unprecedented for having been conducted amid the once-in-a-century pandemic that has roiled the country. And in keeping with the race's dramatic nature, the whole week has been dominated by tense, incremental developments as individual states' electoral votes have slowly been added to Biden's count.

President-elect Biden is expected to address the nation this evening along with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, who will become the first black, Asian, and female Vice President ever.

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