Live updates: Trump projected to win Idaho as he inches closer to 270

Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ have projected that Trump will win Idaho.
Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ have projected that Harris will win California.
Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ have projected that Trump will win the battleground state of Georgia. This is the second battleground state Trump is projected to win. Scripps Nes and Decision Desk HQ projected earlier that the former president will win North Carolina.
Georgia is a flip for Trump. He lost the state in 2020 to Joe Biden by about 11,000 votes.
Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ have projected that Trump will win Iowa.
Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ have projected that Trump will win Utah and Montana.
Meanwhile, Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ have projected Harris will win Delaware.
Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ have projected Harris will
win Colorado.
Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ have projected Trump will win the battleground state of North Carolina.
Scott Tranter, director of the data science team at Decision Desk HQ said they were able to call North Carolina for Trump because they are seeing similar trends when Trump won the state four years ago.
“What we’ve seen from North Carolina is a resurgence of the 2020 turnout that got Donald Trump the state back in 2020, specifically in the rurals,” he said. “And we’ve got enough of vote out of the suburban areas around Mecklenburg, in Charlotte and Raleigh, He’s hitting his vote goals and that’s why we’re able to call it.”
Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ have projected Trump will win Texas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska’s Third Congressional District, Kansas, Louisiana and Wyoming.
Meanwhile, Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ have projected Harris will win New York and Illinois.
Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ have projected Trump will win Ohio.
Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ have projected Harris will win New Hampshire.
Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ have projected Harris will win Virginia.
Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ have projected Trump will win Arkansas.
Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ have projected Trump will win Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.
Meanwhile, Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ have projected that Harris will win Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island and Washington, D.C.
Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ have projected that Trump will win West Virginia.
Election officials are disputing claims by Trump that cheating is ongoing in Philadelphia, a Democratic stronghold.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said, “There is no factual basis whatsoever within law enforcement to support this wild allegation.”
Trump also warned that heavy law enforcement is “coming” to Detroit, another Democratic stronghold.
In response, the Michigan Secretary of State’s Office said, “We do not know what the former president is talking about. This seems like a pretty transparent attempt to stoke fear and suppress voter turnout.”
Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ has projected Donald Trump will win Indiana, Kentucky and South Carolina, picking up 28 Electoral College votes.
Meanwhile, Scripps News and DDHQ project Kamala Harris will win Vermont and pick up 3 electoral votes.
Polls have begun to close in numerous states that are situated in the Eastern time zone. They include Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia. Florida has some counties in the Central time zones, which remain open for the next hour.
Polls have begun to close in parts of Kentucky and Indiana. Both states straddle the Eastern and Central time zones. Polls are only closing for the counties in the Eastern time zone. They remain open for the next hour in the Central time zone.
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris were encouraging every last supporter to get out and vote before polls closed on Tuesday.
Trump, who cast his ballot in Palm Beach, Florida, told reporters he was feeling “very confident” going into election night.
He also released a video on social media, saying, “We’re going to have a big victory tonight.”
Meanwhile, Harris made a stop at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and spoke with voters on the phone.
She also spent the day doing interviews with radio stations in key battleground states.
Harris voted on Sunday, sending in her ballot to her home state of California.
The two candidates have watch parties planned for Tuesday night. Harris will watch election results come in at her alma mater Howard University. Trump will host his watch party at a convention center in Palm Beach.