Election 2024 updates: Trump begins selecting cabinet positions

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Last updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 5:26PM GMT
Trump's cabinet picks include close allies from his campaign
President-elect Donald Trump is naming members to his administration. Here's a look at the president-elect's appointees so far.

Just days after former President Donald Trump was projected to have won the presidency, Trump's transition team operation has begun, with transition co-chairs confirming that he will be selecting personnel to serve under his leadership in the coming days.

Trump is also the projected winner in Arizona, a state the former president flipped after losing it to Joe Biden in 2020.

Trump's projected win in the vital swing state marks a sweep of the battleground states.

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Nov 06, 2024, 8:59 AM

Track electoral vote count and results map for the presidential election

See how the balance of power is playing out as election results come in:

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Nov 06, 2024, 12:20 AM GMT

Paul Rudd supports college voters as they wait in long lines at Villanova University

Actor Paul Rudd visited Villanova University on Tuesday, where students and residents waited longer than two hours to vote.

He handed out water and snacks, thanking voters along the way.

Paul Rudd supports college voters as they wait in long lines at Villanova University

"It is crazy, we've been waiting out here for two hours, now they got Paul Rudd out here," said Erin Spillane, a Villanova senior.

Pennsylvania is a critical swing state in this election, drawing a lot of attention from both sides as candidates and celebrities visited the state multiple times leading up to Election Day.

In the last two elections, the candidate who won Pennsylvania won the election.

Students at Villanova said they were grateful to be able to cast their vote on campus.

"It's really a great experience that they can make it so convenient for students," said Dean Mullin, a sophomore.

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Nov 06, 2024, 12:11 AM GMT

Notable firsts that could make history on Election Day

The stage is set for a historic 2024 election: Vice President Kamala Harris could be the first female president and first president of South Asian descent while former President Donald Trump could be only the second president to win non-consecutive terms, as well as the first president convicted of a crime.

But the roundup of notable "firsts" are not limited to the presidential ticket. In fact, there is a plethora of additional historic firsts that can result from various branches of this year's federal election.

Click here for some of the highlights.

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Nov 06, 2024, 12:11 AM GMT

Indiana projected for Trump

ABC News is projecting that Trump is expected to win Indiana's 11 electoral votes. That is not a surprise. In previous elections, he won the state by 57 percent to 38 percent over Clinton in 2016, and 55 to 32 over Biden in 2020.

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Nov 06, 2024, 12:05 AM GMT

We have our first presidential race projections of the night

Now that all polls have closed in Vermont and Kentucky, ABC News is projecting that Harris will win Vermont's three electoral votes, and that Trump will win Kentucky's eight votes. Of course, this should come as no surprise; according to the final 538 forecast in these two states, there was a less than 1 in 100 chance of either state flipping its support from the party it backed in 2020.

From left to right: Former President Donald Trump at an event on Sept. 25, 2024, in Mint Hill, N.C., and Vice President Kamala Harris at an event on Oct. 19, 2024, in Atlanta.
From left to right: Former President Donald Trump at an event on Sept. 25, 2024, in Mint Hill, N.C., and Vice President Kamala Harris at an event on Oct. 19, 2024, in Atlanta.