By Ebenezer
Joe Biden is now projected to have 284 Electoral College votes, the Associated Press (AP) news agency said on Saturday, above the threshold needed to clinch the hard-fought United States presidential election.
The president-elect was projected to have surpassed the 270 electoral vote-threshold after the AP called Pennsylvania in his favour.
US President Donald Trump did not immediately acknowledge the APβs projection and his campaign has vowed to challenge the result, particularly in the states of Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Michigan.
The Republican leaderβs campaign announced plans to seek a recount in Wisconsin and filed lawsuits to suspend the vote counts in several states.
Separately, Georgia also announced a recount of votes.
Ballot counting continues in a number of key battleground states where the margins are razor thin.
Kamala Harris will be heading to the White House as Bidenβs vice-president, and is set to create new records along the way.
Harris has had a trailblazing career, and will now be the first African-American, first woman and first person of Asian descent to serve as vice president.
More to come