Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democratic presidential nominee, expressed confidence that he would win the presidential election and that his lead had given him 'a mandate for action' on national issues.

Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democratic presidential nominee, delivered an address.

At a news briefing on Friday, the mayor of Philadelphia urged President Trump to concede the election and defended the ballot counting process across Pennsylvania.

Election officials in Pennsylvania discussed ongoing election operations and provided an update on the latest results.

Protesters, both those calling for all votes to be counted and supporters of President Trump seeking to stop the count, gathered outside the Philadelphia Convention Center, where votes were being tallied Thursday.

A Georgia election official said on Thursday that the state was doing all it could to finalize its election results, with accuracy superseding speed.

The county's elections director said workers would stay 'as long as it takes' to finish counting votes. Fulton County, which includes most of Atlanta, is a key to deciding Georgia's 16 electoral votes.

On Tuesday night, Sen. Mitch McConnell won his bid for re-election in a competitive Kentucky Senate race.

Joseph R. Biden Jr. kicked off the final day before the election with a rally in Ohio, a state that for four years has been a symbol of Democratic disappointment.

At a late-night rally in Florida, President Trump suggested that he might fire Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, but that he would wait until 'after the election.'