Republican Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.

Election betters returned to Donald Trump over Kamala Harris after a near collapse earlier in the week. See the Election Day odds.

Voters are heading to the polls to cast their ballots for either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in one of the nation’s most historic presidential races. It’s raining across much of the nation’s midsection Tuesday morning and forecasters say storms are possible in large swaths of the country later in the day.

The United States is choosing its next president - with polls open in swing states Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona, and Wisconsin.

Donald Trump is on the verge of clinching the presidency after winning Pennsylvania, putting him just shy of defeating Kamala Harris to secure his return to the White House.