Polls across the continental United States have closed for the presidential election as Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump seek the 270 electoral college votes needed to become the next president.

Democrat Kamala Harris faced Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday in the U.S. presidential election, with the two candidates vying to attract support after staking positions on issues including abortion,

North Carolina was one of the biggest battlegrounds up for grabs this year, as Democrats looked to flip a state that's voted Republican in nearly every election since 1980