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17:22

Donald Trump Jr on what this election means

Donald Trump Jr is speaking on CNN now.

He doesn`t need this job. He did this for America, for the American dream, for our kids and grandkids.

Both sides of the political elite have failed us. They beat their chests loudly and fail.

What we want is real change.

We`ve seen this with Bernie Sanders - and he was cheated out by the system.

The media isn`t fair and balanced; the conservative media isn`t either, I know. But we need true freedom of thought.

He is asked about his father.

I wish people saw the employer. They saw the father and grandfather. At the dinner table. Who has employed tens of thousands of people.

That`s the Donald Trump that America is starting to see and know.

I think we want someone out of the system - who can really deliver.

It`s false promise after false promise, and that`s what he`s rallying against.

On rumours that Mr Trump may start "Trump TV," he says he has "no idea" and "hasn`t been home in three months."

And he played down suggestions that he would take an active role in government.

He`s a really good employer. He`s good at finding people who would be better than we would.

And he can bring in people outside the political class.



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17:09

Hillary Clinton arrives to vote

At 8am on the dot, local time, Hillary Clinton has arrived to vote in Chappaqua.

Accompanied by her husband, she is hugged as she enters the station.



Donald Trump remains optimistic



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17:02

Which states are open?

New Hampshire (Midnight - 8pm ET)

Connecticut (6am - 8pm ET)

New Jersey (6am - 8pm ET)

Indiana (6am - 7pm ET)

Maine (6am - 8pm ET)

Kentucky (6am - 7 pm ET)

New York (6am - 9pm ET)

North Carolina (6.30am - 7.30pm ET)

West Virginia (6.30am - 7.30pm ET )

Ohio (6.30am - 7.30pm ET)

Pennsylvania (7am - 8pm ET)

South Carolina (7am - 7pm ET)

Delaware (7am - 8pm ET)

Florida (7am - 8pm ET)

Georgia (7am - 7pm ET)

Louisiana (7am - 9pm ET)

Massachusetts (7am - 8pm ET)

Illinois (7am - 8pm)

Kansas (7am - 9pm)

Michigan (7am - 9pm ET)

Tennessee (7am - 8pm ET)

Maryland (7am - 8pm ET )

Missouri (7am - 8pm ET)

Rhode Island (7am - 8pm ET)

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16:37

Revealed: Bill Clinton says Jeremy Corbyn is `the maddest person in the room` in private speech

Michael Wilkinson, our political correspondent, brings us this update from Westminster.

He writes:

Bill Clinton described Jeremy Corbyn as the "maddest person in the room" in a private speech revealed by Wikileaks.

The former US president, who could be returning to the White House as the husband of the next president, reportedly mocked the Labour leader in a private speech at a Hillary for America fundraiser in Maryland in October 2015. The speech, marked "for internal use only", was published in full by Wikileaks today.

Mr Clinton said:

"The British Labour Party disposed of its most (inaudible) leader, David Miliband, because they were mad at him for being part of Tony Blair’s government in the Iraq War.

"And they moved to the left and put his brother in as leader because the British labor movement wanted it. When David Cameron thumped him in the election, they reached the interesting conclusion that they lost because they hadn’t moved far left enough, and so they went out and practically got a guy off the street to be the leader of the British Labor Party, who I saw in the press today said that he was really a British citizen and had real British (inaudible). (Laughter.)

"But what that is reflective of – the same thing happened in the Greek election – when people feel they’ve been shafted and they don’t expect anything to happen anyway, they just want the maddest person in the room to represent them."

Mr Clinton likened the Labor leader`s position to that of Bernie Sanders, who failed in his bid to become the Democratic nominee, with the party instead opting for Mrs Clinton.

"Hillary says that you have to have a campaign that appeals to the struggling, the striving and the successful," Mr Clinton said.

"We have to do this together. And Bernie says just go get the money from the millionaires."



Democratic Party officials and US government agencies have accused the Russian government, including the country`s "senior-most officials," of pursuing a campaign of cyber attacks against Democratic Party organisations ahead of the US presidential election.

WikiLeaks has been one of the most prominent internet outlets to post and promote hacked Democratic Party materials. The organisation has denied any connection with a Russian hacking campaign.

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16:30

Tim Kaine has voted

Hillary Clinton`s running mate, Tim Kaine, has voted in his hometown of Richmond, Virginia.

What do you need to know about him?

* Senator for Virginia, aged 58

* Fluent in Spanish, learnt while a young missionary in Honduras

* Worked as a lawyer in Virginia specialising in civil rights and housing

* Devout Catholic

* Plays the harmonica but describes himself as "boring"

"Hillary has a universe of star power - and Tim Kaine," wrote the USA Today, rather cruelly.

Last night he was on stage playing the harmonica with Jon Bon Jovi, though - so don`t feel too sorry for him.

16:17

Watch out for Florida

So Florida has just opened its doors to voters.

And it`s one to watch. Every major poll since October has shown the state pretty much tied.

Florida has 29 electoral college votes - the third most in the nation, after California (55) and Texas (38).

"If we win Florida, it`s a wrap," said President Barack Obama on Sunday, campaigning in the state.



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16:05

More polling stations open!

This is the main hour for states to begin opening their polls - 17 in all.

And among them are some "big names" - including Georgia and Florida, which have been hotly contested.

Louisiana is also beginning to vote; remember that is where David Duke, a former high-ranking member of the Ku Klux Klan, is hoping to get elected to the senate.

Voting for the 45th president of the United States began Tuesday at 6 am EST (11:00 GMT) with polling stations opening their doors in Northeastern states, including Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Virginia, Connecticut, Maine and New Jersey.

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15:56

Queues already forming at polling stations







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15:20

Polls open in nine states...
And we`re off!

The first ballots have been cast, as voters in nine states got first crack at electing the new president, with the rest of the country due to get started later in the day.

The polls are now open in Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Vermont and Virginia.

But there`s a fair wait yet to find out who is the next President of the United States...

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15:14

The investigations into Clinton`s use of a private email server have now been concluded with no charges to be brought against the Democrat candidate. But the relevations last weekend have already done enough to give Trump momentum into the final week.

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