Live US election 2020: Latest updates on polls, results in Donald Trump vs Joe Biden presidential race

It could be hours — or even days — before election officials across the United States are done counting ballots and are able to ascertain a winner for the presidential race between incumbent Republican president Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden.

This is due to the extra steps involved in verifying and counting the millions of votes received through mail ballots and drop boxes in areas where early voting sites have been made available, as well as polls cast on voting day itself — November 3 — at assigned locations.

Such differences may result in a significant lag in reporting time across the states.

Follow our live blog to keep up to date with the latest turn of events.

All times are reported in Eastern Time (ET).

2:00pm ET — Developments to watch out for during US election 2020 night and beyond

The US election 2020 is upon us and many are wondering what are the key moments or announcements to watch out for, as America heads to the polls to either elect US President Donald Trump for another term or his Democrat rival Joe Biden.

The latest opinion polls show the race is close enough in the battleground states to swing the outcome to either party, even as Biden leads Trump in national polls.

Some of these states do not begin to count early votes until after polling stations close, and some allow ballots that arrive after Election Day to be included as long as they are postmarked by November 3. If the presidential race depends on the outcomes in these states, America could be waiting for days.

Experts have cautioned against reading too much into early returns, which could be distorted by how each state processes the votes not cast in-person on Election Day.

Find out more here.

1:57pm ET — Donald Trump's 'concession speech' remark triggers memes on social media

US President Donald Trump may be hours away from losing the White House to Joe Biden but he continues to surprise us.

According to Senior White House Correspondent for Bloomberg News, Jennifer Jacobs, the US president was speaking to the press pool at his campaign office here he said the most obvious thing ever.

"I’m not thinking about concession speech or acceptance speech yet. Hopefully we'll be only doing one of those two,” Trump tells press pool at campaign office," wrote Jacobs on Twitter. 

It is a well known fact that the winner of the US election gives a victory speech whereas the loser has to settle for a concession one.

Find out more here. 

1:51pm ET — Lady Gaga encourages voters with PSA video ahead of election day

Lady Gaga recently put out a promotional PSA video, addressing those who believe their vote holds no significance. The Grammy-award winning singer not only utilized her platform to prove them wrong but also urged them to ‘give it a go’.

In the three-minute-long video Gaga can be heard introducing herself, “I want to say something to those of you who have already voted, though: thank you, thank you, thank you. You did your part, and I love you for it.”

Find out more here.

1:38pm ET — US 'entitled to know' winner on election day: Trump

US President Donald Trump again sought to sow doubt over the counting of ballots beyond election day, saying the country was "entitled" to know who won on the day of the vote, AFP reports.

"You have to have a date, and the date happens to be November 3," he said during a visit to Republican National Committee offices in Arlington, Virginia.

"And we should be entitled to know who won on November 3."

1:34pm ET — 'We are in a battle for the soul of the nation': Joe Biden 

As I’ve said from the start of this campaign, we are in a battle for the soul of the nation. We find ourselves at a crossroads: on one side, the path of darkness, anger, and more division; on the other, the path of light, hope, and unity, says Joe Biden in his note.

This is the most consequential election of our lifetime and the most important thing is that you vote and make your voice heard, says Biden.

"Let me tell you this: your vote matters."

Tens of millions of Americans have already voted, and millions more will join them because they can feel the fierce urgency of this moment, he added.

1:30pm ET — Take a look at Trump's daily job approval ratings for today

1:26pm ET — 'I’m not thinking about concession or acceptance speech yet,' says Trump

1:23pm ET — Wall Street jumps 2% as Americans head to polls

Wall Street’s main indexes jumped on Tuesday as investors bet that one of the country’s most divisive presidential races could end with a clear victory for Democratic nominee Joe Biden and a swift deal on more fiscal stimulus, Reuters reports.

Not all of the infrastructure and other stocks which analysts have identified as likely winners from a Democrat sweep were up, with marijuana and renewable energy companies down, some as much as 4%.

1:16pm ET — 'With the Grace of God': Biden signs childhood home wall on election day