US reaches Election Day and a stark choice between Trump and Harris

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at Scranton High School in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Election Day (Matt Rourke/AP)

A US presidential campaign marked by upheaval and rancour approached its finale on Election Day as Americans decided whether to send Donald Trump back to the White House or elevate Kamala Harris to the Oval Office.

Voters faced a stark choice between two candidates who have offered drastically different temperaments and visions for the world’s largest economy and dominant military power.