Trump live updates: Arizona results stand in way of Republicans taking total control as president-elect shaps cabinet

Three days after the polls closed, votes are still being counted in Arizona.

The state still has not been officially called for Donald Trump, but all eyes are on the remaining battles in the Senate and House of Representatives, which will have profound consequences for Congress.

Trump ally Kari Lake is embroiled in a nerve-wracking battle with Democrat Ruben Gallego for the Senate.

Republican Rep. David Schweikert is also battling Democrat Amish Shah for a seat in the House of Representatives, which could be a turning point in the battle for Congress.

As of Friday morning, the Republican Party needed just seven seats to take power.

Kamala Harris’ campaign ended in $20 million in debt, despite raising a record $1 billion.

Politics reported that the Harris campaign had $118 million in the bank as of Oct. 16.

But their massive operation and ad spend put their campaign in the red.

It has raised questions about how the vice president managed to lose despite massive spending.

Donald Trump will return to the White House with a long list of revenge attacks and the newly elected president has promised to clean things up.

Since leaving the presidency after his first term, he has called for his political opponents to be sacked, prosecuted and jailed.

Now that Trump has a clear mandate to lead the nation, he is in a prime position to mete out punishment and revenge on those he believes have wronged him.

Here, DailyMail.com examines several individuals he has been in contact with for a long time and who probably have the most to fear.

Donald Trump celebrates his historic victory over Kamala Harris at Mar-a-Lago and considers who he will bring to the White House to carry out his mandate.

Now the allies who have been by his side throughout the campaign and beyond want a seat at the table.

CNN reported Friday that Trump loyalists were battling each other on the patio of the president-elect’s private club.

Less than 24 hours after his victory, he had reportedly already begun reviewing the names of potential Cabinet picks with his transition chairs Howard Lutnick and Linda McMahon.

GOP figures have also booked flights to Palm Beach to lobby for a position, while others are on the phone making their case.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warns that the United States may be entering an era of “fascism and authoritarianism” as the country prepares for the return of newly elected President Donald Trump.

The 35-year-old socialist-oriented congresswoman from New York took to Instagram on Wednesday to speak to her liberal followers about the election results, in which she painted an extremely bleak picture for the future of the country.

The leading member of the progressive House Democrats’ Squad said the US is entering a political period that will have consequences “for the rest of our lives.”

Less than 48 hours after his landslide victory over Kamala Harris, Donald Trump is already getting to work building his White House to carry out a massive mandate.

The 78-year-old president-elect has been taking calls from Mar-a-Lago – where he has been celebrating his dominant victory – and making key decisions that will set the framework for his second administration.

The Republican has been on the phone with more than 70 world leaders since the race was called for him and has already hinted that he would ensure Fed Chairman Jerome Powell keeps his job.

In fact, he’s been so focused that his usually hectic social media feeds have been inactive since Tuesday. He hasn’t posted once.

The uncharacteristically offline nature of Trump’s recent days could indicate that his attention is shifting from the campaign to the White House.

The Republican has been meeting with close confidantes and campaign staff to work on filling top administration positions with MAGA loyalists.

When President-elect Donald Trump delivered his election night victory speech on Tuesday, he singled out one person for special thanks.

“Let me also express my immense appreciation for Susie…” Trump beamed, turning to his family and staff gathered on the stage at his campaign headquarters in Palm Beach, Florida.

‘The work you did. Come on, Susie. Come here Susie,” he beckoned. “Susie likes to stay a little bit in the back… We call her the ice cream girl.”

Then the phalanx of towering, designer-clad women, including Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara and Don Jr.’s fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle, parted and a gray-haired grandmother in a pale blouse and gold hoop earrings stepped forward.

When Trump invites someone to the lectern, they usually almost trip over themselves to get there. But not Susie Wiles.

The 67-year-old shook the president-elect’s hand and smiled, but when he suggested she “say a few words,” her eyes widened and she shook her head vigorously “no.”

The Iowa pollster who made a wildly inaccurate prediction that Kamala Harris would win in the deep-red state now claims her mistake actually helped Donald Trump.

J. Ann Selzer – formerly known for her predictions in The Hawkeye State – admitted that her research was completely wrong and may have even emboldened the MAGA nation.

“I told more than one news source that the findings from this latest poll could actually energize and energize Republican voters who thought they were likely to win,” she wrote Thursday. “Maybe that did happen.”

Selzer added that she “thought about how we got to where we are today.”

The admission comes as a bombshell as election results continue to show good news for Trump as Arizona and Nevada are expected to give him more than 300 electoral votes, with Republicans favoring to retain the House of Representatives.