Biden says he's "confident we'll emerge victorious"

• AP has not projected the results in the key battleground states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan or Nevada.

What he's saying: "Only three presidential campaigns in the past have defeated an incumbent president. When it's finished, God willing, we'll be the fourth," Biden said.

• "Michigan will complete its vote soon, maybe as soon as today, and I feel very good about Pennsylvania. ... Every vote must be counted."
• In response to Trump's false and premature claim of victory, Biden said, "No one's going to take our democracy away from us, not now, not ever."
• The former VP vowed to reach across the aisle, saying the presidency “itself is not a partisan institution.”