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By the end of election night, the results in six key states \u2014 Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin \u2014 were still to be called.\n\nOn Wednesday, as mail-in ballots were totaled up, Joe Biden gained ground, taking Michigan and Wisconsin and placing him within striking distance of the Electoral College votes needed to win the White House.\n\nThe count is still in progress in many places. Mr. Biden is leading by a decent margin in Arizona and slightly in Nevada, while President Trump\u2019s advantage in Georgia and Pennsylvania has been narrowing.\n\nAs the former vice president formed paths to victory, Mr. Trump continued to raise the specter of litigation and escalated his baseless attacks on the legitimacy of the vote.\n\nGuest: Alexander Burns, a national political correspondent, speaks to us about the latest on an unfinished election.\xa0\n\nFor more information on today\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily\xa0\n\n\n\n\nBackground reading:\xa0Mr. Biden may be closing in on victory, but the \u201cblue wave\u201d that some hoped would sweep the Democrats to shore never materialized.We have live updates on the progress of the count, and you can follow the election results here.