Pelosi says Biden has ‘mandate for action’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump is a "mandate for action."

The Democratic leader said in a statement Saturday: "Today marks the dawning of a new day of hope for America."

Pelosi called Biden’s vote tally a "historic victory." She says President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will have a strong Democratic House majority "by their side."

Biden clinched the White House with a victory in Pennsylvania, the state where he was born. He also won Nevada on Saturday.

Joe Biden has won the US presidency over Donald Trump, TV networks projected Saturday - a victory sealed after the Democrat claimed several key battleground states won by the Republican incumbent in 2016.

CNN, NBC News and CBS News called the race in his favor, after projecting he had won the decisive state of Pennsylvania.

Biden, 77, is the oldest candidate ever elected to the White House. Trump, 74, has made as yet unsubstantiated claims of massive voter fraud, and his campaign has launched legal challenges in several states.

Biden spent eight years as vice president to Barack Obama. His victory comes in his third run for the nation's highest office.