Former vice president Joe Biden, making his third run at the White House, was tantalizingly close to victory on Thursday as President Donald Trump sought to stave off defeat with scattershot legal challenges. Biden, 77, needs a total of 270 votes to capture the Electoral College that determines the White House winner and the magic figure was in reach with several states expected to announce their results on Thursday.The former senator from Delaware currently has 253 electoral votes -- or 264 if the 11 electoral votes from the southwestern state of Arizona are included. [https://trib.al/dWAFMOE](https://trib.al/dWAFMOE)