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Support for this podcast and the following message come from Autograph Collection Hotels, with over 300 independent hotels around the world, each exactly like nothing else. Autograph Collection is part of the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio of hotel brands. Find the unforgettable at autographcollection.com. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Federal criminal charges against President-elect Donald Trump will likely be dropped, but the fate of the Georgia election interference case is less clear. Sam Greenglass for Member Station WABE has more.

Trump's two federal cases are unlikely to continue, given long-standing Justice Department policy that sitting presidents can't face prosecution. That would leave the Georgia case as Trump's only outstanding criminal charges. But the case will still likely end up paused until Trump leaves office in 2029. Even if DA Fonny Willis tries to push ahead now with trying to convict Trump on eight felony counts, courts could rule that presidents cannot face even state criminal charges while in office. Willis could still

pursue Trump's 14 co-defendants, who are not subject to presidential pardons. But first, she must overcome efforts from Trump and his co-defendants to remove her from the case for misconduct allegations. For NPR News, I'm Sam Greenglass in Atlanta. Trump's final electoral college total, meanwhile, has reached 312 after the Associated Press called Arizona for Trump Saturday night. Arizona was the only outstanding state. Vice President Kamala Harris meanwhile received 226 votes. With the win in Arizona, Trump won back all of the states flipped by President Biden four

years ago, including Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan. Incumbent Democrat Jackie Rosen has won the U.S. Senate race in Nevada. That's according to a race call by the Associated Press, Rosen defeated Republican Sam Brown despite Donald Trump winning the state and PR's Ben Giles reports. Senator Jackie Rosen seems to have benefited from support from organized labor. Abortion was also a key issue both in the Senate race and on the ballot as Nevada voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment creating a right to abortion in the state constitution. Democrats frequently attacked Rosen's opponent, Republican Sam Brown, on the issue, highlighting his past endorsement of a 20-week abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or

incest. But Rosen's win won't have an impact on the balance of power in the Senate, where Republicans have already picked up enough seats to control the chamber for at least the first two years of Trump's second administration. Ben Giles, NPR News. Several brushfires are burning in the northeastern U.S. at this hour, and officials are growing concerned about potential air quality issues. New Jersey Fire Service Chief Bill Donnelly says the state closed hiking trails and parks on Saturday. Democratic State Senator...

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service in general has responded over to 400 fires last month and roughly 40 some fires between yesterday and today. Wildfires are also burning in several areas of New York State as well. Hurricane Rafael has now been downgraded to a tropical storm. And weather officials say it's expected to dissolve over the Gulf of Mexico. As a hurricane Rafael pounded Cuba causing major

flooding and knocking out power Forecasters though say Rafael could still cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions this weekend You're listening to NPR news Saturday marked the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in Germany. Tens of thousands of people celebrated that historic event with open-air concerts, art installations, and a number of official events. The wall was built by communist authorities in 1961 to cut off East Germans from what it called ideological contamination from the West. Virginia will soon have its first South

Asian member of Congress, Margaret Bartholomew from member station WAMU has more. Democratic State Senator Suha Subramaniam won his race in Virginia's 10th district in the rapidly growing DC ex-Serbs. He is no stranger to historic firsts. In 2019, he became the first Indian American elected to the state legislature. On election night, he said it hasn't always been easy. When I first started this, people told me to change my name. It was something people told me, Suhas Subramaniam is not an electable name.

And so, you know, to actually just keep the name and be true to myself and be proud of who I am and my heritage and still be elected to Congress means a lot to me. In January, Subramaniam will be one of six members of Indian origin now serving in the House. For NPR News, I'm Margaret Barthel in Dulles, Virginia. There were changes in college football's top five Saturday. Number three, Georgia was dominated by SEC rival Ole Miss losing on the road 28 to 10 and number four, Miami could not manage another fourth quarter comeback losing at Georgia Tech 28 to 23. Number three, the Ohio State

University meanwhile blank Purdue 45 to nothing and number 18 Army extended the nation's longest winning streak to 13 games beating North Texas 14 to three. I'm Dale Willman NPR News. Listen to this podcast sponsor free on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or any podcast app by subscribing to NPR News Now Plus at plus.npr.org. That's plus.npr.org.