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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 in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. President-elect Donald Trump has completed his sweep of the seven key swing states. The Associated Press called Arizona for Trump last night, handing him the state's 11 electoral votes.

He is now expected to finish with 312 electoral votes, to Vice President Kamala Harris' 226. As Trump goes about putting together a new administration, the federal criminal charges against him will likely be dropped. But the fate of the Georgia election interference case is less clear. Sam Greenglass from member station WABE has more. Trump's two federal cases are unlikely to continue, given longstanding 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, 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.

The New York Hush Money case, Judge Juan Marchand is expected to announce this week whether Trump's felony conviction will stand. Trump's lawyers seeking a dismissal following the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling. President-elect Trump's election victory raising questions about the future of U.S. military assistance to Ukraine. But there's been a fresh show of support for Ukraine from the European Union. EU foreign policy chief Josep Bor was in Kiev this weekend. Every day that we lose discussing about how much support are we going to provide

this is measured on Ukrainians losing lives. Burrell spoke alongside top Ukrainian officials meanwhile Russian officials say around 70 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight over Moscow and other Western regions. Global climate negotiations start tomorrow in Azerbaijan, an oil and gas producing country that borders Russia and Iran on the Caspian Sea. MPRS Michael Copley reports that for these world leaders, especially in developing countries,

raising more money to deal with global warming is at the top of this year's agenda. Wealthy countries are responsible for a lot of the climate pollution that's raising global temperatures, but it's their poorer neighbors that are suffering some of the worst impacts. So industrialized countries pledged money to help and they're due to set a new funding target before next year. That's what will be negotiated in Azerbaijan. But money's been slow getting to where

it's needed most and whatever's promised will almost certainly be a fraction of what's needed. Donald Trump's reelection is creating more uncertainty, raising questions about the U.S.'s role in future climate initiatives. Michael Copley, NPR News. And you're listening to NPR News. Authorities in Alabama are investigating a shooting overnight on the campus of Tuskegee University. The university confirms that one person was killed, saying in a statement the individual

was not a student, but that students are among several people injured. Video posted on social media show people ducking behind a vehicle while gunshots went off. Exit polls show that Donald Trump again received major support from white Christians this election. MPR's Jason DeRose reports a Republican candidate also made inroads with Hispanic Catholics as well as other cultural and religious groups. Jason DeRose A little more than half of Hispanic Catholics voted for Donald Trump. That's far more than in the past. Just four years ago, only about a third of Hispanic Catholics voted for him. The shift this year appears to have been motivated by economic reasons. A national exit poll from the Council on American-Islamic Relations found Green Party candidate Jill Stein getting 53% of

the Muslim vote, Trump got 21%, and Kamala Harris received 20%. That's after an intense campaign to turn Muslims away from the Democratic ticket due to the Biden administration's handling of the war between Israel and Hamas. Other data, about 80% of white evangelicals voted for Trump and about 80% of Jews voted for Harris. Jason Derose, NPR News. Marc Thiessen Today is Remembrance Sunday in the UK. It's held each year on the second Sunday of November to mark the signing of the armistice that ended World War I. King Charles led the wreath-laying ceremony at London's Cenotaph, the memorial that serves as the focal point for honoring the nation's war dead.

Similar ceremonies will be held around the U.S. tomorrow on Veterans Day. I'm Giles Snyder in PR News.