Special counsel Jack Smith filed to drop all charges against Donald Trump over his handling of classified documents and efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.

The chair of the Democratic National Committee ( DNC) on Monday told party leaders that his successor will be chosen on February 1. The DNC election comes soon after President-elect Donald Trump 's inauguration on January 20, and the new chair will have an integral role in how Democrats respond to Trump's White House.

A judge has dismissed Donald Trump's election interference case after Jack Smith asked her to toss the case due to a DOJ policy against prosecuting sitting presidents.

Plus, special counsel Jack Smith files to drop all federal charges against Trump. And Biden pardons his final turkeys.

Special counsel Jack Smith is dropping the federal election subversion and the mishandling of classified documents cases against President-elect Donald Trump, seeking the cases’ dismissal in court filings Monday.

Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the criminal charges against President-elect Donald Trump that accused him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election and to abandon the classified documents case against him.

The House is on course to be evenly split between Democrats and Republicans while Democrats are set to keep control of the state Senate.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that a state law requiring a photo ID to vote was upheld in a court ruling on Monday.

NJ Advance Media is compiling results from local and county races around the state. Ballots that are mailed in and postmarked by Nov. 5 can be accepted until Nov. 11, so results will continue to change after the close of polls on election night.

Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a judge to dismiss the federal election interference case against Donald Trump as he is set to become the next US president. In new documents filed on Monday, Smith told the judge the case should be closed because of the Justice Department's policy that bans the prosecution of a sitting president.

Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to toss out the charges against President-elect Donald Trump in the case stemming from the 2020 election.

Martin O'Malley and Ken Martin are the two candidates are currently vying to lead the DNC, left in disarray after the 2024 elections.