The Trump administration on Friday withdrew its lawsuit against California. The case attempted to block the state from counting mail-in ballots from over 20,000 registered voters. Officials had alleged these people were likely non-US citizens. This move ends a major legal battle over how many votes get counted this year.

Nov 6 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Friday withdrew its lawsuit that attempted to block California from counting mail-in ballots from more than 20,000 registered voters whom federal officials alleged were likely non-US citizens.

Reporting by Christian Martinez; Editing by Sergio Non and Saad Sayeed