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Trump's campaign had sued Philadelphia County's Board of
Elections earlier in the day to seek an emergency injunction.
The campaign said election officials were "intentionally
refusing to allow any representatives and poll watchers for
President Trump and the Republican Party". The lawsuit was filed
with the federal court in Philadelphia.
"As stated during today's emergency injunction hearing, in light
of the parties' agreement, plaintiff's motion is denied without
prejudice," U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond said in a
one-sentence order late on Thursday.
A state appellate court ruled earlier in the day that more
Republican observers could enter the building in Philadelphia
where poll workers were counting ballots.
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said about 1,700 ballots had been
identified in Pennsylvania at processing facilities during two
sweeps late on Thursday and were in the process of being
delivered to election officials.
Trump has repeatedly said without evidence that mail-in votes
were prone to fraud, although election experts say that is rare
in U.S. elections.
His campaign also lost court rulings in the closely contested
states of Georgia and Michigan on Thursday.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York and Kanishka Singh in
Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese and David Clarke)
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