Politics

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., looks over his notes as he speaks with reporters after a closed-door meeting with fellow Democrats, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

FILE - A voting booth is seen at Yellowstone County's MetraPark on June 2, 2026, in Billings, Montana. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

FILE - Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., leads a group of House Democrats to the Supreme Court in support of Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE - An, " I Voted Today," sticker is stuck to an information sign at Olbrich Gardens, Aug. 11, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

This photo made with a smartphone shows Bernadette Greene-Placentia, who is running for congress in Arizona's 8th Congressional District speaking during an interview with The Associated Press in Phoenix, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Wufei Yu)

President Donald Trump greets Republican U.S. Senate candidate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton at a campaign rally at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

This photo taken with a smartphone shows two members of the Democratic Socialists of America, Mark Ramirez and Clarisse Manuel, during a day of canvassing Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Jesse Bedayn)

Bob Skylstadt of Boston carries his American flag upside down as a sign of distress as he joins other activists for a rally at the Capitol to demonstrate against President Donald Trump before taking their message to the offices of members of Congress, in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

FILE - A small group of people supporting restrictions on artificial intelligence hold up signs in front of City Hall before a New York City Council hearing on artificial intelligence safety in New York, Oct. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)

FILE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic waves a Serbian flag during a rally of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in Belgrade, Serbia, on June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

President Donald Trump dances at a campaign rally at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center, Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Grand Island, Neb. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

This combination of photos shows Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington, left, and her challenger for the Maine's U.S. Senate seat, Democratic candidate Troy Jackson on July 16, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, Robert F. Bukaty)