Politics

Rep. Chris Pappas, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, left, speaks to Aaron Bagshaw and Adria Bagshaw at the WH Bagshaw company, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Salem, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

President Donald Trump listens as North Carolina Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley speaks during a rally at Gastonia Municipal Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Gastonia, N.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Postmaster General David Steiner speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the United States Postal Service headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

This combination photo shows Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, from left, Rahm Emanuel, Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. (AP Photo)

A campaign sign in support of House Speaker Mike Johnson is pictured Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in Benton, La. (AP Photo/Lisa Mascaro)

This photo taken with a smartphone shows a partial rainbow arching over boats docked in a harbor in Juneau, Alaska, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

FILE - Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., speaks alongside Doug Jones, a Democratic nominee for Governor of Alabama, at a town hall hosted by Troy University College Democrats and the Pike County Democrats, Aug. 18, 2026, in Troy, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican convention, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Attendees wait for Vice President JD Vance to arrive at a rally at Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, N.C., Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (Kent Nishimura/Pool Photo via AP)

The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse, is seen Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

A group of local activist from Washington DC, demonstrating during the March on Washington rally at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, listens during a Security Council meeting on artificial intelligence at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)