Left: Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during the Republican National Convention in July. Right: Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a campaign rally at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in August. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Jae Hong/AP hide caption
Left: Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance delivers remarks during a campaign rally on August 6 in Philadelphia. Right: Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at the Democratic National Convention on August 21 in Chicago. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images; Drew Hallowell/Getty Images hide caption
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance speaks to a crowd during a rally at the Berks County Fairgrounds on Sept. 21, in Leesport, Penn. Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images hide caption
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A helicopter lands in a yard near Black Mountain, N.C., in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Monday. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption
Left: 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia on Aug. 6. Right: Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance speaks at a campaign rally at VFW Post 92 on Aug. 15 in New Kensington, Pa. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images; Matthew Hatcher/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Fire erupts between Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv and the city of Modiin following an Iranian missile attack, on October 1, 2024. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said a missile attack under way against Israel on October 1 was in response to the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah last week as well as that of the Hamas leader. AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Amy Sherald, As soft as she is..., 2023. Courtesy of Amy Sherald and Hauser & Wirth hide caption
U.S. Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) speaks to reporters in the spin room after the CNN Presidential Debate in June 2024 in Atlanta, Ga. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
Left: Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance delivers remarks during a campaign rally on August 6 in Philadelphia. Right: Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at the Democratic National Convention on August 21 in Chicago. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images; Drew Hallowell/Getty Images hide caption
Nancy Chavez Florez and Mauricio Baena, a kitchen worker and food runner, are members of the Culinary Workers Union. They have been knocking on doors in Latino and minority neighborhoods in Las Vegas in support of Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Benjamin Mizer, with Attorney General Merrick Garland (left), speaks during a press conference announcing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple in March 2024. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former President Jimmy Carter speaks to the congregation at Maranatha Baptist Church before teaching Sunday school in his hometown of Plains, Ga., in April 2019. He taught Sunday school at the church on a regular basis after leaving the White House in 1981, drawing hundreds of visitors who would arrive hours early to get a seat. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
After being drafted to work the polls, Joe Ricceri is now a volunteer with the Douglas County Election Commission in Omaha, Neb. Terry A. Ratzlaff for NPR hide caption
Rep. Leigh Finke, Minnesota's first openly trans legislator, arrives to cheers from supporters just before before the Minnesota Senate introduced the trans refuge bill at the state capitol building in Saint Paul in April 2023. Transgender rights may come up in the vice presidential debate on Tuesday. Stephen Maturen/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Winslow Jones does the rounds at the Margaritas and Mailers event. Nydia Blas for NPR hide caption
Left: Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) speaks during the Republican National Convention in July. Right: Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a campaign rally at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in August. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Jae Hong/AP/NPR hide caption
Vice President Harris boards Air Force Two at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Sept. 30, 2024. Ronda Churchill/AFP hide caption
Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Sunday in Erie, Pennsylvania. Trump continues to campaign in battleground swing states ahead of the final day of voting on November 5, Election Day. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images hide caption
Eustacia McCloud Carter, Latrice Cushenberry and Donna Smith Aranson sat down with NPR in mid September. Nydia Blas for NPR hide caption
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (left) and gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen engage in a gubernatorial debate at the Fitzgerald Theater on Oct. 28, 2022, in St. Paul.
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Robert Caro in his New York office in September. Andy Kropa/Invision/AP hide caption
Author Robert Caro with a copy of "The Power Broker" his book about urban planner Robert Moses at Authors Night 2024 with the East Hampton Library. Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for East Hampton Li hide caption