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Tunisian president and candidate for re-election Kais Saied joins his supporters after the announcement of the provisional results for the presidential elections, in the capital Tunis, Tunisia, Sunday. Anis Mili/AP hide caption

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Vice President Harris speaks to media members before departing for New York at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Monday. Harris appeared on the CBS news magazine 60 Minutes on Monday, where she answered questions about her economic plans, the war in Ukraine and the U.S.-Mexico border. Evelyn Hockstein/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Vice President Harris speaks at the vice president's residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory on Oct. 7, in Washington, D.C. Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff marked the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel by planting a memorial tree. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds on Sunday in Butler, Pa. This was the first time that Trump has returned to Butler since he was injured during an attempted assassination on July 13. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump and his faithful followers return to Butler, Pa., to energize the flock

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A Trump and Harris sign side-by-side in a neighborhood on Oct. 3, 2024 in Hillsdale, Mich. Sylvia Jarrus for NPR hide caption

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Gaza War Sways Michigan

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Abortion abolitionists protest outside of an IVF clinic in Texas. Sarah McCammon for NPR hide caption

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In this photo illustration, an absentee-voter mail-in ballot shows the names of the Democratic and Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates in the 2024 election. Saul Loeb/Getty Images hide caption

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The Kansas Legislature, seen here opening its lawmaking session in January, 2020, is one of 20 states where Republicans have a "supermajority" that allows them to override vetoes by the governor. Kansas Democrats hope to break the supermajority in the November election. Orlin Wagner/AP hide caption

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Former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally on July 13 in Butler, Pa. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Volunteers for the Walworth County Democrats fold pamphlets for canvassers ahead of this year's presidential election. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption

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President Biden speaks during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Friday. Biden made a surprise appearance, his first in the briefing room since becoming president, to tout a positive job report and take questions from reporters. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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Lance Wallnau preaches to attendees at the Courage Tour inside the Monroeville Convention Center on September 28, 2024 in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen/for NPR hide caption

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Pro-Trump Christian nationalists are on tour to recruit election workers

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Packers fans Heather Gunnlaugsson, left, and Tim Mahoney, right, dance as the Packer Tailgate Band plays “Roll Out the Barrel” on Sunday, Sept. 29, before the Packers’ game against the Minnesota Vikings in Green Bay, Wis. Angela Major/Wisconsin Public Radio hide caption

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In swing-state Wisconsin, new districts threaten the GOP hold on the Legislature

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In this file photo, a sign directs people to a voting site in the Bronx during the Democratic primary on June 25 in New York. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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PA NEW CITIZENS VOTING

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How the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin is doing 12 years after tragedy

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Vice President Harris hands out food to people at the Henry Brigham Community Center in Augusta, Ga., on Oct. 2, during a tour of hurricane damage in the area. Brendan Smialowski/AFP hide caption

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Harris Oct surprises

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