House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., expressed confidence she would be elected speaker of the House after Democrats won control of the chamber in the midterm elections on Tuesday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
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Philip Bennett repairs machines at Mid Continent Nail in Poplar Bluff, Mo. A self-proclaimed Democrat who voted for Donald Trump in 2016, Bennett's support for the president has waned since Trump instituted steel tariffs earlier this year. NPR hide caption
VIDEO: As Elections Loom, Workers In Trump Country Reckon With Tariffs Fallout
Utah Republican Rep. Mia Love and her Democratic challenger, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams, shake hands during a debate on Monday in Sandy, Utah. Scott G Winterton/AP hide caption
Activists march to the offices of Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand in New York City in September 2017, just before the start of Senate hearings on stabilizing the Affordable Care Act. Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
Ammar Campa-Najjar, who is running against Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter, speaks to reporters outside the San Diego Federal Courthouse during Hunter's arraignment hearing in August. Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images hide caption
GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter, Under Indictment, Launches False Attacks On Opponent
Charnisha Thomas signs in during the Louisiana presidential primary in 2008. In a new poll released Monday, African-American voters say they wait in longer lines and travel farther to get to polling places than white voters. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
NPR/Marist Poll: 40 Percent Of Americans Think Elections Aren't Fair
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., campaigned for Democratic candidates across the country this summer, including challengers hoping to oust GOP candidates in her home state. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
Pelosi Focuses On Retaking The House, Dismisses Questions About Her Leadership
Despite improvements since Russia's attack on the 2016 presidential race, the U.S. elections infrastructure is vulnerable — and will remain so in November. Renee Klahr and Brittany Mayes/NPR hide caption