FILE - National Guard members gather near a large portrait of President Donald Trump on the Labor Department headquarters before the body of Metropolitan Police Department officer Terry Bennett is driven past the Capitol, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

FILE - Armed National Guard soldiers from West Virginia patrol the Mall near the Capitol in Washington, as part of President Donald Trump's order to impose federal law enforcement in the nation's capital, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE - Vermont state legislators gather on the house floor at the Vermont state Capitol, May 8, 2025, in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Alex Driehaus, File)

FILE - The Vermont state Capitol building is seen, May 8, 2025, in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Alex Driehaus, File)

FILE - Candidates for U.S. Congressional District 2 speak to attendees, July 27, 2026, during a Houston County Republican Meet the Candidates event in Dothan, Ala. (AP Photo/Julie Bennett, File)

FILE - Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., speaks at the Washington Brief series, July 29, 2026, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

FILE - The Alabama state capitol is seen during a special session of the Alabama Legislature, May 4, 2026, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, listens to a voter during a campaign event at the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Twin Cities Office in Minneapolis, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)