FILE - U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., discusses an infrastructure bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Aug. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

People wait in line at the polling place at Black Mountain Library during the first day of early in-person voting, on Oct. 17, 2024, in Black Mountain, N.C. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)