AP sat down separately with lawmakers, three Republicans including Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) and three Democrats, to hear what it's like on Capitol Hill and what they can do to make it better.

Over and again, Walz and Vance outlined the policy and character differences between their running mates, while trying to introduce themselves to the country.

The endorsement includes a commitment by the union to have its members knock on more than 3.3 million doors for Harris in swing states.

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to launch a battleground tour next week with her yet-to-be-named running mate, with stops in seven swing states stretching from Pennsylvania to Nevada, her campaign said Tuesday.

Like most other issues in modern politics, much of the discourse surrounding the issue is little more than political pandering and manufactured outrage designed to generate support (or opposition) among certain partisan factions.