Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner tells NBC News’ Sahil Kapur that he’s more “electable” than Democratic Gov. Janet Mills in the race to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins. | NBC News

📊Congress Activity Report | November 7th 🏛️ In the Senate: The Shutdown Fairness Act ❌ failed. Two measures passed: 1️⃣ Increased pensions for Medal of Honor recipients and surviving spouses — now heads to the President. 2️⃣ A resolution condemning China’s persecution of religious minorities. Two measures were reported from committee: • To streamline federal disaster data sharing. • To ensure other transaction agreements are reported to USASpending.gov. 🏠 In the House: Only a pro forma sessio

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke Tuesday afternoon at the U.S. Capitol and declined to say who he voted for in the New York City mayoral race. “I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor, to help New York City,” Schumer said when asked if he voted for Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani or former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who switched from the Democratic Party to run as an independent. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) endorsed Mamdani at the start of