Sunday the Let's Talk Womxn series at Vermilion featured speeches on democracy by local leaders including Sen. Tammy Duckworth who tells Axios she's cautiously optimistic Dems will take the Senate. Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot said her local early voting site was so busy Sunday, "I went downtown and voted at the super site." Photos: Monica Eng/Axios

New Hampshire Democratic congressional candidate Maggie Goodlander (right) will be one of at least eight female veterans serving in Congress next year after winning her election campaign this week. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) The next session of Congress will feature the most women veterans ever elected to the House and Senate,