Deb Robertson, left, and her wife, Kate Koubek, laugh in the backyard of their home in Lombard, Ill., on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

A framed collage of family photos of Deb Robertson and her wife, Kate Koubek, hangs from a wall at their home in Lombard, Ill., on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Deb Robertson, a leading advocate for a medical aid-in-dying law named after her in Illinois, pauses during an interview in her home in Lombard, Ill., on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Attendees wait for Vice President JD Vance to arrive at a rally at Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, N.C., Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (Kent Nishimura/Pool Photo via AP)

Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley waits for Vice President JD Vance to arrive at a rally at Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, N.C., Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (Kent Nishimura/Pool Photo via AP)

Vice President JD Vance speaks at a rally at Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, N.C., Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (Kent Nishimura/Pool Photo via AP)

New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Inglewood, Calif., Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)

An individual watches a protester scale a light pole and unfurl a banner to protest the upcoming State Visit by China's President Xi Jinping, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)