An illegal migrant from Sierra Leone is charged with attempted murder after police say he stabbed a 15-year-old girl in Baltimore. Federal authorities say New York City released him in July despite a request from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to hold him.
In addition to choosing congressional and state representatives in Tuesday’s midterms, voters in Virginia backed a ballot measure that removes restrictions on abortion in the first and second trimesters and effectively removes restrictions on abortion through the third trimester, when the vast majority of unborn infants can survive outside the womb.
Following the midterm election results, Democrats are preparing to unleash a new wave of congressional investigations targeting President Donald J. Trump's administration and family, raising the prospect that the final two years of his presidency could be dominated by subpoenas, televised hearings, and partisan confrontations rather than productive legislation for the American people.
The far-left Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) endorsed ten Democrat candidates for the House of Representatives during the midterm elections, with a majority of the endorsed candidates being elected or re-elected. Based on current results, the DSA is on track to quadruple its representation in Congress.