October 20: Jordan vows investigations if GOP wins House. Midterm election sees surge of voters.

J. Scott Wilson

Updated: Oct 20, 2022 / 06:17 AM CDT

FILE – Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, takes part in a discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Feb. 26, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. House investigators said May 12, 2022, that they have issued subpoenas to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers, including Jordan, as part of their probe into the violent Jan. 6 insurrection, an extraordinary step that has little precedent and is certain to further inflame partisan tensions over the 2021 attack. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

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1️. Rep. Jim Jordan vows investigations if GOP wins House

FILE – Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, takes part in a discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Feb. 26, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. House investigators said May 12, 2022, that they have issued subpoenas to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers, including Jordan, as part of their probe into the violent Jan. 6 insurrection, an extraordinary step that has little precedent and is certain to further inflame partisan tensions over the 2021 attack. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

2. Historic midterm sees surge of early voters

A voter marks her ballot during the first day of early voting in Atlanta on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

3. Massive shelter opens in NYC amid migrant crisis

Randall’s Island Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center, center, a complex of giant tents, is New York City’s latest temporary shelter for an influx of international migrants being bused into the city by southern border states, Oct. 18, 2022, in New York. The shelter will start taking in single adult men on Wednesday, Oct. 19, with facilities including laundry, regular meals and access to international calls. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

4. COVID-19 linked to increase in US pregnancy-related deaths

COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women as victims.

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