A potential New Year's Eve terror attack inspired by ISIS was thwarted in North Carolina, authorities announced Friday. A suspect is in custody, accused of planning to attack a grocery store and a fast food restaurant in the town of Mint Hill, which is located near Charlotte.

The sole Republican candidate running in a state Senate race in North Carolina is a niqab-wearing, self-described “pro-choice,” “down for ISIS,” pro-Trump political novice who says her candidacy represents the future of the GOP.