Explosive device sent to CNN featured parody ISIS flag, ‘Get Er Done’ inscription  —  An image on the explosive device sent to former CIA Director John Brennan on Tuesday appears to be a parody of an ISIS flag taken from a meme that has been circulating on right-wing corners of the internet since 2014.

EXCLUSIVE: Megyn Kelly is OUT at NBC just 48 hours after defending blackface as she and the network fight over whether she will be paid out her $69M contract in full  —  Multiple sources have confirmed to DailyMail.com that Megyn Kelly is out at NBC.  —  This move comes just 48 hours …

Mueller has evidence suggesting Stone associate knew Clinton emails would be leaked  —  Mueller's team is investigating whether Jerome Corsi knew stolen emails would be leaked and passed information about them to Trump associate Roger Stone.  —  WASHINGTON — Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office …

Michael Avenatti's Past Won't Stop Him From Running in 2020  —  The woman approached Michael Avenatti with obvious purpose.  A 79-year-old retired physicist with long blond hair, she wore a blue T-shirt that said AVENATTI IS MY SPIRIT ANIMAL.  It was mid-August, and Avenatti had just finished giving …

When Trump Phones Friends, the Chinese Listen and Learn  —  WASHINGTON — When President Trump calls old friends on one of his iPhones to gossip, gripe or solicit their latest take on how he is doing, American intelligence reports indicate that Chinese spies are often listening …

Judiciary chairman refers Swetnick, Avenatti to Justice Department  —  Cuomo pushes back on credibility of Swetnick  —  (CNN)Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley on Thursday referred Julie Swetnick and her lawyer Michael Avenatti to the Department of Justice for a possible criminal investigation …

Saudi Arabia says Khashoggi's killing was premeditated, reversing earlier statement that the journalist had died in fistfight  —  Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor said that Jamal Khashoggi was killed in a planned operation, based on information it received from Turkish investigators in Istanbul …

I Respected Scott Walker.  Then I Worked for Him.  —  The last straw, for both of us, came in February of 2015.  Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker had called me into his office ahead of my reconfirmation vote as secretary of the Department of Financial Institutions.

Hundreds of US troops heading to the border to deal with migrant caravan, official says  —  Hundreds of U.S. troops are set to make their way to the southern border to help Homeland Security and the National Guard as a caravan with thousands of migrants pushes north with the goal of crossing into America …

Saudi Spy Met With Team Trump About Taking Down Iran  —  Mueller's investigators examined a series of meetings between an Israeli social media strategist, the general blamed for Jamal Khashoggi's murder, and Trump adviser Michael Flynn.  —  Gen. Ahmed Al-Assiri, the Saudi intelligence chief taking …

How Google Protected Andy Rubin, the ‘Father of Android’  —  The internet giant paid Mr. Rubin $90 million and praised him, while keeping silent about a misconduct claim.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Google gave Andy Rubin, the creator of Android mobile software, a hero's farewell when he left the company in October 2014.

We recommend Beto O'Rourke for U.S. Senate  —  When, in the course of human events, a people become so divided among themselves that they can no longer engage in meaningful political discourse or even remain civil to one another, it is time to take bold steps forward.

Elizabeth Warren Meets the Left's Circular Firing Squad  —  The release of her DNA test might not have been the best idea, but it shouldn't be disqualifying.  —  I recently spent an afternoon with some new friends in Connecticut, writing letters to registered Democrats in Georgia who hadn't voted in the past few elections.

Last Slide  —  The Arizona State Troopers Association this week withdrew its endorsement of U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema in the heated U.S. Senate race after members said they weren't properly consulted on the matter.  —  The association, which represents Arizona Department of Public Safety employees …

Election Update: Romney-Clinton Districts Are Overrated.  Obama-Trump Districts Are Underrated.  —  This year's midterm hasn't really featured the “model wars” we saw in 2014 or 2016 — heated arguments between different election forecasters, whose projections sometimes showed very different results.

Newt Gingrich says media has “earned” the label “enemy of the people”  —  Speaking at an Axios event in Washington Thursday, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said that Trump's attacks on the media as “the enemy of the people” don't help improve the American political divide, but that he thinks “they've earned it.”

Bolton's Whisper Campaign to Oust Mattis  —  Sources say the hawkish national security advisor is behind rumors that the defense secretary plans to resign.  —  White House National Security Advisor John Bolton and his deputy are trying to squeeze out U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis …