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The Daily Beast:
Cesar Sayoc Jr., Alleged Mail Bomber, Threatened Democrats on Twitter — The 56-year-old Florida man has a significant criminal history and appears to have frequently posted far-right conspiracy theories about Trump's opponents. — Cesar A. Sayoc, the Florida man reported to be the mail bombing suspect …
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miamiherald:
Who is Cesar Sayoc, the Florida man arrested in the mail pipe bomb case? — The South Florida man arrested in connection with suspected explosive packages had a long criminal history, including a previous arrest in Miami-Dade for making a bomb threat. — Here is what's known about the suspect:
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Boing Boing, Towleroad Gay News, Talking Points Memo and Splinter
CBS News:
Package bomb suspect arrested - live updates — An arrest has been made in the investigation of bombs sent to prominent Democrats and critics of President Trump. The Department of Justice confirmed that one person was in custody. — A law enforcement source identified the suspect as a 56-year-old male …
NBC News:
Man in Florida to be charged over mail bombs; Booker, Clapper latest to be sent packages — The packages were discovered at postal facilities in Manhattan and Florida, according to officials. — Suspect arrested, will be charged in connection with pipe bombs
New York Times:
Who Is Cesar Sayoc, the Mail Bombing Suspect? — AVENTURA, Fla. — Cesar Altieri Sayoc Jr., a South Florida man charged in connection with a string of bombs mailed to prominent Democrats, appeared to have a lively social media presence, where he frequently posted in right-wing circles …
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The Atlantic, miamiherald, Vox, LifeZette, Splinter, Gizmodo, Mother Jones and IJR
Andrew Egger / Weekly Standard:
Flight of the “False Flag” Conservatives — This morning we learned the utterly unsurprising news that the loon who's—allegedly— been mailing crude bombs to every Democratic politician and TV talking head he could think of is—allegedly—a gentleman named Cesar Sayoc, who seems to be devoted to Donald Trump.
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NPR, The Guardian and DC Tribune
Washington Post:
Who is Cesar Altieri Sayoc? What we know about the suspected mail bomber arrested in Florida. — Next to the pro-Trump stickers plastered all over the white van authorities believe belongs to Cesar Sayoc are the names and photos of dozens of prominent Democrats and media figures …
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The Intercept, Media Matters for America, Raw Story and Sputnik International
Kate Prengel / Heavy.com:
Cesar Sayoc: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know — Cesar Altieri Sayoc has been arrested in connection with the suspicious packages that were sent across the country to various liberal personalities and to CNN's headquarters in New York City. Sayoc was first named as the suspect by NY1's Myles Miller.
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
Crowd Chants “CNN Sucks” at White House Event as Pictures Emerge of “CNN Sucks” Sticker on Alleged Bomber's Van
Crowd Chants “CNN Sucks” at White House Event as Pictures Emerge of “CNN Sucks” Sticker on Alleged Bomber's Van
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Sun-Sentinel, CNN and Orlando Sentinel
NBC News:
Pipe bomb suspect: Cesar Sayoc, Jr. in custody for allegedly sending suspicious packages
Pipe bomb suspect: Cesar Sayoc, Jr. in custody for allegedly sending suspicious packages
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Metro.co.uk, HuffPost, Townhall, The Week, Associated Press, Joe.My.God., Raw Story, RedState and The Rush Limbaugh Show
Washington Post:
Man in Florida arrested in connection with mail bombs sent to public figures, official says
Man in Florida arrested in connection with mail bombs sent to public figures, official says
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Vox, ThinkProgress, Gizmodo, The Guardian, CBS News, Observer, Sputnik International, TheBlaze, ABC News, CBS Miami, Axios, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, Outside the Beltway, Daily Wire and The Mahablog
Tamar Auber / Mediaite:
Suspected Mail Bomber Cesar Sayoc Spotted at 2017 Trump Rally Holding CNN Sucks Sign
Suspected Mail Bomber Cesar Sayoc Spotted at 2017 Trump Rally Holding CNN Sucks Sign
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The Daily Caller
CNN:
Here's what the suspicious package sent to James Clapper and CNN looks like
Here's what the suspicious package sent to James Clapper and CNN looks like
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Los Angeles Times, KTLA and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
Trump preparing to deliver major immigration speech just days before midterms — President Trump is preparing to announce a sweeping border crackdown in a speech Tuesday, a week before the midterm elections, where he is expected to invoke emergency powers to stop migrants from entering …
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National Review, Hit & Run, The Daily Caller and RedState
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The Daily Beast:
Bolton Kept DHS in the Dark in His Push to Seal the Border Against the Migrant Caravan
Bolton Kept DHS in the Dark in His Push to Seal the Border Against the Migrant Caravan
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ThinkProgress, Conservative Review and KTLA
Ted Hesson / Politico:
Nielsen: ‘Every option is on the table’ to stop migrants at border
Nielsen: ‘Every option is on the table’ to stop migrants at border
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TheBlaze, Joe.My.God., One America News Network, Washington Post and VICE News US
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Papadopoulos threatens to pull out of Mueller plea agreement — Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos said on Friday that he is considering withdrawing from a cooperation agreement he entered into with special counsel Robert Mueller, the investigator probing allegations …
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ABC News, The Rush Limbaugh Show, Washington Times and The Daily Caller
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Fox News Insider:
‘I Was Framed’: Papadopoulos Says He May Withdraw Guilty Plea in Mueller Probe
‘I Was Framed’: Papadopoulos Says He May Withdraw Guilty Plea in Mueller Probe
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Washington Post
Lee Smith / RealClearInvestigations:
DOJ Ties a Trump FISA Release to Obstruction
DOJ Ties a Trump FISA Release to Obstruction
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Real Clear Politics
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
George Papadopoulos Wants Immunity From the Senate
Jennifer E. Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
Senate: 11 Days Out; NJ Moves to Toss Up — With November 6 just 11 days away, it seems that the overall Senate playing field won't change much, although it appears that some of the races in Toss Up are getting even tighter, if that's possible. — That said, it is getting more difficult to see a path to the majority for Democrats.
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NBC News, Daily Wire, The Rush Limbaugh Show, Politico, TheBlaze, FiveThirtyEight, The Week, Joe.My.God., The Daily Caller, twitchy.com, NTK Network and Axios
Wall Street Journal:
Tesla Faces Deepening Criminal Probe Over Whether It Misstated Production Figures — FBI investigation follows company's settlement of separate civil charges with SEC — Tesla Inc., TSLA 3.06% with a fresh civil fraud settlement now behind it, faces a new legal problem: a deepening criminal investigation.
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Jeffrey Schweers / Tallahassee Democrat:
FBI undercover agent paid food tab for Andrew Gillum fundraiser, documents reveal — Is Mike Miller a developer from Atlanta? Or someone else? — CONNECT — An undercover FBI agent posing as an Atlanta developer seeking to do business with the city of Tallahassee picked up the food tab …
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TheBlaze, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Daily Wire and Breitbart
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Lawrence Mower / Tampa Bay Times:
New Andrew Gillum documents show FBI agent might have paid for fundraiser dinner
New Andrew Gillum documents show FBI agent might have paid for fundraiser dinner
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The Capitolist
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
For the first time: Vanessa Trump details powder experience — For the first time, Vanessa Trump is detailing her experience when she opened an envelope full of powder intended for her husband Donald Trump Jr. — Vanessa recounts she was “rushed to the hospital, evaluated and put on Cipro …
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Breitbart, AOL, Mediaite and twitchy.com
Chris Spargo / Daily Mail:
‘This is the worst white privilege I have ever seen’: Black NBC staffers ‘deeply hurt’ that Megyn Kelly is playing the #MeToo card to collect her $69M payout after blackface remarks — Some black employees at NBC are ‘deeply hurt’ and others ‘appalled’ at the way Megyn Kelly is handling …
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / Hollywood Reporter:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Megyn Kelly, Blackface and NBC's “Hate Crime-Adjacent” Problem
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Megyn Kelly, Blackface and NBC's “Hate Crime-Adjacent” Problem
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Raw Story, The Atlantic and theGrio, more at Mediagazer »
David French / National Review:
Pipe-Bomb Suspect Arrested — Be Very Careful With the ‘Crazy’ Label — As my colleague Jack Crowe has noted, a bombing suspect is in custody. His name is Cesar Sayoc Jr., and as you can see the instant you log on to Twitter, he apparently drove a white van covered in pro-Trump stickers.
Emily Langer / Washington Post:
Tyrone Gayle, aide to leading Democrats, dies at 30 — Tyrone Gayle, a Democratic campaign staffer who logged thousands of miles as a driver for then-U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine in 2012, was a spokesman for Hillary Clinton during her 2016 run for the White House and at the time of his death …
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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine and Roll Call
Robert Moore / KVIA-TV:
Record early voting in El Paso driven by young, irregular voters — EL PASO, Texas - El Paso is shattering early voting records this year because infrequent voters are flocking to the polls, analysis of county election data shows. Younger voters are also coming out in much larger numbers than in previous midterm elections.
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Ross Ramsey / The Texas Tribune:
Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke by 6 in Texas Senate race, UT/TT poll finds
Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke by 6 in Texas Senate race, UT/TT poll finds
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Bloomberg, The Week, RedState, The Daily Caller, Joe.My.God. and Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Trump Seen As Important Factor In Americans' Vote, As Democrats Open Up Lead — This election really is about Donald Trump. — Roughly two-thirds of voters say President Trump is a factor (either major or minor) in their vote in this year's midterms, far more than said so in 2014 …
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NBC News, HuffPost, wabe.org and Political Wire
Maxwell Strachan / HuffPost:
All The Incendiary Garbage Fox News Has Broadcast About George Soros Since April — At Fox News, Soros is treated as the Moriarty of liberal America, the spider at the center of a vast web. — This week, similar suspicious packages were mailed to frequent ring-wing targets, including Bill Clinton …
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Hullabaloo and New York Times
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump fears Florida wipeout — The president is mounting an 11th-hour effort to head off high-profile losses for governor and Senate in his adopted home state. — The White House is planning a political rescue mission in Florida, fearing a wipeout in a key swing state next month …
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Hot Air, Florida Politics, POLITICUSUSA and Talking Points Memo