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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

They Were Sent Pipe Bombs.  Here's What They've Said About Trump.  —  A look at the contentious words between the president and some of his most outspoken critics.  —  One called him a danger to the world.  Another said he was drunk on power.  A third even refuses to call him the president.

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 …

Khashoggi fiancée snubs Trump invitation to White House  —  The fiancée of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says she has declined an invitation to the White House from US President Donald Trump, accusing him of not being sincere about investigating the killing.

‘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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

NBC Sat On Information That Undermined Brett Kavanaugh Accusers  —  In yet another stunning display of media bias, NBC now acknowledges that it had information that undermined the credibility of some of the women who accused then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, but didn't report it at the time.