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 …

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.

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 …

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.

‘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 …

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 …

Bombgate and the new species of political theatre  —  Andrew McCarthy, writing in National Review Online a couple of days ago, was certainly correct that it would have been outrageous and irresponsible to have suggested, at that early juncture of this still-unfolding episode …

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 …

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 …

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 …

CREW Sues DHS for Child Separation Recordkeeping Failures  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  —  CREW Sues DHS for Failure to Preserve Records of Immigrant Families  —  Washington — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen violated the Federal Records Act (FRA) …

The Tragedy of Saudi Arabia's War … Declan Walsh and Tyler Hicks reported from Hajjah and other areas of northern Yemen this month.  Our editors explain why The Times has decided to publish such unsettling images.  —  CHEST HEAVING AND EYES FLUTTERING, the 3-year-old boy lay silently …

How Repeal of the Individual Mandate and Expansion of Loosely Regulated Plans are Affecting 2019 Premiums  —  Rabah Kamal, Cynthia Cox , Rachel Fehr, Marco Ramirez, Katherine Horstman, and Larry Levitt  —  In health insurance systems designed to protect people with pre-existing conditions …

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 …