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5:05 PM ET, October 26, 2018

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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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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
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 …
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:
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Splinter
Washington Post:
Man in Florida arrested in connection with mail bombs sent to public figures, official says  —  BREAKING: A man in Florida has been arrested in connection with the mail bombs, according to a law enforcement official.  —  Authorities on Friday recovered two more potential explosive devices sent …
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.
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 …
Discussion: Weekly Standard, Vox and LGBTQ Nation
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 …
Discussion: Vox, LifeZette, IJR and Splinter
NBC News:
Pipe bomb suspect: Cesar Sayoc, Jr. in custody for allegedly sending suspicious packages  —  DNA evidence played a role in the arrest, the officials said.  —  Arrested pipe bomb suspect named as Cesar Sayoc of Aventura, Florida  —  A Florida man with a troubled past was identified Friday …
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
Crowd Chants “CNN Sucks” at White House Event as Pictures Emerge of “CNN Sucks” Sticker on Alleged Bomber's Van  —  A 56-year-old Florida man named Cesar Sayoc has reportedly been arrested in South Florida in connection with the string of bombs sent to prominent Democrats.
New York Times:
Bomb Suspect Arrested in Florida; Charged With 5 Counts  — Federal officials arrested a man over the bomb campaign and hauled away a van covered in pro-Trump stickers.  The charges against him included illegal mailing of explosives and threats against former presidents.
TMZ.com:
Chippendales Says Bombing Suspect Cesar A. Sayoc Worked for Knockoff Co.
Discussion: The Root
CNN:
Suspect arrested after explosive devices sent to Trump critics and CNN
Discussion: RedState, KBZK and KRTV-TV
Jimmy McCloskey / Metro.co.uk:   Suspected MAGA bomber ID'd as ‘Native American Trump supporter’ Cesar Sayoc, 56,
Wall Street Journal:
Suspect in Letter Bombs: A History of Arrests and a Prior Bomb Threat
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.
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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Lee Smith / RealClearInvestigations:
DOJ Ties a Trump FISA Release to Obstruction
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:   George Papadopoulos Wants Immunity From the Senate
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.
Discussion: Engadget, Electrek, The Verge and rbc.ru
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Sara Salinas / CNBC:   The FBI is reviewing Tesla's Model 3 production numbers as part of a criminal probe: WSJ
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 …
Discussion: 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
Discussion: The Capitolist
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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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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and New York Times
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 …
Discussion: NBC News, wabe.org and Political Wire
Aaron Rodriguez / CREW:
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) …
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 …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
At the White House As Trump Addresses the Bomber  —  I am in Washington to attend Turning Point USA's first-ever Young Black Leadership Summit.  Today's highlight was a visit to the White House, where President Trump addressed the group in the East Room.  We arrived at the East Entrance …
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Eleven donors have plowed $1 billion into super PACs since they were created  —  Just eleven donors injected $1 billion into U.S. political races in the past eight years through super PACs, the big-money entities that have given wealthy contributors a powerful way to influence elections.
Discussion: Political Wire
Anadolu Ajansı Güncel Haberler:
Defaming Prophet Muhammed not free expression: ECHR  —  Such defamation could stir up prejudice and risk religious peace, says European Court of Human Rights  —  STRASBOURG  —  Defaming the Prophet Muhammed “goes beyond the permissible limits of an objective debate” and …
Discussion: Louder With Crowder
 
 
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