Mail bomb suspect had planned attacks since July, had shipping labels to targets saved on laptop, prosecutors say

Cesar Sayoc had been planning his package bomb plot against Democrats since July, according to a letter filed Tuesday evening in federal court.

      

 

 

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President calls Florida's Andrew Gillum 'a thief'; he says 'howling' shows Donald Trump is 'weak'

As he did when he started his war of tweets, Donald Trump did not mention Andrew GIllum's name, which the Florida Democrat took as a lack of courage.

      

 

 

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Anger, controversy follow Trump on visit to grieving Pittsburgh

As Trump touched down in a city still reeling from the most deadly anti-Semitic attack in American history, he was greeted by hundreds of protesters.

      

 

 

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Watchdog probe of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke sent to Justice Department, reports say

The probe was one of several the Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General had opened into allegations that Zinke.

      

 

 

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President Donald Trump may have met his match when it comes to U.S. citizenship: the 14th Amendment

As the administration vowed to block a migrant caravan heading toward the border, Trump turned his focus on generations of American-born citizens.

      

 

 

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Trump family visits Pittsburgh, met with dozens protesters

President Donald Trump, first lady Melania, Ivanka and Jared Kushner were met with protestors on their visit to the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

      

 

 

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OnPolitics Today: 'It's ridiculous. And it has to end'

Also in today's edition: Republicans blaming one another in election that hasn't happened yet and are Trump's birthright citizenship comment a distraction?

      

 

 

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