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Mike Pence Announces Hail Mary ‘Latinos for Trump’ Initiative

It’s going to be a hard sell. Democrats are holding on to a roughly two-to-one advantage among the demographic, and Trump’s rhetoric isn’t helping.
Pennsylvania GOP Chair Resigns Amid Sexting Scandal

Val DiGiorgio allegedly sent explicit texts to a local candidate, then compounded his error by trying to shut up his electronic paramour.
Why Has the Reaction to a Rape Allegation Against the President Been So Muted?

Intelligencer staffers discuss the fallout from E. Jean Carroll’s story.
Prosecutors Say Duncan Hunter Used Campaign Funds to Cheat on Wife

The original indictment of Hunter and his wife suggested out-of-control personal finances. The new allegations suggest an out-of-control libido.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s Replacement, Stephanie Grisham, Should Fit Right In

The new press secretary is used to criticizing reporters, she’ll be doing three jobs, and she has already been accused of violating the Hatch Act.
Is Trump Ready for Chief of Staff Number Four?

Mick Mulvaney is reportedly wearing on President Trump.
E. Jean Carroll Is ‘So Glad’ Not to Be Trump’s Type

The writer who accused the president of rape responds to Trump’s pathetic “she’s not my type” defense.
Social Media Is Alight With Tributes on the First Bourdain Day

Today would have been the late author and TV hosts’s 63rd birthday.
Trump Doesn’t Have a ‘Type’

All he sees is prey.
Here’s Are the ‘World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ for 2019

The always-controversial ranking of restaurants arrives — and Noma isn’t No. 1.
Google Tells Employees Not to Protest Google at Pride

A leaked internal memo shows LGBTQ+ employees were told they could be punished for using Google’s platform to protest at Pride in San Francisco.
Iran’s President: The White House Is ‘Afflicted by Mental Retardation’

Trump isn’t the only world leader who can lob cringeworthy insults.
W Magazine Has Finally Sold

And longtime editor Stefano Tonchi is exiting.
Despite Merrick Garland, Trump Would Certainly Fill a 2020 Supreme Court Vacancy

Though the GOP refused to fill the last election-year opening, Trump says he’d appoint a justice even if he only had three days left in his term.
White House: Kellyanne Conway Will Skip House Hearing on Hatch Act Violations

A federal agency said Conway should be fired. Instead, the White House is blocking her from testifying at Wednesday’s House hearing on the matter.
Trump Responds to E. Jean Carroll Rape Allegation: ‘She’s Not My Type’

The president has used the turn of phrase in an attempt to deflect sexual assault allegations on at least two previous occasions.
New York Times Says It Made a Mistake With E. Jean Carroll’s Story

The executive editor admits the paper’s coverage of serious rape allegations against Trump was “overly cautious.”
How Badly Did Pete Buttigieg Mishandle a Police Shooting?

The wunderkind presidential candidate is facing a serious early test of his candidacy.
Susan Collins Has a New Democratic Challenger

Sara Gideon announced her Senate run, taking aim at Collins for voting to confirm Brett Kavanaugh.
Nightmare Neighbor YouTuber Engaged to Nightmare TanaCon YouTuber. Maybe?

Everything you wanted to know in a dispatch from the dark, fake universe of YouTubers, including cameo appearances from Mod Sun, Bella Thorne.

9:38 P.M. Mike Pence Announces Longshot Initiative ‘Latinos for Trump’ It’s going to be a hard sell. Democrats are holding on to a roughly two-to-one advantage among the demographic, and Trump’s rhetoric isn’t helping.
6:35 P.M. Pennsylvania GOP Chair Resigns Amid Sexting Scandal Val DiGiorgio allegedly sent explicit texts to a local candidate, then compounded his error by trying to shut up his electronic paramour.
6:18 P.M. The Muted Response to a Rape Allegation Against Trump Intelligencer staffers discuss the fallout from E. Jean Carroll’s story.
5:45 P.M. Stephen Moore’s Start-up Is Dumb Even by Crypto Standards The conservative commentator and failed Fed nominee’s business partner describes the plan, such as it is.
5:44 P.M. Bette Midler on Her Long-Running Spat With Donald Trump But also on green spaces, community gardens, and New York City’s 25-year arc of renewal.
5:30 P.M. Prosecutors Say Duncan Hunter Used Campaign Funds in Affairs The original indictment of Hunter and his wife suggested out-of-control personal finances. The new allegations suggest an out-of-control libido.
4:34 P.M. This Sounds Crazy, But Trump’s Rape Denial Might Not Be True “He’s denied it. That’s all I needed to hear,” says Lindsey Graham.
2:58 P.M. Meet Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s Replacement, Stephanie Grisham The new press secretary is used to criticizing reporters, she’ll be doing three jobs, and she has already been accused of violating the Hatch Act.
2:40 P.M. Who Needs to Do What in the First Democratic Debate of 2020 Based on conversations with leading campaign strategists, debate veterans, and candidates from across the party.
1:19 P.M. Is Trump Ready for Chief of Staff Number 4? Mick Mulvaney is reportedly wearing on President Trump.
11:30 A.M. Iran: The White House Is ‘Afflicted by Mental Retardation’ Trump isn’t the only world leader who can lob cringeworthy insults.
10:29 A.M. Google Tells Employees Not to Protest Google at Pride A leaked internal memo shows LGBTQ+ employees were told they could be punished for using Google’s platform to protest at Pride in San Francisco.
10:10 A.M. Bryan Stevenson’s ‘Not Entirely Rational’ Quest for Justice The attorney and activist on how America’s racial sins live on in our criminal justice system — and his belief that a transformation is possible.
8:30 A.M. Trump Would Certainly Fill a 2020 Supreme Court Vacancy Though the GOP refused to fill the last election-year opening, Trump says he’d appoint a justice even if he only had three days left in his term.
7:00 A.M. New York Proved That a Better Democratic Party Is Possible Developers used to call the shots in Albany. This year, progressives did.
3:55 A.M. Layleen Polanco’s Death Haunts a Prideful Celebration Just weeks before the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, Polanco, a transgender woman, died in a solitary confinement cell at Riker’s.
12:15 A.M. White House: Kellyanne Conway to Skip Hatch Act Hearing A federal agency said Conway should be fired. Instead, the White House is blocking her from testifying at Wednesday’s House hearing on the matter.
June 24, 2019 Trump Responds to Carroll Rape Claim: ‘She’s Not My Type’ The president has used the turn of phrase in an attempt to deflect sexual-assault allegations on at least two previous occasions.
June 24, 2019 How Badly Did Pete Buttigieg Mishandle a Police Shooting? The wunderkind presidential candidate is facing a serious early test of his candidacy.
June 24, 2019 Nightmare YouTubers Engaged. Maybe? Everything you wanted to know in a dispatch from the dark, fake universe of YouTubers, including cameo appearances from Mod Sun, Bella Thorne.

5:33 P.M. Serena Williams Finally Gets Her Own Wheaties Box “I hope my image on this iconic orange box will inspire the next generation of girls and athletes to dream big.”
4:42 P.M. If Only Using the Computer Counted As Handwork Making things by hand is peaceful and mind-opening. Why doesn’t typing count?
4:38 P.M. Woman Has 34 Bridesmaids at Her Wedding but Wanted 50 The bridesmaids didn’t realize there were so many of them at first.
3:35 P.M. Meet Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s Replacement, Stephanie Grisham The new press secretary is used to criticizing reporters, she’ll be doing three jobs, and she has already been accused of violating the Hatch Act.
3:11 P.M. One of Marchesa’s Founders Is Leaving the Brand Not Harvey Weinstein’s ex-wife, though.
3:02 P.M. The Kardashian Moment We’ve All Been Waiting for Has Arrived The Jordyn Woods drama comes to TV.
3:02 P.M. Is This Popular Face Acid Bad for Your Skin? When hyaluronic acid becomes too much of a good thing.
2:16 P.M. The Designer Who’s Been Celebrating Pride for Over 25 Years Kenneth Cole threw a Pride party with the cast of The Prom.
1:25 P.M. How to Get a Thicker Skin Receiving criticism sucks, but what if there were a way not to let it bother us?
1:13 P.M. E. Jean Carroll Is ‘So Glad’ She Isn’t Trump’s Type The writer who accused the president of rape responds to Trump’s pathetic “she’s not my type” defense.
12:48 P.M. Of Course Bella Thorne Is Involved in This Messy Engagement A guide to YouTuber Jake Paul’s engagement to fellow YouTuber Tana Mongeau. (And Bella Thorne’s response to it.)
12:42 P.M. A College Student Mysteriously Vanished After Taking a Lyft According to the driver, Mackenzie Lueck was dropped off at a park, where she got into a car with an unknown person.
12:34 P.M. Your Farmer’s Tan Is Totally in Now Sunburns, but make it fashion.
12:20 P.M. Why Do Americans Keep Dying While in the Dominican Republic? Authorities are now investigating whether anti-freeze–laced bootleg liquor could be causing the deaths.
12:00 P.M. How to Write an Out-of-Office Message Too many people share too much information.
11:56 A.M. Trump Doesn’t Have a ‘Type’ All he sees is prey.
11:35 A.M. How Our Beauty Writer Gets Her Skin So Good Erica Smith alternates between four cleansers.
10:09 A.M. W Magazine Has Finally Sold And longtime editor Stefano Tonchi is exiting.
9:15 A.M. Khloé and Tristan Were on the Outs During Cheating Drama An anonymous source tells People they weren’t “in a proper relationship” at the time.
8:00 A.M. The Look Book Goes to a Little Tina Turner Audition Dozens of 8-to-12-year-old actresses lined up for the opportunity to play a young incarnation of the star in Broadway’s Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. gallery

6:34 P.M. The Office Is Leaving Netflix in 2021 It will be relocating to NBCUniversal’s upcoming streaming service.
6:05 P.M. Gretchen Carlson Finally Has Reason to Watch Game of Thrones Naomi Watts, who plays Carlson in The Loudest Voice, is starring in the prequel.
4:42 P.M. Get Amped for the New Current War Trailer It’s back.
4:08 P.M. Cardi B Pleads Not Guilty in Strip Club Fight This just took a turn.
3:45 P.M. The Hills Sequel Is More The Hills, Less New Beginnings A few conversations about parenting aside, the revival of the genre-defining MTV reality series feels eerily unchanged from the original.
2:57 P.M. Alexander Calder’s Circus is Back in Town The artist’s wee sideshow is restored, and back at the Whitney.
2:42 P.M. So, What’s the Deal With Jed’s Bachelorette Drama? The front-runner apparently schemed his way onto the show for exposure, according to the girlfriend he left back home.
1:48 P.M. Paula Pell and John Lutz Team Up for a Murder-Mystery Comedy Seth Meyers and Lorne Michaels are producing.
1:38 P.M. All 327 Bruce Springsteen Songs, Ranked Weighing in on every original, officially released composition — including his latest album, Western Stars.
1:13 P.M. The Bachelorette Recap: High and Mighty Hannah and Garrett manage to make nude bungee-jumping seem boring, and Luke manages to make it all about him.
1:00 P.M. The 6-Year Struggle to Regain Ownership of This Is Fine Dog After the internet claimed the popular meme, its creator had to figure out how to take it back.
12:00 P.M. Anthony Jeselnik’s New Show Good Talk Debuts in September The six-episode debut season is full of his comedy friends.
11:40 A.M. How Woodstock 50 Imploded Right Before Our Eyes: A Timeline From definitely sort of canceled to definitely sort of uncanceled in less than a month. Here’s what the hell is going on.
11:36 A.M. Every Time the Bachelorette Men Were Underwhelmed by Travel “Wow, look at this building.”
11:28 A.M. What’s It Gonna Take to Dethrone ‘Old Town Road’? So far the Lil Nas X disruptor has denied Taylor Swift, Drake, and Ed Sheeran a No. 1 hit. Here’s how it might be stopped.
11:21 A.M. ‘I Hadn’t Known Myself Before I Had Sex With a Woman’ Lauren Morelli came out while writing Orange Is the New Black. Now she’s adapting the queer classic Tales of the City.
10:18 A.M. Go Ahead, Post These Comedians’ Sets on Instagram It’s common for A-list comics to lock up fans’ phones — but many up-and-comers see the benefits of being recorded.
10:15 A.M. Meryl Streep, Ariana Grande Join Ryan Murphy’s The Prom With Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells, and … James Corden?
10:00 A.M. Daisy Ridley Is Extremely Emotional in This New Ophelia Clip Naomi Watts and Clive Owen also have feelings in the new perspective-switched retelling of Hamlet.
8:30 A.M. Yesterday Doesn’t Know What to Do With Its Premise Only the first half of Danny Boyle’s Beatles fantasy-comedy works.

3:37 P.M. Everything You Need to Know About Mirazur And why you don’t need to lose your mind over this particular list.
12:23 P.M. Social Media Is Alight With Tributes on Bourdain Day Today would have been the late author and TV hosts’s 63rd birthday.
11:35 A.M. Here Are the ‘World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ for 2019 The always-controversial ranking of restaurants arrives — and Noma isn’t No. 1.
June 24, 2019 How to Summerize a Negroni A barista turned bartender is challenging the cocktail orthodoxy by shaking a drink most say should be stirred!
June 24, 2019 Seriously, Why Does This Gordon Ramsay Show Exist? Does the world really need a travel show starring Gordon Ramsay?
June 24, 2019 This ‘Mom & Mom Shop’ Wants to Make Meat Fun Again Former White Gold butchers Jocelyn Guest and Erika Nakamura on starting a family and launching their own business.
June 21, 2019 It’s Time to Try a G&T-Plus Yes, there is a way to make a gin-and-tonic ever-so-slightly better.
June 21, 2019 Jarry Editor Lukas Volger’s Grub Street Diet “Four times a year, you get a box of six pounds of beans — it’s a little overwhelming.”
June 20, 2019 A Guide to All the Very Italian Restaurants Opening In NYC The city’s restaurant scene is overflowing with eateries from Italians.
June 20, 2019 Which 2020 Candidate’s Comfort Food Is the Most Haunting? “A BAKED POTATO.”
June 20, 2019 Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat Right Now It’s our weekly ranking of the city’s most important restaurants.
June 19, 2019 Inside the Dinner Party That Uses Pasta to Build Friendships At Pasta Social Club, the focus is on carbs and comfort.
June 19, 2019 The Frye Fest Is the Summer Festival America Deserves Who wouldn’t love “an immersive fried potato festival”?
June 19, 2019 Culinary Institute of America Starts Bourdain Scholarship It will support students in their studies abroad.
June 19, 2019 How to Peel Garlic A handy guide for the harried home cook.
June 18, 2019 Where Does Au Cheval Go From Here? What happens when critics take issue with a restaurant’s core concept?
June 18, 2019 The Oral History of Serious Eats How a cash-strapped start-up became the internet’s food-nerd utopia.
June 17, 2019 The New East Wind Snack Shop Has an Unexpected Specialty Dragon’s beard candy is being made at the dumpling shop’s third location.
June 17, 2019 Everything You Need to Know About LaCroix’s Recent Troubles It’s been a wild nine months for the seltzer brand, which seems to be losing its cult status among consumers.
June 16, 2019 Crown Shy Brings Uncommon Finesse to Fidi Chef James Kent’s precise, seasonal brand of cooking is on display at this deceptively ambitious new restaurant.

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1:59 P.M. The 11 Things I Always Bring to the Beach (and I Go Weekly) Including some weirdly stylish waterproof Crocs and a superlight cooler.
12:56 P.M. The Best Electric Toothbrushes, According to Dentists Including kinds that vibrate, vibrate and rotate, and an inexpensive drug-store model.
12:30 P.M. The Dual-Purpose Fan Hat I Keep in My Bag May to October “The miraculous hat that emerges has a wicker-like top and structured cloth brim.”
12:05 P.M. What Is Prime Day Anyway? And how do I score the best deals?
11:48 A.M. What Are the Best (Nice-Looking) Cribs for Babies? Eleven designers dish on the most stylish cribs for your bundle of joy.
11:48 A.M. These Levi’s Raincoats Are Up to 53 Percent Off (Today Only) The raincoats in a range of colors for men and women are on sale today as part of wider Levi’s discounts on Amazon.
10:00 A.M. The Best Toothpaste on Amazon, According to Reviewers “This toothpaste saved my life.”
9:55 A.M. These Classic Castañer Espadrilles Are Just $48 They’re 60 percent off at Moda Operandi.
June 24, 2019 Guest Strat Haul: What Jia Tolentino Bought in June “Am I allowed to talk about weed beans? All I can say about these beans is that they’re very, very special.”
June 24, 2019 The Bristly Rods I Deep Clean My Mouth With (After Brushing) A gentle back and forth is often all I need to obliterate any lingering detritus in hard-to-reach places.
June 24, 2019 What Are the Best Belts for Women? Buckle up.
June 24, 2019 Lots of Adidas Sneakers Are Half Off at the Outnet Including Superstars, Stan Smiths, Gazelles, and more.
June 24, 2019 What to Buy to Look Like: A New York Art Curator “We never want to overshadow the artist, so there’s a shared sensibility around not taking up too much visual space.”
June 24, 2019 These Summery High-Waisted Cropped Pants Are a Mere $26 They’re from one of Amazon’s house fashion lines.
June 21, 2019 With These Butt Patches, Mosquitoes Don’t Even Know I Exist I’ve actually watched a mosquito approach me, linger a while, and then buzz off.
June 21, 2019 The Best Litter Boxes, According to Vets and Rescuers Because cats — and their owners — can be picky.
June 21, 2019 The 21 Best Deals From Net-a-Porter’s Flash Summer Sale Including sundresses, espadrilles, and a Grateful Dead T-shirt.
June 21, 2019 The Best Vitamin C Serums, According to Dermatologists Including specific serums for dry, oily, and acne-prone skin.
June 21, 2019 35 Things on Sale From Instant Pot to Patagonia Plus: Cos, Maryam Nassir Zadeh, and Herbivore.

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