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Trump Hesitates on Iran Strike, As His Administration Draws Up Plans

The administration is reportedly considering cyber attacks and potential sites for retaliation, even as Trump is still wishy-washy on the idea.
Please, No Lectures on Fidelity to the Constitution From Josh Hawley

The Republican senator’s idea of the constitution is strictly as a vehicle for the authoritarian cultural order he prefers.
The Wildest Moments From Corey Lewandowski’s House Testimony

The Trump loyalist and Senate hopeful turned in an openly hostile performance that seemed designed to please the president.
Polls Show de Blasio at Zero Percent in His City and State

Mayor Bill de Blasio is a prophet without honor in his hometown of New York City and surrounding areas.
Should Democrats Plan on Packing the Courts in 2021?

Certainly the threat of judicial reform should stay on the table so long as conservatives use judges to thwart democracy, as they did in FDR’s day.
Trump’s Childhood Home Is Back on the Market

After failing to sell earlier this year for $2.9 million, the modest Queens home is going up for auction.
Pioneering Journalist Cokie Roberts Has Died at 75

The award-winning political commentator died from complications from breast cancer.
AOC Endorses Primary Challenger to a Democratic Pariah

Dan Lipinski, an anti-abortion champion in a strongly Democratic district, was absolutely the safest incumbent for AOC to oppose.
All the Unanswered Questions From Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Hearings

In addition to the sexual misconduct claims, the confirmation process failed to fully resolve questions about Kavanaugh’s emails, debts, and finances.
How Did That Messy Kavanaugh Article Even Happen?

New York Times editors attempt to explain.
Alex Trebek Plans to Undergo Another Round of Chemotherapy After Cancer Relapse

“I lost about 12 pounds in a week.”
Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley Pushes Kavanaugh Impeachment Resolution

Leaders in the Democratic Party aren’t interested.
Sean Spicer on Dancing With the Stars Is a Sign of the End Times

Is anything grimmer than the former White House Press Secretar?
Debate Poll Says Warren Won and Castro Lost – But the Race Didn’t Change

Those who watched the debate didn’t move much in their views on the candidates, and those who didn’t watch barely budged.
Secret Service to Buy Jet Skis to Guard Trumps at Mar-a-Lago

What a fun way to spend taxpayer money — at least Secret Service members won’t have to rent jet skis on their own dime anymore.
The Strike on the Saudi Oil Facility Poses 3 Risks to the Global Economy

We still don’t know how bad the situation is, which is why analysts are speculating that oil prices might rise steeply if more bad news emerges.
Another Obstacle for Climate Action: A Conservative Supreme Court

A new study suggests SCOTUS could obstruct the Green New Deal just as it once obstructed the original New Deal.
Chait: Trump: I Can’t Be Corrupt Because I’m Losing Money (He Can)

If Trump’s customers are fleeing because they hate him, it makes him more desperate for bribes.
Manhattan DA Subpoenas 8 Years of Trump Tax Returns

Trump may not be able to sue this subpoena into submission, as it’s part of a criminal investigation into the payoff of Stormy Daniels.
Will the U.S. Strike Iran Over the Saudi Oil Attacks?

Intelligencer staffers discuss another moment of major tension in the Middle East.

8:06 P.M. As Trump Hesitates on Iran Strike, His Admin Draws Up Plans The administration is reportedly considering cyberattacks and potential sites for retaliation, even as Trump is still wishy-washy on the idea.
6:07 P.M. We Don’t Need a Lecture on the Constitution From Josh Hawley The Republican senator’s idea of the constitution is strictly as a vehicle for the authoritarian cultural order he prefers.
4:55 P.M. The Wildest Moments From Corey Lewandowski’s House Testimony The Trump loyalist and Senate hopeful turned in an openly hostile performance that seemed designed to please the president.
4:46 P.M. Is Tucker Carlson the Most Important Pundit in America? The Fox News host stymied a military strike and helped defenestrate John Bolton. Bigger yet, he’s trying to remake right-wing politics in the U.S.
3:41 P.M. Polls Show de Blasio at Zero Percent in His City and State Mayor Bill de Blasio is a prophet without honor in his hometown of New York City and surrounding areas.
2:40 P.M. Should Democrats Plan on Packing the Courts in 2021? Certainly the threat of judicial reform should stay on the table so long as conservatives use judges to thwart democracy, as they did in FDR’s day.
2:08 P.M. Trump’s Childhood Home Is Back on the Market After failing to sell earlier this year for $2.9 million, the modest Queens home is going up for auction.
1:42 P.M. Trump’s Bizarre Argument for Defending Saudi Arabia U.S. weapons sales to Saudi Arabia have become the rationale for defending Saudi Arabia.
12:06 P.M. AOC Endorses Primary Challenger to a Democratic Pariah Dan Lipinski, an anti-abortion champion in a strongly Democratic district, was absolutely the safest incumbent for AOC to oppose.
11:58 A.M. Bill Gates on What a Plan to Fight Climate Change Means “I have not seen anything that’s worthy of the word plan because a plan has to involve not just the U.S. doing something.”
11:45 A.M. All the Unanswered Questions From Kavanaugh’s Confirmation In addition to the sexual misconduct claims, the confirmation process failed to fully resolve questions about Kavanaugh’s emails, debts, and finances.
11:09 A.M. Ayanna Pressley Pushes Kavanaugh Impeachment Resolution Leaders in the Democratic Party aren’t interested.
7:00 A.M. Debate Poll: Warren Won, Castro Lost, But Race Didn’t Change Those who watched the debate didn’t move much in their views on the candidates, and those who didn’t watch barely budged.
6:00 A.M. It’s Greta Thunberg’s World But it’s still burning. The extraordinary rise of a 16-year-old, and her Hail Mary climate movement.
Sept. 16, 2019 Secret Service to Buy Jet Skis to Guard Trumps at Mar-a-Lago At least Secret Service members won’t have to rent jet skis on their own dime anymore.
Sept. 16, 2019 The Saudi Oil Strike Poses Three Risks to the Global Economy We still don’t know how bad the situation is, which is why analysts are speculating that oil prices might rise steeply if more bad news emerges.
Sept. 16, 2019 A Conservative Supreme Court Could Prevent Action on Climate A new study suggests SCOTUS could obstruct the Green New Deal just as it once obstructed the original New Deal.
Sept. 16, 2019 Manhattan DA Subpoenas 8 Years of Trump Tax Returns Trump may not be able to sue this subpoena into submission, as it’s part of a criminal investigation into the payoff of Stormy Daniels.
Sept. 16, 2019 This Is Why Candidates Should Think Before They Tweet Democratic candidates might have waited a few days before invoking impeachment based on a New York Times story.
Sept. 16, 2019 Will the U.S. Strike Iran Over the Saudi Oil Attacks? Intelligencer staffers discuss another moment of major tension in the Middle East.

8:54 P.M. Looks Like That Guy From Blink-182 Was Right About UFOs The U.S. Navy has officially acknowledged interesting footage released by Tom DeLonge’s UFO research organization.
6:19 P.M. Humanity Suffers Latest Indignity Noah Centineo bleached his beard.
6:15 P.M. Barbie’s Latest Makeover Is Mostly Juvéderm RIP to Barbie’s signature natural look.
6:01 P.M. A Menswear Brand Made School-Shooting-Themed Sweatshirts The designers insist they’re “empowering the survivors of tragedy through storytelling in the clothes.” Survivors disagree.
5:29 P.M. Orange You Glad This Color Was Big at London Fashion Week? Attention seekers all over the British runways. gallery
3:14 P.M. Who Knew There Was This Much to Say About Swinging The Silicon Valley guy spoke to Playboy about being ethically nonmonogamous, at astonishing length.
2:50 P.M. Florida Woman Makes $100,000 a Year Off of Tongue Pics This influencer built a lucrative brand around her uncommonly long tongue.
2:40 P.M. Are These CBD Leggings a Scam? New York brand Acabada says it’s the first CBD-infused activewear company.
1:44 P.M. Pioneering Journalist Cokie Roberts Has Died at 75 The award-winning political commentator died from complications from breast cancer.
1:03 P.M. The Woman Who Convinced Me That Bad Things Are Actually Good She’s a twice-divorced Buddhist nun.
12:55 P.M. If You Were a Color, What Color Would You Be? New Yorkers try to answer a question that’s both simple and impossible. gallery
12:53 P.M. It’s Alive! Lady Gaga’s Beauty Line Launches Today Haus Laboratories is officially here.
12:47 P.M. How This Sock Designer Gets Her Skin So Good Jenni Lee’s routine was inspired by her mom.
12:32 P.M. Kendall Jenner Changed Her Hair It’s like this but way lighter now.
12:09 P.M. Lindsay Shookus and Jon Hamm Are Having a ‘Great Time’ What could it mean?
12:00 P.M. ‘I’m My Boss’s Favorite, and It Sucks!’ It’s not cool for your boss to complain to you about a co-worker.
11:36 A.M. Beyoncé’s Kids Make Rare Appearance in Her New Movie Blue Ivy steals the spotlight in ‘Making the Gift’.
11:26 A.M. How Did That Messy Kavanaugh Article Even Happen? New York Times editors attempt to explain.
10:38 A.M. How Many Surprise Siblings Have Sperm Donations Caused? On this week’s Cut podcast, some very big family trees. podcast
10:30 A.M. Wait, Did Jennifer Lawrence Just Marry Cooke Maroney? They were spotted at the New York City Marriage Bureau on Monday.

11:22 P.M. Close Your Eyes, Let the Mixed-ish Theme Song Wash Over You The elusive chanteuse strikes again.
10:54 P.M. Peter the Pilot Is Your Next Bachelor He’s the windmill-sex guy.
10:03 P.M. The ‘Old Town Road’ Director Is the New House Party Director He’s gonna take his horse to the New Line classic.
10:00 P.M. The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Having a Bowl Nothing ruins Zen Time like a bonk on the head.
9:14 P.M. Studio Finds No Misconduct in Rookie Investigation The results of an internal investigation have been released.
8:59 P.M. Nick Carter Is Getting a Restraining Order Against Aaron “We were left with no choice but to take every measure possible to protect ourselves.”
5:55 P.M. Tekashi 6ix9ine Snitches on Gang Members in Court Testimony “I knew I had a formula,” he said. “That’s what people liked.”
5:22 P.M. Unbelievable Recap: A Thousand Cuts The case is inching along, but Marie is years in the past, quite alone, and entirely unknown to the only women who care enough to do the legwork.
5:21 P.M. Parks and Rec Is Leaving Every Platform for NBC’s Streamer No more Hulu. No more Netflix.
3:37 P.M. Unbelievable Is the Most Feminist Crime Show I’ve Ever Seen The quiet but sturdy feminism of Netflix’s remarkable true-crime drama.
2:34 P.M. What It’s Like to Launch a Late-Night Show With Lilly Singh Talking A Little Late with head writer Sean O’Connor.
2:25 P.M. Is Friends Still the Most Popular Show on TV? Why so many 20-somethings want to stream a 20-year-old sitcom about a bunch of 20-somethings sitting around in a coffee shop.
2:22 P.M. Someone Just Discovered John Milton’s Copy of Shakespeare This is a big f*cking deal.
2:00 P.M. Alia Shawkat to Spend 24 Hours Performing 1 Scene 100 Times BAM’s The Second Woman restages a scene from Opening Night, again and again and again.
1:31 P.M. Remembering Ric Ocasek, the Magic Man of American New Wave Ocasek’s songwriting and oddball frontman style gave the band its boundless appeal.
12:53 P.M. Every Conan Without Borders International Special, Ranked The late-night host is often at his best when he leaves the country.
12:34 P.M. We Won’t Stand for Jim Carter’s Downton Hair Erasure Anymore Just look at those follicles.
12:23 P.M. Dancing With the Stars + Sean Spicer = Meaningless Hellscape No one’s forcing you to watch.
12:01 P.M. What to Expect From A Little Late With Lilly Singh She’s not like other late-night hosts.
12:00 P.M. Celebrate Friends’ Anniversary With These 13 New Fun Facts These newly unearthed gossip tidbits and alternate-universe moments could’ve altered the show’s DNA as we know it.

12:22 P.M. Owners Mysteriously Pull the Plug on New Café Konbini How can a restaurant close when it has barely even opened?
10:26 A.M. ‘Tallboy’ Finally Added to Dictionary Maybe American culture isn’t in total decline after all.
9:17 A.M. Here Are Bon Appétit’s 10 Best New Restaurants in America One New York City restaurant made the cut.
8:05 A.M. How the Martini Went From Simple Cocktail to American Icon The literature and films that forever transformed the image of the once-humble drink.
Sept. 16, 2019 This Couple Actually Opened Their Dream Restaurant “We always had this dream to do something together.”
Sept. 16, 2019 James Murphy’s Williamsburg Café, Daymoves, Opens This Week They’re still working on Nightmoves, the bar it will transition into at night.
Sept. 16, 2019 Anthony Bourdain’s Possessions Will Be Auctioned Next Month The auction will benefit his family and a scholarship set up in his name at the Culinary Institute of America.
Sept. 13, 2019 Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat Right Now It’s our weekly ranking of the city’s most important restaurants.
Sept. 13, 2019 Anxious Nation Awaits Arrival of Bud Light Hard Seltzer The anticipation is bubbling over.
Sept. 13, 2019 How Bon Appétit’s Claire Saffitz Gets It Done The Gourmet Makes host on fridge organization, self-care, and staying sane on set. video
Sept. 13, 2019 Whole Foods Will Cut Health Care for Nearly 2,000 Employees The Amazon-owned company will no longer provide benefits for employees who work less than 30 hours per week.
Sept. 13, 2019 The Great British Baking Show Recap: Proving Grounds The show’s most topsy-turvy week gives us a multitude of savory flavors, a marathon Showstopper challenge, and the season’s first Hollywood Handshake.
Sept. 13, 2019 Antoni Porowski’s Grub Street Diet “I saw enchiladas, I saw cheese, I saw meat, and I was like, ‘I’m going to fuck all of this up.’”
Sept. 12, 2019 Where to Cheer on Your Favorite Sports Teams, by Fandom New York City has sports bars for fans of all stripes.
Sept. 12, 2019 Retrial Ordered in Thomas Keller’s Discrimination Case The plaintiff filed an appeal two weeks after the verdict was reached.
Sept. 12, 2019 Where to Celebrate Chuseok, the Harvest Festival of Korea This Friday, it’s time for a feast.
Sept. 11, 2019 Torrisi Vet Sam Yoo’s Golden Diner Debuts Dinner Get ready for wontonini en brodo, Korean smoked short ribs, and what might be a game-changing tuna melt.
Sept. 11, 2019 Williamsburg Is About to Get an Exciting New Pizzeria A co-owner of Bushwick’s much-loved Ops will expand next month.
Sept. 11, 2019 Recipes We Can’t Wait to Cook From This Fall’s New Cookbooks Including a Korean-Creole crossover dish, soul-warming southern food, and two impressive homemade pasta recipes.
Sept. 10, 2019 A Vivid New Menu Debuts at Jean-Georges After 22 years, chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten is changing things up at his flagship.

5:41 P.M. The Button-Down That Saves Me From Flashing Strangers It has a built-in, exposure-proof button mechanism.
5:11 P.M. 18 Cheap (But Expensive-Looking) Area Rugs on Amazon Any would pull together all of your mismatched Ikea furniture, street finds, and vintage goods.
5:00 P.M. The Best Skin-Care Products for Accutane Users Start stocking up on Aquaphor.
3:38 P.M. Ask Chris Black: What Are Your 10 Wedding-Registry Musts? Chris’s favorite practical and whimsical items for any registry, plus his picks for stylish men’s loungewear at any price point.
2:08 P.M. What Jacqueline Woodson Can’t Live Without The ‘Red at the Bone’ author on her favorite book, wine, and soda maker.
2:00 P.M. A Gift (That You Can Buy on Amazon) for Every Type of Dad Including wine gadgets, razors, a nice plain notebook, a simple watch and a big history book.
1:45 P.M. The Best Dog Beds, According to Dog Experts For sprawlers, burrowers, nappers, and every dog in between.
1:03 P.M. The Oil My Silky-Haired Friend Made Me Buy Is Extremely Good It eradicated my frizz.
12:11 P.M. These Tumi Suitcases Are 40 Percent Off at Nordstrom Tumi Tegra-Lite suitcases are crafted from a material also found in NFL protective pads and NASCAR race cars.
11:44 A.M. How to Prevent Razor Bumps, According to Aestheticians Smooth skin, sans the painful ingrowns.
10:50 A.M. Hunter Boots (That Are Nice Enough for Work) Are on Sale They’d look great with yellow pants.
Sept. 16, 2019 The Best Eye Creams, According to Experts Including ones that de-puff, brighten, and smooth.
Sept. 16, 2019 The 18 Best UGGs (Yes, UGGs) for Every Type of Woman For Eckhaus Latta fanatics and 2003 devotees both.
Sept. 16, 2019 What’s the Best Natural Deodorant? Clean-beauty experts describe their favorites.
Sept. 16, 2019 The Best Coffee Tables, According to Interior Designers Interior designers share their favorites, from acrylic to glass to marble styles.
Sept. 16, 2019 What Keke Palmer Can’t Live Without “I have a routine now — more than I’ve ever had — and I think my hair has really responded to that.”
Sept. 16, 2019 A Bunch of Men’s Shirts (From $16) Are on Sale at Amazon Fifteen percent off (or more) on flannels, plaid oxford shirts, and denim button downs.
Sept. 16, 2019 This Off-Duty Model Hoodie From Everlane Is on Sale It’s available in six pleasant shades.
Sept. 13, 2019 The Best Night Creams, According to Dermatologists Including the cream one facialist calls “truly magic in a jar.”
Sept. 13, 2019 Our 13 Favorite Things From Target’s Anniversary Collection A special edition of Don’t Dillydally.

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