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The Billionaire Mercer Family Has Reportedly Bailed on Trump in 2020

The reported loss of the Mercers — vital to Trump’s 2016 run — compounds campaign fears that the GOP’s big-ticket donors won’t show up in 2020.
Warren, Beto, Biden, and Bernie Get Center Stage Positions At First Debates

O’Rourke, who hasn’t been polling that well, got lucky with his debate placement.
A Women’s Sex-Toy Company Is Suing the NYC Subway for Rejecting Its Ads

Dame Products claims the MTA is perpetuating a “ridiculous double standard” by banning its advertisements.
This Far-Right Activist Will Now Lead a Major U.S. Religious Freedom Body

Tony Perkins has claimed that Islam is not a religion. Now he’s helming the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Buttigieg Has a Police Shooting Problem

Mayor Pete’s struggle to gain minority support isn’t being helped by the shooting of a black South Bend citizen by a white police officer.
British Channel ITV Bans All-Male Comedy Writing Teams

“I hope that drawing attention to it might start producers thinking about how to address it.”
Polls: Voters Want Medicare for All — But Don’t Know What It Is

A majority of Americans think Medicare for All is a public option that would preserve private insurance, premiums, and deductibles. And they love it.
Amy Klobuchar Needs a Plan to Enact Her 137 Plans

The Minnesotan now has more specific plans than the wonky Elizabeth Warren. But she could use some priorities and a strategy for enacting legislation.
Paul Manafort Rescued From Rikers by Deputy Attorney General

“Calling this highly unusual doesn’t even begin to capture” it, one legal expert tweeted.
Cuba Gooding Jr. Hit With New Sexual-Assault Allegation

Claudia Oshry accused Gooding of inappropriately touching her when she was 16.
Max Landis Accused of Sexual and Emotional Abuse by 8 Women

“We’re not people to him.”
This Summer’s Hot Beach Read: The Mueller Report

With more than 300,000 copies sold, the damning document is a certified publishing sensation.
Trump Announces ‘Removal’ of ‘Millions of Illegal Aliens’ Starting Next Week

Trump announced by tweet that ICE will begin removing “millions of illegal aliens,” surprising officials who didn’t know he would broadcast the plan.
McConnell Calls Senate Seats for D.C. and Puerto Rico ‘Full Bore Socialism’

The quote is certainly consistent with Mitch McConnell’s block-anything-blue legacy, but not all Republicans agree with their leader in the Senate.
How Worried Should We Be About Escalation With Iran?

Intelligencer staffers discuss whether tit-for-tat provocations between the two countries will lead to something much scarier.
SCOTUS Won’t Stop States From Prosecuting Federal Defendants

By leaving an exception to double-jeopardy rules in place, the Court did not make it easier for Trump to keep people out of jail via pardons.
How the 1969 Mayoral Primary Changed New York City Politics

Liberal icons in both the Republican and Democratic primaries both lost to conservatives, leading to a sea change in party politics.
West Virginia Republicans Are Still Trying to Punish Striking Teachers

West Virginia teachers demonstrated again on Monday as GOP lawmakers pushed school choice and penalties for striking teachers after recent walkouts.
All the Weird New Details About Trump’s Infamous Escalator Ride

Four years later, Trump’s campaign launch sounds even stranger. But at least Michael Cohen’s call for elephants and bikini-clad women was scrapped.
Elon Musk Has Deleted His Twitter Account, According to … His Tweets

Uh, buddy.

7:30 P.M. The Mercer Family Has Reportedly Bailed on Trump in 2020 The reported loss of the Mercers — vital to Trump’s 2016 run — compounds campaign fears that the GOP’s big-ticket donors won’t show up in 2020.
6:44 P.M. Warren, Beto, Biden, Bernie Get Center-Stage Debate Spots O’Rourke, who hasn’t been polling that well, got lucky with his debate placement.
4:22 P.M. Far-Right Activist to Lead Major U.S. Religious Freedom Body Tony Perkins has claimed that Islam is not a religion. Now he’s helming the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
4:05 P.M. Buttigieg Has a Police Shooting Problem Mayor Pete’s struggle to gain minority support isn’t being helped by the shooting of a black South Bend citizen by a white police officer.
3:48 P.M. What Kyle Kashuv Gets Wrong About Harvard and Growth Kashuv says that Harvard is betraying its commitment to growth by rescinding his admission. Maybe Harvard’s own growth requires it.
2:40 P.M. Voters Want Medicare for All (But Don’t Know What It Is) A majority of Americans think Medicare for All is a public option that would preserve private insurance, premiums, and deductibles. And they love it.
12:43 P.M. Leftists Have Turned Obama Into Mitt Romney Obama has been accused of redistributing wealth upward and undercutting Elizabeth Warren’s attacks on business. Both claims are false.
11:20 A.M. Amy Klobuchar Needs a Plan to Enact Her 137 Plans The Minnesotan now has more specific plans than the wonky Elizabeth Warren. But she could use some priorities and a strategy for enacting legislation.
11:10 A.M. Paul Manafort Rescued From Rikers by Deputy Attorney General “Calling this highly unusual doesn’t even begin to capture” it, one legal expert tweeted.
10:54 A.M. Facebook’s New Competition: The U.S. Dollar Facebook just introduced Libra, a new cryptocurrency designed to blow up the global financial system.
8:00 A.M. How Police Brutality Can Function as Terrorism These incidents, like Phoenix cops drawing guns on a young family, have psychological effects that mirror living under the threat of terrorism.
6:00 A.M. This Summer’s Hot Beach Read: The Mueller Report With more than 300,000 copies sold, the damning document is a certified publishing sensation.
1:21 A.M. Trump Announces ‘Removal’ of ‘Millions’ of Migrants Trump announced by tweet that ICE will begin removing “millions of illegal aliens,” surprising officials who didn’t know he would broadcast the plan.
8:43 P.M. McConnell: Statehood for D.C. and Puerto Rico Is ‘Socialism’ The quote is certainly consistent with Mitch McConnell’s block-anything-blue legacy, but not all Republicans agree with their leader in the Senate.
June 17, 2019 How Worried Should We Be About Escalation With Iran? Intelligencer staffers discuss whether tit-for-tat provocations between the two countries will lead to something much scarier.
June 17, 2019 SCOTUS Won’t Stop States From Prosecuting Federal Defendants By leaving an exception to double-jeopardy rules in place, the Court did not make it easier for Trump to keep people out of jail via pardons.
June 17, 2019 How the 1969 Mayoral Primary Changed New York City Politics Liberal icons in both the Republican and Democratic primaries both lost to conservatives, leading to a sea change in party politics.
June 17, 2019 West Virginia GOP Still Trying to Punish Striking Teachers West Virginia teachers demonstrated again on Monday as GOP lawmakers pushed school choice and penalties for striking teachers after recent walkouts.
June 17, 2019 Elon Musk Tweets Claiming He Deleted His Twitter Uh, buddy.
June 17, 2019 Weird New Details About Trump’s Infamous Escalator Ride Four years later, Trump’s campaign launch sounds even stranger. But at least Michael Cohen’s call for elephants and bikini-clad women was scrapped.

5:55 P.M. Women’s Sex-Toy Company Sues MTA for Rejecting Its Ads Dame Products claims the MTA is perpetuating a “ridiculous double standard” by banning its advertisements.
5:50 P.M. Why Is Ben Affleck in Such a Hurry With His Laptop? A list of possibilities.
5:47 P.M. Is My Dog Manipulating Me? According to a new study, she might have evolved to.
4:18 P.M. Kourtney, Kendall, and Khloe Are Fighting About Potatoes And more contrived drama from this week’s episode.
3:45 P.M. I’d Rather Not Have My Feet Be This Naked Thanks so much!
3:32 P.M. The Top 3 Menswear Shows at Milan Fashion Week See all the highlights, from Marni to Fendi.
3:31 P.M. Net-a-Porter Will Now Tell You Which Brands Are Sustainable The retail site has launched a new sustainability effort.
3:24 P.M. The $60 Amazon Hair Dryer that Changed My Life It has a cult following.
3:17 P.M. I Can’t Stop Watching KKW Beauty Leg-Makeup Tutorials Starring Kim Kardashian West covering up her psoriasis.
3:01 P.M. A Linen Dress Is the Next Best Thing to Being Naked Fifteen breezy options for days when it’s too hot for clothes.
12:52 P.M. Jordyn Woods Addresses Tristan Thompson Cheating Scandal “Life moves on. Money doesn’t stop.”
12:41 P.M. I Don’t Believe in Soulmates, But I Sort of Have One It’s a relatively acceptable way of believing in magic, even if it’s not useful at all.
12:30 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.
12:08 P.M. How This Illustrator Gets Her Skin So Good “I always thought not having zits was one of the benefits of being an adult?”
12:06 P.M. How to Shut Down Gossip at Work It helps to decide if the rumors are helpful or harmful.
11:35 A.M. Taylor Swift & Katy Perry’s Reconciliation Sounds Exhausting “We didn’t know if we were ever gonna really tell people about it,” Swift said of their friendship.
11:30 A.M. A Tale of Fire and Yogurt: Lindsay Shookus’s Cannes Birthday During a SoulCycle class, she was presented with a sparkler, and plate (?) of yogurt.
11:30 A.M. The New James Bond Movie Is Definitely Cursed It’s been plagued by rewrites, injuries, literal fireballs, and now, video games.
11:11 A.M. Kate Middleton Goes All Out at Fancy Royal Horse Race While Prince William sported a top hat.
10:30 A.M. Cuba Gooding Jr. Hit With New Sexual-Assault Allegation Claudia Oshry accused Gooding of inappropriately touching her when she was 16.

5:11 P.M. Wyclef Jean Shows Off His Handstand Skills for Tig Notaro But will Notaro figure out who she’s talking to?
4:51 P.M. Will & Grace’s Debra Messing Has One Wish for Grace “I want Grace to be covered in sweat … literally like in-the-shower wet.” video
4:45 P.M. 14.5 Million People Watched James Holzhauer Lose Jeopardy! It was the most watched episode in 15 years.
4:39 P.M. The Black Monday Cast Talks Fake Cocaine and Plays Password “They actually got real cocaine from the ‘80s.” video
3:51 P.M. Terry Crews Is the Mother Hen on America’s Got Talent “If they need a drink of water, I’ll go up there and give them some water.” video
3:40 P.M. Who Isn’t on Ed Sheeran’s No. 6 Collaborations Project? Besides Beyoncé.
3:30 P.M. XXXTentacion’s Estate Announces New Documentary and Album The controversial rapper died one year ago today.
3:07 P.M. This New Bachelorette Trailer Reveals the Demise of Luke P Hannah’s eventual breaking point? His comments about sex.
3:06 P.M. British Channel ITV Bans All-Male Comedy Writing Teams “I hope that drawing attention to it might start producers thinking about how to address it.”
2:33 P.M. How Booksmart’s Screenwriter Gave the Movie a Rom-com Ending She is the Meg Ryan of screenwriters. (And, yes, she is responsible for that Harry Potter line.)
2:03 P.M. Study Warhol and Basquiat at a School Turned Gallery Upstate Neither of these artists was known as a nature lover, of course.
2:00 P.M. Pose Isn’t Just Giving an AIDS History Lesson “There are a lot of parallels to today’s political landscape,” says writer and producer Our Lady J.
1:59 P.M. What Adam Scott and Sanaa Lathan Love About Twilight Zone Here’s a twist, it’s not the twists! video
1:58 P.M. Andy Cohen Lives for Conflict “I am not confrontation averse, as long as other people are doing the confronting.” video
1:41 P.M. How Richard Madden Prepared for Bodyguard and Rocketman “I always look for something different.” video
1:18 P.M. How a Great TV Wig Is Made The stylists behind Russian Doll, GLOW, and American Horror Story explain what goes into making the best kind of wig, which is one no one notices.
12:40 P.M. A Guide to Next Week’s Late-Night Democratic-Debate Coverage Seth Meyers, Trevor Noah, and Stephen Colbert will all host live episodes.
12:30 P.M. Queer Eye Gets 2 More Seasons, Entire Nation to French Tuck Back to Kansas City, then over to Philly.
12:18 P.M. Bad Bunny Is Wild in the Streets, Tender in the Tweets The trap star’s Twitter feed is a meadow of nostalgia and intimacy.
12:10 P.M. The Bachelorette Recap: Same Old Song A glorified clip show masquerading as an episode obscures the real problem with this season: Hannah just can’t admit she’s wrong about Luke.

1:42 P.M. Where Does Au Cheval Go From Here? What happens when critics take issue with a restaurant’s core concept?
1:04 P.M. The 2019 ‘World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ List Rollout Begins The always-controversial ranking of restaurants arrives.
10:00 A.M. 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.
June 14, 2019 Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat Right Now It’s our weekly ranking of the city’s most important restaurants.
June 14, 2019 Author Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s Grub Street Diet “It makes me feel like a million bucks.”
June 13, 2019 On the Trail of New York’s Nutcracker Kings How a brain-numbing street cocktail became a multimillion-dollar uptown hustle.
June 13, 2019 The Grub Guide to the Summer’s Can’t-Miss Food Festivals A massive food market in the Bronx, a festival dedicated entirely to cider, the latest edition of an Afrocentric jollof competition, and more.
June 12, 2019 A Secret Downtown Star Will Get a New Forum for His Cooking Efrén Hernández quietly took over hot-spot-gone-cold Mimi, and now the team is expanding with Babs.
June 12, 2019 Kraft to America’s Parents: Give Your Kids ‘Salad Frosting’ This country had a good run, folks.
June 12, 2019 The Absolute Best Veggie Burgers in New York From vegan restaurants to newfangled burger stands, here’s where to get the best meat-bomb alternatives.
June 11, 2019 Flynn McGarry Will Close His LES Tasting Room for the Summer The 20-year-old plans to spend ten weeks traveling and cooking here and abroad.
June 11, 2019 Amazon Will Kill Its Restaurant Delivery Service After four years, the tech company is shutting down Amazon Restaurants.
June 11, 2019 Can Restaurants Be Fixed From the Inside? The industry is grappling with ideas to save its workforce.
June 10, 2019 Find Killer Lamb Ribs and ‘Grandma Kitschiness’ at Apollonia The new Mediterranean restaurant from the Walter Foods crew opens in East Williamsburg.
June 10, 2019 This New Laffa Is Serious Must-Order Bread A new restaurant from Breads Bakery owner Gadi Peleg brings homey Middle Eastern cuisine to NoMad.
June 10, 2019 The Power Lunch Is Officially Dead The Four Seasons will close for good, less than a year after reopening.
June 10, 2019 L&B Spumoni Gardens Is Expanding to Dumbo The square-slice icon will open a second location across the street from rival pizza spots Juliana’s and Grimaldi’s.

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5:13 P.M. What La La Anthony Can’t Live Without Including the underwear she owns 100 pairs of.
4:44 P.M. The Best Women’s Walking Shoes, According to Reviewers “The most comfortable shoe I’ve ever worn.”
1:37 P.M. Good Summer Clothes Up to 69 Percent Off at Anthropologie Including tops, dresses, and jumpsuits.
1:24 P.M. This Curve-Hugging, Surprisingly Well-Fitting Suit Costs $26 Extreme in cut, but sparing in price.
12:55 P.M. This Pair of Lululemon Leggings We Love Is Now $19 Cheaper Plus some bike shorts and sports bras that are up to 40 percent off.
10:53 A.M. The 24 Things I Recommend to Anyone Adopting a Cat Toys, treats, trees, and more for spoiling your new kitten.
June 17, 2019 Where Can I Get That Laptop Case From Always Be My Maybe? The green-marble case is actually from Amazon — and costs less than $20.
June 17, 2019 28 Famous People on Their Favorite Lip Balms Including Beyoncé, Troye Sivan, and Natasha Lyonne.
June 17, 2019 Just a Few Hours Left of Wayfair’s Big Summer Clearance Sale We spy some over-70%-off Cuisinart.
June 17, 2019 What Strategist Readers Are Buying: Lip Balm and Bug Spray Plus: no-show socks, Dopp kits, and more.
June 17, 2019 The Best Couches Under $2,000, As Tested by the Strategist Interior designers recommended 80 options; we narrowed it down to seven — and sat on them.
June 17, 2019 Cuisinart Dutch Ovens Are Over 40 Percent Off Right Now An excellent dupe for more expensive French enameled cast-iron cookware for under $100.
June 17, 2019 We Tested Ten Sofas-in-a-Box These start-ups want to be Casper but for couches.
June 14, 2019 Nobody at My Wedding Knew My Dad’s Tux Cost $200 on Amazon Looking at us, you really couldn’t tell who spent hours with a tailor (me), and who basically threw his tux on straight off the rack (him).
June 14, 2019 The 6 Best LSAT Prep Books, According to Tutors and Lawyers Including textbook-style prep books, practice tests, and specific books to prep for the test’s three sections.
June 14, 2019 This (Cruelty-Free) Bronzer Gives Me a Perfect Sun-Free Tan It makes me look as if I spent just the right amount of time outside (even on days when I never leave the house).
June 14, 2019 What Lisa Brennan-Jobs Can’t Live Without “Now I’ll leave my phone locked for as long as I can. For a few hours it can feel like the nineties.”
June 14, 2019 27 Things on Sale You’ll Actually Want to Buy Including stuff that’s 80 percent off.
June 13, 2019 How to Make Better Ice at Home, According to Bartenders No more cloudy ice that smells like leftovers.

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