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Report: Kushner May Consider Blackmail, Tax Evasion ‘a Family Matter’

According to Chris Christie’s new book, Kushner still isn’t over Christie’s role in prosecuting his father for blackmailing his brother with a sex tape.
Kirsten Gillibrand Says She Will Run for President

The New York senator made the announcement on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Virginia Could Soon Place the Equal Rights Amendment in the U.S. Constitution

The Old Dominion would be the 38th state to ratify the ERA, which is enough if Congress and the courts decide to set aside a ratification deadline.
Trump Recalls 50,000 Furloughed Employees Who Now Get to Work Without Pay

The administration’s furlough plans are now turning into swiss cheese as exceptions are made for services that seem politically essential.
The Most Worrying Things About Trump’s New Attorney General Pick

William Barr has spoken out against Roe v. Wade and has a bad record on civil rights.
Parliament Rejects May’s Brexit Plan in Historic Landslide

Now, Jeremy Corbyn is pushing for a vote that could force a new general election in the United Kingdom.
Judge Rules That Biometrics Are the Same As Passwords

A legal loophole allowing police to compel people to grant access to their phones may soon be closed.
Did People Replacing Their Batteries Lead to Weak iPhone Sales?

A lot of people took advantage of Apple’s one-time offer to replace their iPhone battery for $29. Is it enough to explain why iPhone sales are down?
Anonymous Trump Official Calls for Lengthy Shutdown

A pernicious voice whispers to Trump, via a Daily Caller op-ed, that he can shrink the government simply by keeping parts of it shuttered.
Pentagon Extends Troop Border Deployment As Trump Warns of ‘Big New Caravan’

Initially scheduled to come home December 15, 2018, the troops will now remain at the southern border through at least the end of September.
Judge Strikes Down Citizenship Question on 2020 Census

From redistricting to federal grant formulas, a lot depends on this case, which will likely wind up on the Supreme Court docket.
MRAs Outraged After Razor Company Asks Men to Show Common Decency

The brand’s new ad campaign asks men to stand up against bullying and harassment; MRAs are predictably not happy about it.
Netflix Raising Prices for United States Subscribers

Fifty-eight million subscribers are getting their monthly rates increased.
Chance the Rapper, Ciara, Pussycat Dolls Reportedly Removing R. Kelly Collabs

They join Lady Gaga and reportedly Céline Dion in scrubbing Kelly from the internet.
Broadway’s Carol Channing, Star of Hello, Dolly!, Is Dead at 97

Channing died at her home in Rancho Mirage, California.
Chait: William Barr’s Secret Pro-Trump Memo Keeps Getting More Suspicious

Turns out the nominee for attorney general did discuss his memo with Trump before being appointed. What else is he hiding?
Steve King Faces Rebuke, Just as the GOP Doesn’t Need Him Anymore

GOP leaders removed the Iowa representative from his seats in the Judiciary and Agriculture Committees for claiming white supremacy isn’t offensive.
Trump Personally Treating Champion Clemson to Finest Fast-Food Dinner

“I would think that’s their favorite food,” Trump said, and also, coincidentally, the least expensive.
Republicans Have Tolerated Steve King’s Racism for a Long Time

Until very recently, his fellow Republicans were happy to express solidarity with King despite his notorious nativism.
The Government Shutdown Is Making Airports Even More Hellish

Travelers are seeing long security lines, and some TSA workers, who typically make very little, are struggling to pay their bills.

5:00 A.M. Steve King’s Road Map for Racist Republicans The fallout from King’s comments isn’t just turning the GOP against him. It’s showing future racist politicians how to avoid his fate.
11:36 P.M. Chris Christie Airs Beef With Jared Kushner in His New Book In new book, Chris Christie says Kushner isn’t over Christie’s role in prosecuting Kushner’s father for blackmailing his brother with a sex tape.
8:53 P.M. Trump Recalls 50,000 Employees Who Now Will Work Without Pay The administration’s furlough plans are now turning into Swiss cheese as exceptions are made for services that seem politically essential.
6:06 P.M. Virginia May Complete Ratification of Equal Rights Amendment The Old Dominion would be the 38th state to ratify the ERA, which is enough if Congress and the courts decide to set aside a ratification deadline.
5:55 P.M. Poll: Majority Backs AOC’s 70 Percent Top Marginal Tax Rate Some pundits deemed Ocasio-Cortez’s plans for soaking the rich “radical.” Forty-five percent of GOP voters say it sounds about right.
5:10 P.M. If You Could Play Any Sport, Which One Should You Choose? (I don’t think it’s football or baseball.)
4:20 P.M. Parliament Rejects May’s Brexit Plan in Historic Landslide Now, Jeremy Corbyn is pushing for a vote that could force a new general election in the United Kingdom.
3:25 P.M. Judge Rules That Biometrics Are the Same As Passwords A legal loophole allowing police to compel people to grant access to their phones may soon be closed.
3:19 P.M. Guess What? Republicans Represent Federal Employees, Too Those who think of federal employees as Democrats electing Democrats to office should take a closer look at where “bureaucrats” live.
3:16 P.M. Why Nike’s Woke Ad Campaign Works and Gillette’s Doesn’t Gillette’s message is correct. But the viewer is likely to ask: Who is Gillette to tell me this? I just came here for razors.
3:10 P.M. Did People Replacing Batteries Lead to Weak iPhone Sales? A lot of people took advantage of Apple’s one-time offer to replace their iPhone battery for $29. Is it enough to explain why iPhone sales are down?
12:10 P.M. The ‘Furlough the Beast’ Rationale for Government Shutdown A pernicious voice whispers to Trump, via a Daily Caller op-ed, that he can shrink the government simply by keeping parts of it shuttered.
11:26 A.M. Troop Border Deployment Extended, Trump Warns of New Caravan Initially scheduled to come home December 15, 2018, the troops will now remain at the southern border through at least the end of September.
11:04 A.M. Judge Strikes Down Citizenship Question on 2020 Census From redistricting to federal grant formulas, a lot depends on this case, which will likely wind up on the Supreme Court docket.
10:46 A.M. AOC Has Turned the Corporate Media Into an Ally of Socialism Through the sheer power of her Twitter “dunks,” the congresswoman has forced eyeball-chasing outlets to become soapboxes for socialist ideas.
10:36 A.M. You Might Want to Check Your Netflix Bill Fifty-eight million subscribers in the United States are getting their monthly rates increased.
8:56 A.M. William Barr’s Secret Memo Keeps Getting More Suspicious Turns out the nominee for attorney general did discuss his memo with Trump before being appointed. What else is he hiding?
Jan. 15, 2019 Political Chaos Is Driving U.K. Off a No-Deal Brexit Cliff With today’s vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal almost certain to fail, Brexiteers have resorted to telling the public a crash-out will be manageable.
Jan. 15, 2019 Trump Wanted the U.S. to Leave NATO in 2018: Report A new report says Trump privately expressed his desire to ditch the historic defense pact — which just happens to be something Russia wants too.
Jan. 14, 2019 Steve King Finally Faces Rebuke for Years of Racist Comments GOP leaders removed the Iowa representative from his seats in the Judiciary and Agriculture Committees for claiming white supremacy isn’t offensive.

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7:30 A.M. I Think About This a Lot: Chloë Sevigny and Pauly D I see myself smack in the middle of their gaze.
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7:00 A.M. I Love My Barre Class Like a Friend The story of how I fell for an exercise routine.
6:00 A.M. I Was a 4-Year-Old Trapped in a Teenager’s Body “I was all of the things people are when they’re 14 or 15” — except a decade younger.
6:00 A.M. Who Says a Chanel Bag Can’t Save Your Life? Say “ahoy there” to one very nautical purse.
6:00 A.M. ‘How Do I Decide What to Do With My Life?’ I think that the answer, for you, begins with your shame.
7:45 P.M. Things are Getting Vicious in This Celebrity Keto Diet Feud An extremely arbitrary assortment of famous people are at war over the trendy diet.
7:08 P.M. Kirsten Gillibrand Says She Will Run for President The New York senator made the announcement on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
5:28 P.M. The Most Worrying Things About Trump’s New AG Pick William Barr has spoken out against Roe v. Wade and has a bad record on civil rights.
5:13 P.M. Watch Lana Del Rey and Jared Leto Slow Dance in a Laundromat In the new film for Gucci Guilty.
5:08 P.M. “Frumbled” and Other Good Reasons to Make Up Words On “Russian blues” and the impossibility of seeing another person’s perception.
4:35 P.M. A Local Photographer’s Favorite Spots in San Francisco A weekend with Emily Scott.
4:31 P.M. The Artist Making Installations Out Of Rape Kits Artist Aliza Shvarts draws an American landscape with rape kits from each state.
3:22 P.M. The Kardashians Just Had Their Most Kandid Interview Ever It was their first group interview in nearly seven years.
3:11 P.M. Justin & Hailey’s Big Christian Wedding Will Be in February They’ve sent out a Save the Date, per insiders.
2:49 P.M. Sarah Koenig Talks About Procrastination and Her Work Wife On this week’s How I Get It Done podcast episode.
2:07 P.M. It’s Not Too Early to Dream of Your Vacation Wardrobe And Net-a-Porter has you covered.
1:25 P.M. What Pharrell’s Chief Creative Officer Wears to Work Mimi Valdes likes printed leggings and colorful sneakers.
1:20 P.M. It’s Complicated: How to Date in Your 70s I no longer need to prove myself lovable. I am and I know it.

12:54 A.M. Ted Danson Gets Entourage of Furloughed Government Employees It’s about time.
12:18 A.M. Jimmy Fallon Joins Hamilton Because He Does What He Wants What are you gonna do about it?
11:58 P.M. Listen to New Single from The Cranberries: ‘All Over Now’ The album In The End is due out in April.
10:01 P.M. This Is Us Mid-Season Premiere Recap: Too Close to Call Prepare yourselves for more political storylines, friends!
10:00 P.M. Roswell, New Mexico Premiere Recap: Nostalgia’s a Bitch This pilot serves up all the alien romance and small-town drama Roswell fans will want, alongside smart commentary about fear, bigotry, and otherness.
10:00 P.M. Below Deck Recap: Josiah’s Arc The new primary requests a potpourri of nonsense, including a gold party with a side of mortification for Josiah.
9:36 P.M. Jason Reitman Is Making an Original Ghostbusters Sequel It’s different than a reboot.
9:01 P.M. Good Trouble Recap: Party Rock Anthem Shots on shots on shots lead to personal breakthroughs and professional stumbles for Callie and Mariana.
8:39 P.M. Charlotte Rampling Joins Dune Break out the Gom Jabbar!
7:48 P.M. Grace and Frankie Gets Season Six Renewal At Netflix What the world needs now is Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda.
5:58 P.M. In Praise of Corporate’s Refreshingly Pessimistic Comedy The Comedy Central satire is a hilarious beacon for anyone who worries their cynicism is misguided or paranoid.
5:48 P.M. Improv Theater to Set Man on Fire to Honor Nicolas Cage And you can help!
5:08 P.M. Fast Food Deserves Better Than Donald Trump Comedy writer Bill Oakley comes to the defense of fast food after last night’s highly ridiculed White House feast.
5:05 P.M. Unpacking The Bachelor’s Pageant Feud There’s apparently no love lost between former Miss USA competitors Hannah B. and Caelynn.
4:55 P.M. The Bachelor Spent an Entire Day Filming Shower Scenes “We had a shower B-roll day. It was awesome.”
4:15 P.M. Sofia Coppola Reunites With Bill Murray for On the Rocks It will be the first film made under A24’s deal with Apple.
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3:44 P.M. 10 Great Food Shows That Aren’t About Food Oysters, clams, and cockles!
3:39 P.M. Rihanna Sues Her Dad for Sullying the Fenty Name Trust no man.
3:04 P.M. All the Artists Who’ve Denounced R. Kelly From Lady Gaga to John Legend to Jada Pinkett Smith.

12:14 P.M. #WhiteHouseDinners Is Your New Favorite Twitter Hashtag It’s a place to process the fast-food feast.
11:31 A.M. Alex Stupak’s Newest Empellón Opens This Friday Chef Alex Stupak’s second location of Empellón al Pastor opens this week.
9:37 A.M. Photos From Trump’s Fast-Food Feast, Ranked by Sadness “I thought it was a joke.”
Jan. 14, 2019 A New Midtown Bar Pairs Stiff Drinks With Killer Views Like drinking in a penthouse.
Jan. 14, 2019 Kylie Jenner Versus an Egg Is the Celebrity Feud We Deserve We did this to ourselves.
Jan. 14, 2019 American Hero Banned From Walmart for Best Reason Ever “ … drinking wine from a Pringles can for several hours while riding on an electric cart.”
Jan. 11, 2019 Soho Health-Food Destination to Close, Internet Melts Down Though there’s a petition to prevent it from happening.
Jan. 11, 2019 Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat Right Now It’s our weekly ranking of the city’s most important restaurants.
Jan. 11, 2019 Whole Foods to Pick Over Corpses of Dead Sears and Kmarts The Amazon-owned company is reportedly eyeing locations in less densely populated midwestern states.
Jan. 11, 2019 Comedian Jon Glaser’s Grub Street Diet “I enjoy high-quality potato chips and high-quality potato chip–based humor.”
Jan. 10, 2019 Restaurant Bravely Announces Bird Box–Themed Dinner Guests will be blindfolded throughout the dinner at the Milleridge Inn in Jericho.
Jan. 10, 2019 10 Events That Should Be on Your Weekend Agenda Podcasters IRL, tea with Frankenstein, and a comic to know.
Jan. 10, 2019 One of Our Favorite Restaurateurs Is Opening a New Wine Shop Forêt Wines is the project of Marie Tribouilloy, who wants to sell the wines you love to drink at Ops — and many more.
Jan. 10, 2019 Okay, Now It’s Safe to Eat Romaine Caesar is back.
Jan. 10, 2019 Why Instagram-Famous Recipes Are So Impossible to Resist The joy of #cooking.
Jan. 9, 2019 One of the NYC’s Most Underrated Chefs Is Now at Racines “I really want to find a balance of French tradition and still trying to cook in a way that’s progressive and modern and simple.”
Jan. 9, 2019 The Absolute Best Tasting Menus in New York The top spots tend to be small and intimate chef’s counters where you can watch your dinner take shape.
Jan. 9, 2019 Can DNA Technology Make Our Food Safer? New advancements promise to reveal everything about the food we eat.
Jan. 8, 2019 Shock: Naked Restaurant Closing Due to ‘Lack of Customers’ The world was not ready.
Jan. 8, 2019 The Impossible Burger Is About to Get an Upgrade Get ready for the “Impossible Burger 2.0.”

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Jan. 9, 2019 The Muse Headset Makes Meditation a Whole Lot Easier It’s the one thing that helps me tune out before I fall asleep.
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