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Chait: Republicans Keep Lying About Pete Buttigieg and Thomas Jefferson

Mayor Pete gives thoughtful nuanced response on Founding Fathers, Republicans decide to invent smear instead.
Afraid of Trump Uproar, Steve Mnuchin Kicks Harriet Tubman $20 to 2028: Report

Mnuchin blamed the wait on a security issue, but the New York Times reports that he may have delayed the Tubman bill to avoid a Trump tantrum.
John Bolton Is Trying to Run a One-Man State Department: Report

Both Mike Pompeo and President Trump are reportedly frustrated with the National Security Adviser overstepping his bounds.
House Democratic Campaign Committee Cancels Fundraiser for Anti-Abortion Dem

Progressive and pro-choice groups refused to back off support for Lipinski primary opponent Marie Newman, and the DCCC threw in the towel.
Judge Approves Subpoena of Trump’s Records With Deutsche Bank, Capital One

The Trump family argued that House Democrats had no legitimate purpose for seeking the president’s financial records. A federal judge disagreed.
Michael Avenatti Indicted for Identity Theft, Defrauding Stormy Daniels

Already facing almost 40 charges from a March indictment, the lawyer was hit with a few more for good measure by a Manhattan grand jury on Wednesday.
Why California Killed Its ‘Upzoning’ Bill. Again.

NIMBYs get another win over efforts to preempt local zoning rules restricting housing supply.
Military Brass Warn Trump Against Memorial Day Pardons for War Criminals

Current and former military leaders think it’s a terrible way to celebrate Memorial Day.
Vogue Grifter Gets Probation for Stealing $50,000 From Creative Director

Yvonne Bannigan pleaded guilty to stealing from Grace Coddington.
Trump Refuses to Repair Infrastructure Unless Congress Halts All Investigations

President holds gun to his own approval ratings.
Kirsten Gillibrand’s New Policies Aim to Make Raising a Family Easier

The New York senator hopes to distinguish herself in the 2020 race with a Family Bill of Rights that addresses issues like child care and paid leave.
Schiff–DOJ Deal for Mueller Documents Slows Down Impeachment Momentum

Nancy Pelosi may have obtained a temporary reprieve from pressure to initiate impeachment proceedings against a stonewalling president.
Mississippi Lawmaker Accused of Punching Wife Over Sex

According to a police report, state representative Douglas McLeod was enraged because his wife didn’t remove her clothes quickly enough.
The Strange Hope of Knowing Things Will Get Worse

At Tuesday night’s abortion-rights rally, the mood on the ground called for widespread action.
Is Hollywood Really Boycotting Georgia Over the Abortion Ban?

Abortion activists in the state say the protest could do more harm than good.
Democrat Beshear to Take On ‘Least Popular Governor’ in Red Kentucky

Matt Bevin has richly earned his unpopularity, especially among those who value public education. Sheer partisanship is his top asset.
It’s the Rats’ City, We’re Just Living in It

In cities across the country, rat sightings are on the rise.
The Taxpayer Tab for Trump’s Golf Outings Tops $100 Million: Report

The guy who said he wouldn’t play golf as president appears to have lied.
McDonald’s Workers Say Time’s Up on Sexual Harassment

Backed by the Fight for 15, the ACLU, and the legal fund that grew out of #MeToo, fast-food employees are pushing for a safer workplace.
IRS Memo From 2018 Says Agency Must Release Trump Tax Returns: Report

The 10-page memo states that the disclosure of tax returns to the Ways and Means Committee is “mandatory” unless Trump declares executive privilege.

9:00 A.M. How Disney Hall Transformed a Downtown L.A. Neighborhood “The 90-year-old architect may yet get to walk around the effervescent urban core he envisioned with art and music at its center.”
8:59 A.M. Republicans Keep Lying About Buttigieg and Thomas Jefferson Mayor Pete gives thoughtful nuanced response on Founding Fathers, Republicans decide to invent smear instead.
12:20 A.M. Afraid of Trump Uproar, Mnuchin Delays Tubman $20: Report Mnuchin blamed the wait on a security issue, but the New York Times reports that he may have delayed the Tubman bill to avoid a Trump tantrum.
8:54 P.M. John Bolton Wants to Run a One-Man State Department: Report Both Mike Pompeo and President Trump are reportedly frustrated with the national security adviser overstepping his bounds.
7:32 P.M. House Democratic Campaign Arm Cancels Lipinski Fundraiser Progressive and pro-choice groups refused to back off support for Lipinski primary opponent Marie Newman, and the DCCC threw in the towel.
5:44 P.M. Judge Okays Subpoena of Trump’s Records With Deutsche Bank The Trump family argued that House Democrats had no legitimate purpose for seeking the president’s financial records. A federal judge disagreed.
5:32 P.M. Michael Avenatti Charged With Defrauding Stormy Daniels Already facing almost 40 charges from a March indictment, the lawyer was hit with a few more for good measure by a Manhattan grand jury on Wednesday.
5:16 P.M. Why California Killed Its ‘Upzoning’ Bill. Again. NIMBYs get another win over efforts to preempt local zoning rules restricting housing supply.
3:57 P.M. Siri, Are Feminine AI Voices Sexist? The leading tech companies all offer feminized assistants that perpetuate gender stereotypes.
3:19 P.M. Moderate Democrats’ Delusions of ‘Prudence’ Will Kill Us All Some centrists believe that their complacency about our democratic and ecological crises makes them “prudent.” It makes them anything but.
3:14 P.M. New Gillibrand Policies Aim to Make Raising a Family Easier The New York senator hopes to distinguish herself in the 2020 race with a Family Bill of Rights that addresses issues like child care and paid leave.
2:57 P.M. Military Brass Warn Trump Against Pardons for War Criminals Current and former military leaders think it’s a terrible way to celebrate Memorial Day.
2:40 P.M. Trump’s Mueller-Probe Podium Sign Is Now a Meme $35+ MILLION Spent, 2,800+ Subpoenas, 1 Poster, 500+ Tweets.
1:42 P.M. Tech Companies Are Sorry Only When They Get Caught Google gave $150,000 in free ads to an anti-abortion organization that falsely advertised crisis pregnancy centers as real abortion providers.
12:47 P.M. Schiff–DOJ Deal for Mueller Docs Slows Impeachment Momentum Nancy Pelosi may have obtained a temporary reprieve from pressure to initiate impeachment proceedings against a stonewalling president.
12:22 P.M. Trump: Stop Investigating Me, or Infrastructure Deal Dies President holds gun to his own approval ratings.
11:39 A.M. Beshear to Take On ‘Least Popular Governor’ in Red Kentucky Matt Bevin has richly earned his unpopularity, especially among those who value public education. Sheer partisanship is his top asset.
May 22, 2019 Taxpayer Tab for Trump Golf Trips Tops $100 Million: Report The guy who said he wouldn’t play golf as president appears to have lied.
May 22, 2019 The Socialism Panic Is the Right’s Trick to Justify Trump “Socialism: This Time, We’re Actually Not Making It Up.”
May 22, 2019 As Trump Sics Dinos on Hill, Pelosi Calls Impeachment a Trap Pelosi shares her members’ concerns about Trump’s dino clones, but says impeachment would distract from their message on Gym Membership Tax Credits.

9:52 A.M. Does Everyone Running for President Love the Band Spoon? A political investigation.
9:47 A.M. Parents of Dead Cadet Allowed to Use His Sperm to Make Child After West Point cadet Peter Zhu died in February, his parents sought to use his frozen sperm.
9:20 A.M. Have Kendall Jenner and Ben Simmons Broken Up? (Again.)
6:30 A.M. The Teenage Skater Who Opened His Own Restaurant Meet Tyshawn Jones.
6:32 P.M. Does the Former King of Belgium Have a Secret Daughter? Delphine Boël claims that former king Albert II is her father, and he’s been ordered to submit to a DNA test.
6:05 P.M. A Dance Performance in Classic Slip-Ons Watch Loro Piana’s white-soled sneakers whirl around the dance floor.
4:49 P.M. Wait, Zoë Kravitz Got Married?? We see she and Karl Glusman participating in the secret-celebrity-wedding trend.
4:29 P.M. Vogue Grifter Gets Probation for Stealing $50,000 From Boss Yvonne Bannigan pleaded guilty to stealing from Grace Coddington.
4:21 P.M. This Makeup Artist’s Inspiration Was a Ham Sandwich Yum.
2:07 P.M. Net-a-Porter’s Massive Designer Sale Is Really Good Thirty things to buy right now.
1:37 P.M. The Strange Hope of Knowing Things Will Get Worse At Tuesday night’s abortion-rights rally, the mood on the ground called for widespread action.
1:12 P.M. Mississippi Lawmaker Accused of Punching Wife Over Sex According to a police report, state representative Douglas McLeod was enraged because his wife didn’t remove her clothes quickly enough.
1:04 P.M. Chloë Sevigny and Warby Parker Team Up for a New Collection Cool shades from a cool lady.
1:01 P.M. I Love This New ‘No-Makeup Makeup’ Line Especially the blush.
12:25 P.M. The Bold Type’s Fashion Is Delightfully Bad And it’s the most relatable thing on the show.
12:21 P.M. Adam Driver Is Once Again the Biggest Boy His largeness is on the cover of Vanity Fair.
12:00 P.M. Are Hollywood Celebrities Really Boycotting Georgia? Abortion activists in the state say the protest could do more harm than good.
12:00 P.M. Natalie Portman Says She Never Dated Moby, Who Is a Creep The musician claimed in a recent memoir that he hooked up with Portman in her Harvard dorm room.
11:47 A.M. Prada Is Going Fur-Free Good-bye, colorful fur coats!
11:29 A.M. It’s the Rats’ City, We’re Just Living in It In cities across the country, rat sightings are on the rise.

10:32 A.M. The Lonely Island Surprise Is a Bash Brothers Rap Special Featuring Sterling K. Brown in a Sia wig.
10:32 A.M. Live In Front of a Studio Audience Was a Retro Delight Not just another shallow attempt to wallow in television nostalgia.
10:01 A.M. Ed Sheeran Has a New Album of Collabs Ready for You No.6 Collaborations Project is coming this July.
9:49 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.
9:00 A.M. The Twilight Zone Recap: Gunshy The discovery of a cursed weapon evokes some provocative ideas about guns that end up landing not with a bang but a shrug.
8:00 A.M. Midsommar and More Summer Horror Movies We Can’t Wait to See A hellish summer festival, a revamped Chucky doll, and a bunch of other Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, oh my!
8:00 A.M. Will James Holzhauer Beat Ken Jennings’s Jeopardy! Record? The Jeopardy! whiz is getting close to toppling Jennings’s $2.5 million record.
1:19 A.M. Season 2 of Hill House Already Scares Oliver Jackson-Cohen And not because of the g-g-ghosts.
12:54 A.M. Jamie Foxx Messed Up On Live TV & We Feel So Alive This. This is why television is good.
12:32 A.M. The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Upstate Up Yours This argument is not about Luann being wronged. It’s about everyone telling Luann that she’s wronged them and her still hearing that she’s a victim.
12:23 A.M. It Turns Out Millie Bobby Brown Is That Girl at Karaoke You can’t just be good at all the things.
11:46 P.M. How Dare Dressbarn Hurt Andy Richter This Way They didn’t even call him first.
11:20 P.M. It’s Extremely Okay If Trump Calls You a Loser Honestly would you *want* him to think you’re cool?
10:00 P.M. Jane the Virgin Recap: Go Have Sex, Alba! It’s poignant that a series so rooted in Alba’s convictions about virginity and purity has finally ended up here.
9:01 P.M. How Perfectionists Referenced the Stanford Prison Experiment “We research a lot about these psychological experiments,” showrunner I. Marlene King explained.
9:00 P.M. Southern Charm Recap: Dizzy Bat At Chelsea’s game-filled housewarming party, everybody wins, in that nobody is rushed to the hospital.
6:20 P.M. What Is the Night’s Watch Supposed to Do Now? Jon Snow saw his story come full circle in the Game of Thrones finale. But what’s the point of taking the black anymore?
6:09 P.M. A Film like Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin Isn’t Shot, It’s Generated It’s set inside a matrix where the real and digital worlds are indistinguishable.
5:53 P.M. Meek Mill Has the Philly DA’s Support for a Retrial An appeal for the rapper’s case was filed on Wednesday.
5:31 P.M. Look at This Damn Fine Twin Peaks Map, Drawn by David Lynch We need a poster.

10:50 A.M. The Altro Paradiso Bake Sale Raised $96,000 Natasha Pickowicz’s annual fundraiser in support of Planned Parenthood of New York raised $17,000 before it even started.
9:46 A.M. Mario Batali Faces Criminal Charges in Boston He will be arraigned in court tomorrow.
8:00 A.M. Where to Eat and Drink on Memorial Day in New York City Because everyone knows the best weekends in the city are when everyone else is gone.
12:25 P.M. A Philadelphia Italian Ice Mascot Protested Abortion Bans Brand engagement at its most surprising.
11:47 A.M. Remember Icing Bros? Somehow Smirnoff Made It Worse Just make a spritz instead!
May 22, 2019 Black Neighbors Refused to Let Gentrification Close This Bar “As our erasure happens, we’re trying very hard to protect our spaces.”
May 21, 2019 Jamie Oliver’s U.K. Restaurant Empire Collapses It could mean the loss of upwards of 1,000 jobs.
May 21, 2019 Vegetables Become Vehicles for Luxury at Le Jardinier Chef Alain Verzeroli steps out on his own after two decades’ work under the acclaimed Joël Robuchon.
May 21, 2019 Here Are Food & Wine’s Best New Restaurants of 2019 Adda and Frenchette made the cut.
May 21, 2019 Chama Mama Serves Irresistible Georgian Food in Chelsea The new restaurant showcases the distinctive walnut-sauced, tart-fruited, dairy-enriched gastronomy of the former Soviet republic.
May 20, 2019 This Year’s Vendys Will Be the Last “We kind of feel, honestly, that the Vendys have mostly accomplished, if you will, what we set out to do 15 years ago.”
May 20, 2019 Roy Choi and Jon Favreau Are Turning Chef Into a TV Show The Chef Show premieres on Netflix on June 7.
May 19, 2019 Thomas Keller’s TAK Room Has Lots of Retro, Pricey Pleasure His destination restaurant in Hudson Yards is outlandishly expensive and curiously satisfying.
May 17, 2019 Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat Right Now It’s our weekly ranking of the city’s most important restaurants.
May 17, 2019 Robert Parker Has Retired From Wine Criticism He’s been an industry tastemaker, if a controversial one, for decades.
May 17, 2019 Podcasting Star Phoebe Judge’s Grub Street Diet “I sat by myself and spent most of the time listening to a father try to get his two teenage daughters to have a good time.”
May 16, 2019 NYC’s Most Splurge-Worthy Restaurants, According to 14 Chefs Sometimes you just need to go big.
May 16, 2019 Everything You Need to Know About the TWA Hotel at JFK The blockbuster mid-century restoration certainly looks the part. Does the food measure up?
May 15, 2019 The New Bar Jungle Bird Was Made for Summertime Drinking The eye-catching Chelsea spot from bartending vet Krissy Harris revolves around the flavors of Southeast Asia.
May 15, 2019 The Absolute Best Tiki Bars in New York A retro fantasy retains relevance in New York’s bar scene.

10:40 A.M. The Best Swim Goggles, According to Experts Never get water in your eyes again.
10:08 A.M. This Cushy — But Not Too Cushy — Casper Mattress Is on Sale Sheets are on sale too.
6:32 P.M. Don’t Dilly Dally: 10 New Things That Will Sell Out Soon Including a poo-shaped handbag.
6:16 P.M. What Are the Best Ways to Clean Silver? “We do want a piece of silver to shine, but not too much. It is a subtle look, like silk rather than chrome.”
4:39 P.M. The Best Hiking Sandals, According to Experts No surprise here, everyone loves Chaco sandals.
4:31 P.M. The 16 Best Books for Dealing With Grief Culled from the recommendations of 18 grief specialists.
4:03 P.M. The Antimicrobial Sponge That Tells Me When to Toss It The funny thing about the sponge is that the more I use it, the more I don’t notice it — in a good way.
2:28 P.M. A Bunch of Things Are are Up to 45 Percent Off at Nordstrom Plus some things for the home.
2:27 P.M. What’s the Best Shaving Cream for Men? Twelve men’s-grooming experts on their favorite shaving creams, foams, and soaps for the perfect lather.
2:04 P.M. The 4-Step Makeup Routine I’m Stealing From Hailey Bieber It’s really just four things.
11:02 A.M. This (Surprisingly Stylish) Instant Pot Is Just $60 With a red stainless-steel exterior that’s a departure from the regular silver.
May 21, 2019 The Dopp Kits and Makeup Bags Our Editors Use Clear vinyl and colorful canvas options.
May 21, 2019 These Temporary Tattoos Are a Toe Dip Into the Real Thing Unlike the stuff from vending machines, they last from 8 to 18 days.
May 21, 2019 A Bunch of Things for Women and Men Are on Sale at Everlane Including lots of summer basics.
May 21, 2019 21 Things on Sale Under $150 at Net-a-Porter Right Now Up to 50 percent off summery duds like tops, swimsuits, and mules.
May 21, 2019 Ask Chris Black: What Hair Products Do You Use? Plus, Chris’s opinion of joggers and black derbies.
May 21, 2019 Some Hanky Panky Dupes From Amazon’s House Line Are on Sale Plus lots of other extremely well-priced underthings.
May 20, 2019 The Strategist’s Mega Memorial Day Sales Roundup Your one-stop shop for a long weekend of deal-sniffing.
May 20, 2019 The Best Gifts for Dads With Sore Necks and Backs Including a travel-friendly foam roller and an adjustable pillow.
May 20, 2019 20 Things Worth Buying at Dermstore’s Summer Beauty Sale Sunscreens, dry shampoo, lip and cheek tints.

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