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A QAnon Supporter Is Challenging Ilhan Omar in 2020: Report

According to a spokesperson, Danielle Stella, a Republican challenger to Omar, “stands 100% behind the principles … that Qanon promotes.”
Trump’s Lawsuit to Keep His Tax Returns Secret Is Unbelievably Silly

A legal brief that should have been written in crayon.
FDA Enlists Street Magician to Stop Kids From Vaping

“Some people think that vaping is no big deal, but that is just an illusion.”
Will Mueller Tell Democrats What They Want to Hear?

Tying up loose ends in the report is one thing; labeling the president a criminal is another.
Neighbors Formed a Human Chain to Protect a Man and His Son From ICE Agents

“I know they’re gonna come back,” a neighbor said. “And when they come back, we’re coming back.”
Will Conservatives Support Trump’s New Budget Deal? Will Trump?

The deal could go through quickly, but Trump, conservatives, and House progressives could all play a role in blowing it up.
Senate Confirms Mark Esper As New Defense Secretary

Seven months after Jim Mattis quit, the Pentagon finally has a permanent leader.
Cristiano Ronaldo Will Not Face Charges Over Rape Accusation

The allegations “cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt,” the Clark County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Biden Seeks to Cleanse His Record With Criminal-Justice-Reform Proposal

Just as Biden once sought “cover” with tough-on-crime policies, he’s now reversing course to protect his status with African-American voters.
Jeffrey Epstein Appeals Denial of Bail

His team is still pushing the idea of pretrial house arrest over detention.
The Big Little Lies Finale Broke the Show’s Own Ratings Record

Millions of liars.
An 18-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Has Been in Immigration Custody for Nearly a Month

The 18-year-old has a birth certificate and social security number, but that hasn’t been enough to secure his release.
Trump Is Achieving Peak Polarization

You either love him or hate him, and fact that the in-between is vanishing carries implications for 2020.
Trump, Pelosi Reach Budget/Debt Limit Deal

Yes, the deal is a hamburger job that doesn’t satisfy anyone’s appetites, but that’s the price you pay for divided government.
Everything You Need to Know About the Massive Demonstrations in Puerto Rico

Demonstrations calling for Gov. Rosselló to resign stem not only from a texting scandal, but from frustration over corruption and economic stagnation.
Trump: India Wants Me to Mediate Kashmir Conflict. India: No, We Don’t.

Trump wanders into delicate standoff he doesn’t understand between two nuclear powers. What could go wrong?
Should Al Franken Have Resigned?

Intelligencer staffers discuss a New Yorker piece that casts doubt on some of the allegations against the ex-senator.
Wilbur Ross Is Falling Asleep in Commerce Department Meetings: Report

And other dysfunctional highlights from a new report on the chaotic Commerce Department.
Trump Moves to Make It Easier to Deport Immigrants Without a Hearing

“Send them back” isn’t just a slogan.
Ignore the Memes and Listen to Your Therapist

Shopping online probably isn’t the answer to your sadness.

8:27 P.M. A QAnon Supporter Is Challenging Ilhan Omar in 2020: Report According to a spokesperson, Danielle Stella, a Republican challenger to Omar, “stands 100% behind the principles … that Qanon promotes.”
7:24 P.M. Is Attacking Trump’s Racism Enough to Beat Him? The campaign to defeat David Duke in 1991 showed the power of confronting racism, but Trump has greater political assets than the Louisiana Klansman.
6:05 P.M. Trump’s Suit to Keep His Taxes Secret Is Unbelievably Silly A legal brief that should have been written in crayon.
5:48 P.M. Will Mueller Tell Democrats What They Want to Hear? Tying up loose ends in the report is one thing; labeling the president a criminal is another.
5:10 P.M. What to Expect From Robert Mueller’s House Testimony What time the hearings begin, where to watch, and what to expect from the former special counsel known for his discretion.
4:20 P.M. RIP Mark Kleiman, a Wonk Whose Work Mattered We’ve lost one of our greatest thinkers on drug and crime policy, just when we need his counsel most.
2:48 P.M. Will Conservatives Support Trump’s Budget Deal? Will Trump? The deal could go through quickly, but Trump, conservatives, and House progressives could all play a role in blowing it up.
1:33 P.M. Senate Confirms Mark Esper As New Defense Secretary Seven months after Jim Mattis quit, the Pentagon finally has a permanent leader.
1:05 P.M. Biden Aims to Cleanse Record With Criminal-Justice Proposal Just as Biden once sought “cover” with tough-on-crime policies, he’s now reversing course to protect his status with African-American voters.
12:48 P.M. Democratic Progressives, Centrists Both Committing Suicide Activists think the insiders are pathetic. Insiders think the activists are crazy. They’re both right.
11:25 A.M. Jeffrey Epstein Appeals Denial of Bail His team is still pushing the idea of pretrial house arrest over detention.
10:53 A.M. A U.S. Citizen Has Been in Immigration Custody for Weeks The 18-year-old has a birth certificate and social security number, but that hasn’t been enough to secure his release.
10:15 A.M. Trump Is Achieving Peak Polarization You either love him or hate him, and fact that the in-between is vanishing carries implications for 2020.
9:30 A.M. Trump’s Selective Disdain Toward Inexperience Trump’s latest tweets deride AOC and Ilhan Omar for their ‘inexperience.’ He also wanted Ivanka, who is ‘good with numbers,’ to run the World Bank.
8:00 A.M. The Brooklyn Heights Promenade Was a Robert Moses Head Fake The story goes that he wanted the BQE rammed through the Heights and settled for the Promenade. It’s not true.
7:57 A.M. Britain Needs Strong Leadership, Gets Showman Boris Johnson With the Brexit crisis and Iran conflict looming, the U.K.’s new prime minister must prove he’s more than just bluster – and do it fast.
6:00 A.M. Lobster With the Manhattan GOP’s ‘Billionaire Heiress’ Chair Andrea Catsimatidis, self-described “business bombshell, jet-setter, NYC native, and footballer” on the limits of idealogical purity.
July 22, 2019 Trump, Pelosi Reach Budget/Debt Limit Deal Yes, the deal is a hamburger job that doesn’t satisfy anyone’s appetites, but that’s the price you pay for divided government.
July 22, 2019 What’s Going On With the Massive Protests in Puerto Rico? Demonstrations calling for Governor Rosselló to resign come not only from a texting scandal but frustration over corruption and economic stagnation.
July 22, 2019 Trump: India Wants Me to Mediate Kashmir. India: No We Don’t Trump wanders into delicate standoff he doesn’t understand between two nuclear powers. What could go wrong?

8:42 P.M. Teenage Boys Named Suspects in Canadian Road Trip Murder Chynna Deese and Lucas Fowler were killed while on a road trip in Canada. Two teens who were previously missing are now suspects in their murders.
6:39 P.M. The College-Admissions Scandal Is Becoming a Lifetime Movie Lifetime has announced it will be making a movie based on the college-admissions scandal involving Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman.
6:19 P.M. When Will the Lies Stop, Ed Sheeran? When will we ever know the truth about his bean-shaped pond … or is it a pool?
5:58 P.M. FDA Enlists Street Magician to Stop Kids From Vaping “Some people think that vaping is no big deal, but that is just an illusion.”
5:53 P.M. These Sandals Saved Me During Yesterday’s Downpour They’re stylish, comfortable, and inexpensive.
5:32 P.M. Neighbors Form Human Chain to Protect Family From ICE Agents “I know they’re gonna come back,” a neighbor said. “And when they come back, we’re coming back.”
4:53 P.M. The Easiest Way to Feel Fancy Is to Buy Tiny Beauty Products Here are nine of the best.
2:50 P.M. How This Handbag Designer Gets Her Skin So Good Ashleigh Stone swears by a famously tough New York facialist.
2:06 P.M. 9 Truly Excellent Luxury Beauty Products on Sale Right Now Nearly everything beauty-related is 15 percent off today on Net-A-Porter.
1:21 P.M. Cristiano Ronaldo Won’t Face Charges Over Rape Accusation The allegations “cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt,” the Clark County District Attorney’s Office announced.
12:53 P.M. Ariana Grande and Kim K Warn Against Predatory Photographers They put out statements in support of the women coming out against Marcus Hyde, who they’ve both worked with.
12:00 P.M. How to Answer ‘Why Are You Interested in This Position?’ This is usually one of the first questions asked in an interview, and you shouldn’t wing your answer.
11:52 A.M. Is That Will Smith Levitating in This Video? It’s his first-ever fashion campaign.
11:47 A.M. Rebecca Traister Talks to Tiffany Cabán On this week’s The Cut on Tuesdays podcast episode. podcast
10:39 A.M. Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio Are Bonding Over Pottery Beep beep! Here come the Pottery Boys.
10:08 A.M. Is Ashley Benson’s New Tattoo Inspired by Cara Delevingne? And it appears Delevingne made the life commitment, too.
10:01 A.M. R. Kelly Crisis Manager Exits Following Gayle King Interview Darrell Johnson told CBS This Morning he wouldn’t leave his own daughter with “anyone that’s accused of being a pedophile.”
9:21 A.M. Megan Thee Stallion Is Trying to Trademark ‘Hot Girl Summer’ If approved, the rapper plans to brand a line of apparel.
9:00 A.M. The Story Behind Megan Rapinoe’s Glorious Suits A chat with her stylist, Karla Welch.
8:41 A.M. Climate Activists Model in Stella McCartney’s New Campaign Special appearance by Jane Goodall!

5:00 A.M. The Handmaid’s Tale Recap: Little Miss Muffin Amid a crackdown in Gilead, June’s relationship with the Lawrences reaches a horrific turning point.
12:47 A.M. Seth Meyers Offers a Desperately Needed Break from Bad News It’s a tale of one mom’s vengeance.
12:17 A.M. Conan Shares the Cut #ConanCon Sketch Where Dogs Failed Good Dogs are great even when they don’t do what we hope they will.
11:56 P.M. The VMAs Now Have a K-Pop Category, That’s How Old You Are And not everybody loves it.
10:13 P.M. Lifetime Is Making a Jeffrey Epstein Documentary There will also be a follow-up to Surviving R. Kelly and a Wendy Williams biopic.
5:54 P.M. Ready, Aim, Listen to Taylor Swift’s New Song ‘The Archer’ She’s been the archer and the prey.
2:18 P.M. New Scary Stories Trailer Terrorizes You With the Jangly Man He will scar your children forever.
2:04 P.M. Daniel Simonsen 5-Minute Stand-up Set Is an Awkward Delight He knows he’s very Norwegian.
1:49 P.M. Janelle Monáe Replaces Julia Roberts in Amazon’s Homecoming She joins known hottie Stephan James.
1:41 P.M. Veronica Mars Season Four’s Familiar Faces, Ranked The new revival series is packed with recognizable supporting characters, which we’ve ranked according to how excited we are to see them again.
1:36 P.M. Jojo Rabbit Trailer Stars Taika Waititi As a Dancing Hitler And Sam Rockwell is playing a Nazi.
1:08 P.M. 9 Lingering Questions About Big Little Lies’ Second Season The lies may be over, but questions remain.
1:02 P.M. Want to Try Black Men Can’t Jump [In Hollywood]? Start Here. Revisiting a standout episode of the podcast featuring Roy Wood Jr.
12:15 P.M. Who Won Comic-Con 2019? Spoiler: HBO did not have the victory lap it hoped.
12:12 P.M. The Best-Directed Show on TV Is Better Things Pamela Adlon creates not merely a look or a tone but a worldview.
12:11 P.M. Here’s Your First Look at Noah Baumbach’s Buzzy New Movie Marriage Story premieres this fall.
11:41 A.M. Big Little Lies Finale Broke the Show’s Own Ratings Record Millions of liars.
11:25 A.M. Meryl Streep Has a Very Mary Louise Attitude Toward Notes “That’s not of your business.”
11:07 A.M. Joker, Hustlers, Uncut Gems, and More to Premiere at TIFF See the full lineup here.
10:58 A.M. The 6 Biggest Moments of The Bachelorette’s ‘Men Tell All’ If Luke is going to crash Hanna’s rose-ceremony set, she will move the set somewhere else.

2:07 P.M. 12 Reasons to Go Eat in Philadelphia Right Now You’re only two hours away from stellar rooftop bars, world-altering kouign amann, vindaloo-scented sausage, and the fabled “private hoagie room.”
12:24 P.M. New Yorkers Still Inexplicably Obsessed With In-N-Out It’s the one restaurant we can’t have, and it drives us crazy.
10:19 A.M. The Queens Night Market Will Expand to Manhattan But during the day.
July 22, 2019 Can an Ice Cream Sundae Show Us True Perfection? Nick Morgenstern is chasing the Platonic ideal.
July 22, 2019 New York’s Katana Kitten Named ‘Best New American Bar’ Dante and Attaboy also took home honors at the 13th annual Spirited Awards.
July 22, 2019 I Think I Want to Eat the Midsommar Feasts New Nordic cuisine, but make it cult.
July 19, 2019 David Chang Is Getting a New Show on Netflix In addition to a second season of Ugly Delicious, the Momofuku founder will also debut the series Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
July 19, 2019 A Battersby Chef Is Back With Lamb Ribs and Roasted Lobster Floret starts serving dinner tomorrow.
July 19, 2019 Henry’s Closing Was Swift, Surprising, and Oddly Silent J.J. Johnson’s restaurant was among the city’s best, most original new spots. Its closing feels strangely unsettling.
July 19, 2019 Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat Right Now It’s our weekly ranking of the city’s most important restaurants.
July 19, 2019 Pastry Chef Nicole Rucker’s Grub Street Diet “We got the turnip cakes, pork buns, pea shoots, fried eggplant, clams and basil — oh my God, the clams and basil.”
July 18, 2019 A Nice Pastrami Sandwich for Noshers Not Fressers Shalom Japan’s excellent new Wagyu pastrami sando is like Katz’s meets (a Tokyo) 7-Eleven.
July 18, 2019 British Desserts Make a Comeback — Here’s Where to Try Them A handy guide to the sudden resurgence of UK-born desserts at restaurants around New York City.
July 18, 2019 India’s ‘Dosa King’ Has Died P. Rajagopal began serving a life sentence in prison for a 2001 murder just nine days ago.
July 18, 2019 What Happens When You Combine Corner Bistro and Peter Luger? Find out tonight when the Red Hook Tavern opens. Here’s everything you need to know.
July 18, 2019 Meet the Snackbeasts of Instagram “It’s just so cool that I can go to your house and open a trunk of snacks.”
July 17, 2019 Can Madison Lee Become the New Queen of Big-Money Cake? The world of bespoke occasion cakes is filled with grueling hours, massive sums of money, and piles of buttercream.
July 17, 2019 A Chinatown Tofu Legend Will Return This Summer Fong On will be a reboot of 80-year-old tofu and soy milk producer, Fong Inn Too.
July 16, 2019 Frenchette’s Chefs Have Taken Over a Legendary Uptown Bistro Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr are revamping Le Veau d’Or (and they’re keeping the tripe).
July 16, 2019 Edie Jo’s Opens in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens The American restaurant is run by industry vets Doug Friedman and Ben Toro, and traffics in Denver roasts, vegan muffulettas, and Negronis for two.

5:40 P.M. The 15 Best Board Books for Babies, According to Booksellers It’s never too early to start reading to your little one.
5:15 P.M. 5 Subtle Scents for People Who Hate Smelling Like Perfume They’re kind of like trusty shapewear or a good skin highlighter — intentionally subtle and meant to enhance your natural scent.
5:15 P.M. 65 of the Best Things From the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Save on Patagonia jackets, a Dr. Dennis Gross facial steamer, Tumi suitcases, and more.
5:05 P.M. The Best Tools for Removing Ticks, According to Doctors Everything you need to correctly and safely remove ticks from people and pets, plus products for tick disposal and sanitizing bites.
5:00 P.M. What Designer Karen Walker Can’t Live Without “Whenever I’m in a sunny spot, I have a parasol with me.”
1:08 P.M. What’s the Best White Button-down Shirt for Women? Including short-sleeve linen, oversized Oxfords, and more than a few that are “borrowed” from the boys.
12:57 P.M. Tons of Rarely-on-Sale Beauty Products Are on Sale 15 percent off Diptyque, Byredo, even La Mer at Net-a-Porter.
11:54 A.M. I Updated My Crazy Skin-Care Google Doc It includes a gunk-sucking spot treatment, an upgraded Shark Sauce, and a toner that makes me look like a cherub.
10:35 A.M. For the Muggy Days Ahead: This Madewell Tank Is Half Off The straps are removable, too, for when you want as little fabric touching your body as possible.
July 22, 2019 The Best Smart Air Conditioners, According to Experts Including window units, a portable one, and a gadget you can use to make most “dumb” AC’s smart ones.
July 22, 2019 30 Famous People on Their Favorite Scented Candles Amy Sedaris, Alexander Wang, Kristen Bell, and more on their favorite scented candles.
July 22, 2019 What to Buy to Look Like: A Brain Surgeon “It shouldn’t surprise anyone — surgeons like blades.”
July 22, 2019 The Best Things From Zappos’ 20th Birthday Sale An extra 20 percent off some already-on-sale items.
July 22, 2019 This Soft Cotton Duvet Cover Is $50 Today Only The tassels are a jaunty touch.
July 21, 2019 A Rarely-on-Sale Everlane Tote Is Just $125 Today Only Which is why we’re writing about this on a Sunday.
July 19, 2019 The Cheapest, Nicest-Looking Watches for Women (on Amazon) Twenty-five stylish watches under $100 that you can wear with anything.
July 19, 2019 My 3 Favorite Things From West Skincare’s New Men’s Line “If you are a man (or woman) just starting out on the sacred pathway of skin care, these make a good beginning.”
July 19, 2019 What Danielle Brooks Can’t Live Without “It’s a room spray, technically, but I use it as a body spray — not sure if you’re supposed to do that?”
July 19, 2019 Everything You Need to Create the Perfect Mint-Green Eye It’s a dream look for pastel passionistas like me.
July 19, 2019 The Best Products for Graying Hair, According to Stylists Including shampoos, conditioners, masks, brushes, styling products, and hair brushes and tools.

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