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House Ethics Committee to Duncan Hunter: Please Stop Doing Your Job

The committee effectively banned the congressman — who pleaded guilty to misusing some $150,000 in campaign funds — from voting on the House floor.
Poll: Democrats Can Reduce Third-Party Voting in 2020 by Getting High on Weed

A new survey suggests that a Democrat who supports marijuana legalization would lose far fewer votes to third parties in 2020 than one who doesn’t.
Trump’s Plan to Make the World Respect America Is Succeeding — on His Terms

Trump doesn’t care about global respect. He cares about appeasing his supporters.
Sanders’s ‘Secret Weapon:’ Strong Latino Support

It mostly has to do with Sanders’s great strength among young voters, but it will help him survive any early setbacks.
Biden Calls Iowa Man a ‘Damn Liar’ After Challenging Him on Ukraine

The former VP also challenged the man, who said Biden’s too old to be president, to a push up contest.
Yikes, People Really Hate That Peloton Ad

After the backlash came to a head, Peloton’s market value dropped by $942 million.
Trump Mulls Throwing Big Pharma Under the Bus to Save NAFTA 2.0

The U.S. has long used trade deals as an excuse to export America’s high drug prices. Trump is reportedly willing to back away from that tradition.
How Bad Are Billionaire Politicians for Democracy?

Intelligencer staffers discuss the implications of superrich public servants.
Trump’s Buddy in Congress Wants to Impeach Obama

It’s theoretically possible, albeit insane.
Biden Ad Mocks Trump for Getting Laughed at by World Leaders

For years, Trump has said the world is laughing at the U.S. Now it’s laughing at him.
Pelosi Announces Trump Impeachment Sprint

Looks like the House will adopt articles of impeachment in three areas involving investigations of foreign election interference — and do it quickly.
Former Trump Domestic Workers Detail Bizarre Habits on Old Clothes and Tic Tacs

Trump demanded his bedroom always have two full boxes and one half-empty box of Tic Tacs, and that no one else on his courses could wear a red hat.
Pelsoi Says House Will Begin Drafting Articles of Impeachment

“Our democracy is what is at stake,” the House Speaker said.
A Timeline of the House Judiciary Trump Impeachment Hearings

The impeachment inquiry into President Trump enters a new phase.
Bevin Blames His Defeat on ‘Vote Harvesting’ Among Students and Black People

Like a lot of Republicans, Bevin considers anything that helps poor people vote illegal or unethical.
It’s Not Your Imagination — This Holiday Season Is Unusually Rushed

This Christmas is coming just 27 days after Thanksgiving, which is the shortest gap possible. That has both personal and commercial implications.
Barr: People Who Disrespect Police Should Lose Protection (Unless It’s Trump)

Warning does not apply to criminal presidents.
Republicans Offer Feisty Trump Defense at House Judiciary Impeachment Hearing

Unlike Devin Nunes, Doug Collins doesn’t ask you to accept wild right-wing conspiracy theories. But he and his colleagues want to convey pure outrage.
Who Are the Legal Experts Testifying in House Judiciary Impeachment Hearings?

Three constitutional scholars are expected to testify on the legal case for Trump’s impeachment, and one called by the GOP will provide the dissent.
Chait: Devin Nunes Busted by House Intelligence Committee Phone Records

Lawsuit maven and lead Trump defender files latest suit at the worst possible time.

9:56 P.M. House Ethics Committee to Duncan Hunter: Please Stop Voting The committee effectively banned the congressman — who pleaded guilty to misusing some $150,000 in campaign funds — from voting on the House floor.
5:38 P.M. Poll: Democrats Can Use Weed to Reduce Third-Party Voting A new survey suggests that a Democrat who supports marijuana legalization would lose far fewer votes to third parties in 2020 than one who doesn’t.
5:23 P.M. Trump’s Goal Isn’t to Earn Global Respect Trump doesn’t care about global respect. He cares about appeasing his supporters.
4:38 P.M. Sanders’s ‘Secret Weapon:’ Strong Latino Support It mostly has to do with Sanders’s great strength among young voters, but it will help him survive any early setbacks.
3:26 P.M. Why Democratic Candidates Stampeded to Endorse Berniecare Anatomy of a political debacle.
3:07 P.M. Lauren Michele Jackson on the Blackness of Meme Culture In her new book, Jackson writes about how meme culture relies on black users to push boundaries and innovate.
2:24 P.M. Biden Calls Man ‘Damn Liar’ After Challenging Him on Ukraine The former VP also challenged the man, who said Biden’s too old to be president, to a push up contest.
1:58 P.M. William Barr Is Trump’s Most Powerful Lawyer The Attorney General is exercising the full force of the Justice Department to defend a president in crisis.
1:51 P.M. How Bad Are Billionaire Politicians for Democracy? Intelligencer staffers discuss the implications of superrich public servants.
1:42 P.M. Trump Might Throw Big Pharma Under the Bus to Save NAFTA 2.0 The U.S. has long used trade deals as an excuse to export America’s high drug prices. Trump is reportedly willing to back away from that tradition.
1:28 P.M. Trump’s Buddy in Congress Wants to Impeach Obama It’s theoretically possible, albeit insane.
12:19 P.M. Biden Ad Mocks Trump for Getting Laughed at by World Leaders For years, Trump has said the world is laughing at the U.S. Now it’s laughing at him.
12:12 P.M. A NATO Summit to End All NATO Summits Yet another gathering consumed by Trump’s ego raises the question: What is the point of this alliance again?
11:49 A.M. Pelosi Says House to Begin Drafting Articles of Impeachment “Our democracy is what is at stake,” the House Speaker said.
11:14 A.M. Rev. William Barber on the Political Power of Poor People “We have the Republicans racializing poverty and the Democrats running from poverty,” the Poor People’s Campaign leader says. But that can change.
11:00 A.M. Impeachment Hearing Schedule: What’s Next? This week the action shifts to the House Judiciary Committee. Here’s what we know about what comes next.
10:34 A.M. Pelosi Announces Trump Impeachment Sprint Looks like the House will adopt articles of impeachment in three areas involving investigations of foreign election interference — and do it quickly.
7:00 A.M. Can Sanders Solve the Democrats’ Medicare for All Dilemma? The party is mired in debate over a bill that won’t pass anytime soon. It may fall on Sanders to explain why incremental reform comes first.
Dec. 5, 2019 GOP Cuts Aid to House Candidate After Threat to Ilhan Omar It was the second time Omar faced a death threat from a Republican candidate for the House that week.
Dec. 4, 2019 Former Trump Domestic Workers Detail His Bizarre Habits Trump demanded his bedroom always have two full boxes and one half-empty box of Tic Tacs, and that no one else on his courses could wear a red hat.

6:03 P.M. I’m Sorry, What Did Biden Say to This Voter? At a recent campaign event, he berated an audience member, angrily challenged him to an I.Q. test and seemed to imply he was out of shape.
5:41 P.M. The Best, Weirdest, Wildest Works at Art Basel Miami From a Balenciaga sofa to a Diesel apartment complex.
5:27 P.M. Cheekbones Attend Basketball Game Go team!
5:02 P.M. Wow, This Woman Really Did It An actual beauty hack.
4:41 P.M. See New York’s Sparkling Holiday Windows Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy’s, and more. gallery
4:40 P.M. Of Course the Royals Didn’t Snub Trump The royal family never comments on politics — and the Queen and her children are definitely not finding subtle ways to insult the U.S. president.
4:25 P.M. Damn, People Really Hate That Peloton Ad After the backlash came to a head, Peloton’s market value dropped by $942 million.
3:48 P.M. Inside the Manliest Jewelry Store on Earth Tiffany & Co. opened a pop-up especially for dudes.
3:27 P.M. How to Avoid Beard Burn Now That You’re Cuffed Always use protection.
3:13 P.M. The Best Part of The Irishman Is the Pajamas Just two wise guys, swapping secrets like teenagers at a sleepover.
2:06 P.M. Who Were the Best Dressed Party People at Art Basel Miami? Including Winnie Harlow, David Beckham, and Luka Sabbat.
1:00 P.M. Gift of the Day: Chic Headphones to Wear at Work Perfect for anyone with an open-plan office.
12:18 P.M. In General We’re Happy for Emma Stone She’s newly engaged, and we all think that’s pretty nice.
11:06 A.M. The Color of the Year for 2020 Is Anti-Anxiety Blue Pantone knows you’re stressed.
11:00 A.M. An Insider’s View of the Fashion World Amy Fine Collins’s new book, The International Best-Dressed List, chronicles the history of stylish, larger-than-life personalities.
9:00 A.M. Justin Timberlake Seen Holding Hands With Co-star The actor has since apologized for his “strong lapse in judgment.”
8:30 A.M. ‘I’m 25 and My Parents Want Me to Support Them!’ Don’t be guilt-tripped about a hypothetical future. You’re an adult, and wanting to live independently is normal and healthy.
8:00 A.M. New Law Would Force Abortion Doctors to Do the Impossible A proposed Ohio law mandates that providers “re-implant” ectopic pregnancies, which is physically impossible to do.
6:30 A.M. The Portrait Artist on the Rise Meet Amoako Boafo.
Dec. 4, 2019 When You See Your Rapist on Tinder Multiple women say online-dating platforms aren’t removing the profiles of men who’ve assaulted them — leaving others at risk.

5:00 A.M. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Premiere Recap: For the Boys As Midge begins her new life as a working comic, Mrs. Maisel begins to exhibit a little more self-awareness.
2:32 A.M. Halsey Releases New Single with SUGA and Drops a Music Video Just a pop star’s typical Thursday night.
1:51 A.M. Taylor Swift’s Christmas Music Video Marks Swiftmas The greatest time of year.
1:21 A.M. Harry Styles Releases Another Summery Single in Winter Why does he mock us so?
11:46 P.M. Dakota and Elle Fanning to Finally Play Sisters Onscreen Sisters of a feather flock together.
9:00 P.M. Review: Jagged Little Pill Is Missing the Essence of Alanis Wasn’t she iconic?
7:42 P.M. R. Kelly Charged With Bribery To Get Aaliyah A Fake ID Kelly’s previous defense was that he didn’t know the young singer was 15 when they wed.
5:58 P.M. Podcasts Can Win Pulitzers Now It’s also good news for public radio.
5:05 P.M. The You Season 2 Trailer Offers a Creepy Conclusion to 2019 Meet Will.
4:53 P.M. Man Duct-tapes Banana to Wall, Makes $240,000, Credits Us There’s always money in the banana-on-the-wall art.
2:55 P.M. The Complete Shawn & Camila Relationship Timeline On the eve of Cabello’s Romance — in which she’ll probably narrate their one true love story — let us recap.
2:36 P.M. Lena Dunham Producing Show Generation Made By an 18-Year-Old The teens are having sex.
1:59 P.M. Prepare to Be Horrified By Your Music Choices This Decade Allow the Spotify Wrapped algorithm to drag you for absolute filth.
1:50 P.M. Why Netflix’s Soundtrack Is a Fully Lip-Synced Musical Show Think Pennies From Heaven, but in contemporary L.A.
1:24 P.M. Billie Eilish Goes Fully Monterey Mom in New ‘xanny’ Video Sweater, wig, cigarettes, and all.
1:00 P.M. The Best Video Games of 2019 World-saving adventures, delightful puzzles, and one unruly goose.
12:56 P.M. How Truth Be Told Shows True Crime’s ‘Ripple Effect’ With the new Apple TV+ series starring Octavia Spencer, creator and showrunner Nichelle Tramble Spellman set out to explore true crime’s gray areas.
12:31 P.M. Bombshell Used Foot-Fetish Sites to Recreate Fox News The images provided some useful information.
12:08 P.M. Ronny Chieng Is Ready to Destroy America The Daily Show correspondent’s Netflix special debuts this month.
11:09 A.M. This Week in Comedy Podcasts: A New Show From Mitra Jouhari Rounding up our favorite comedy podcast episodes of the week.

12:57 P.M. The Decade’s Dumbest Food Trend Was Viral Milkshakes The original Instagram food was an indicator of the very boring things to come.
8:59 A.M. The 2019 Grub Street Gift Guide Including the perfect dinner-party album, well-sourced chili crisp and apple cider vinegar, and an in-home farm.
Dec. 4, 2019 The Seltzer Decade You can’t escape the bubbles.
Dec. 4, 2019 Is It Time to Start Hoarding French Fries? The truth about this week’s most overblown food story.
Dec. 4, 2019 The Absolute Best Latkes in New York From petite fritters topped with salmon roe to sunset-colored sweet-potato pancakes.
Dec. 3, 2019 Everything You Need to Know About the Starbucks Controversy A barista wrote “pig” on a police officer’s coffee cup, but that’s only the beginning.
Dec. 3, 2019 The Best Meals We Ate This Decade, According to 37 Chefs Marinated crab, a genre-defining mortadella sandwich, fluffy rice grits, and more.
Dec. 3, 2019 How This Decade Made Restaurants Better The New York food world became more thoughtful, more vibrant, and far more enjoyable.
Dec. 2, 2019 I Sodi Does Lunch It starts on Friday.
Dec. 2, 2019 Chez Ma Tante Chefs Open Le Crocodile at the Wythe Hotel Together at last: Barbuto-style chicken meets Balthazar-style fries.
Dec. 2, 2019 Where to Eat and Drink in New York This December Your food agenda for the month.
Dec. 2, 2019 Andy Samberg Will Host the Biggest Little Cook-Off The SNL alum and Brooklyn Nine-Nine star has signed on to emcee a show all about creating a great single bite for the upcoming Quibi channel.
Dec. 2, 2019 Gotham Bar and Grill’s Modern Makeover Is Purely Culinary Trying to keep the Old Guard happy while developing a new crowd of regulars is no easy task.
Nov. 27, 2019 A Restaurant Critic Crashes the White House Turkey Pardon This increasingly tired, loony ritual is the perfect window into the madcap, farcical spirit of the Trump White House.
Nov. 27, 2019 Romaine Lettuce Is Making People Sick Again Didn’t we just go through this?
Nov. 27, 2019 Inside New York’s Most Eclectic Holiday Potluck Once a year, the League of Kitchens gets its instructors, who come from all over the world, to cook and share a feast.
Nov. 26, 2019 Michelin No Longer Dreams of Jiro The organization stripped the famed sushi chef’s restaurant of its three stars for a surprising reason.
Nov. 26, 2019 Everything You Need to Know About House of Waris Botanicals Waris Ahluwalia’s new “tea lab” is brewing away in Chelsea.
Nov. 26, 2019 Entire Internet Gathers to Roast Papa John “Papa John casually animorphing into a garlic knot.”
Nov. 26, 2019 City Bakery Founder Maury Rubin Launches Hot Chocolate Tour First stop: Morgenstern’s Finest Ice Cream on Black Friday.

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2:16 P.M. The Best Gifts for Priests, According to Priests Spoiler alert: They “really don’t need religious items.”
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2:15 P.M. The 13 Best Plants to Buy From Amazon Everything from aloe vera to fiddle-leaf figs to orchids and ZZ’s.
12:15 P.M. All the Best Holiday Gift Ideas From the Strategist All of the best holiday gift ideas — what to get for the hard-to-shop-for, the best gifts we’ve ever given or received, plus expert recommendations.
12:04 P.M. Drew Barrymore’s (Quite Nice) Home Line Is on Sale Lots of giftable home accents, just in time for the holidays.
11:17 A.M. The 5 Products to Buy During Bite Beauty’s Sale A $6 lipstick and a $1 eyeliner sharpener.
9:56 A.M. Uniqlo’s (Even Warmer) Ultra Heattech Is on Sale The days of layering Heattech on Heattech are over.
9:00 A.M. Deadheads on What Gifts They Want Including an Artists for Bernie Sanders windbreaker and a limited-edition “Be Here Now” tee.
Dec. 4, 2019 The Best Christmas Lights, According to Experts Because your yard deserves a little Christmas spirit, too.
Dec. 4, 2019 Etsy’s Trend Experts on the Best Home Décor to Gift Including dumplings, toucans, and lots and lots of plants.
Dec. 4, 2019 Gifts For Every Kind of Outdoorsy Type The phone case, light kit, and buffalo-hide-filled jacket that will improve their next adventure
Dec. 4, 2019 The Best 1-Year Wedding Anniversary Gifts Defrost that slice of wedding cake and give a paper gift.
Dec. 4, 2019 The Best Gifts for Teachers, According to Teachers From a laminator for a kindergarten teacher to a RumbleRoller for a college instructor — and a lot of gift cards.
Dec. 4, 2019 The Best Gifts for New and Expecting Moms, According to Moms New and expecting moms dish on what’s on the holiday wish list of their dreams.
Dec. 4, 2019 10 Things That Will Almost Definitely Sell Out From Marimekko’s collaboration with Uniqlo to Baby Yoda.
Dec. 4, 2019 Yeardley Smith’s (the Voice of Lisa Simpson) Favorite Things “If I wasn’t an actress, I would have liked to be a professional princess.”
Dec. 4, 2019 A Lot of Winter Gear From Burton Is 35 Percent Off Just in time for snowboard (or ski) season.
Dec. 4, 2019 This Flat Iron Is the Cheapest It’s Been Since 2017 Lightweight with lots of adjustable heat settings — and the cheapest it’s been since 2017.

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