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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.”
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.
Supreme Court Dashes Virginia GOP’s Hopes for New Map in Racial Gerrymander Case

An unusual 5-4 majority held that Virginia’s GOP legislature did not have standing to sue to overturn a gerrymandering decision that helped Democrats.
The Democratic Party Has United Its Warring Factions by Unleashing a Bad Tweet

The Democrats have found a strategy to counter factionalism: awful tweets.
You Should Really, Really Make All Your Venmo Transactions Private

A computer science student scraped data from millions of transactions without even needing the app.
McConnell on Jon Stewart: ‘He’s All Bent Out of Shape’ Over Nothing

The Senate majority leader says 9/11 first responders will be taken care of and Stewart is “looking for some way to take offense.”
Trump Suggests His Treatment in the Media Is as Bad as Lincoln’s Assassination

And other highlights from the president’s interview with George Stephanopoulos.
Franco Zeffirelli, Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet Director, Dies at 96

He died peacefully in his home.
Trump Campaign Fires Pollsters After Leak of Polls That Look Bad for Trump

A lesson in shooting the messenger.
Trump Says His Supporters Might ‘Demand’ He Serve More Than Two Terms

It’s the fourth time Trump has expressed interest in violating the 22nd Amendment, exacerbating worries that he won’t step down in 2020 or 2024.

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.
6:28 P.M. 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.
6:00 P.M. 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.
5:07 P.M. 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.
4:13 P.M. 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.
4:09 P.M. Elon Musk Tweets Claiming He Deleted His Twitter Uh, buddy.
2:48 P.M. 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.
2:30 P.M. Supreme Court Dashes Virginia GOP Hopes in Gerrymander Case An unusual 5-4 majority held that Virginia’s GOP legislature did not have standing to sue to overturn a gerrymandering decision that helped Democrats.
June 17, 2019 Harris and Booker Lagging in Must-Win South Carolina The two major African-American candidates in the Democratic primary are struggling to chip away at Biden’s strong support from black voters.
June 17, 2019 A Gas-Tank Playground? Dueling Ideas for Bushwick Inlet Park An inventive scheme to reuse (rather than demolish) industrial structures in a new park faces local opposition.
June 17, 2019 Democrats Unite Warring Factions With Historically Bad Tweet The Democrats have found a strategy to counter factionalism: awful tweets.
June 17, 2019 You Should Really Make All Your Venmo Transactions Private A computer science student scraped data from millions of transactions without even needing the app.
June 17, 2019 McConnell: Jon Stewart Is ‘Bent Out of Shape’ For Nothing The Senate majority leader says 9/11 first responders will be taken care of and Stewart is “looking for some way to take offense.”

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.
10:29 A.M. Max Landis Accused of Sexual and Emotional Abuse by 8 Women “We’re not people to him.”
10:19 A.M. Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson Confirm the Obvious Almost one year after they shared a “passionate kiss” at Heathrow Airport.
9:52 A.M. What I Know About Gloria Vanderbilt My first memory and my last, and many in between, of a die-hard romantic with an iron will.
9:00 A.M. Why It Took 13 Years to Finally Feel Married Taffy Brodesser-Akner explains on this week’s Cut podcast.
6:00 A.M. How Elin Hilderbrand Became the ‘Queen of Beach Reads” “I was not the most talented person at Iowa, not by a long shot. But I could get shit done.”
6:02 P.M. No One’s Ever Had More Fun Than Adele at a Spice Girls Show “I got drunk with the girls and quite frankly I can’t believe how far I’ve come.”
5:20 P.M. Eric Dane Was ‘Willing to Do Anything’ for Euphoria Scene “I just don’t see how you shoot a scene like that without showing nudity.”
5:06 P.M. Gloria Vanderbilt Was the First Name in Designer Jeans Before Calvin, before Tommy, an American aristocrat bold enough to stitch her name across your butt.
4:34 P.M. This Is the Best Way to Handle a Wardrobe Malfunction Cardi B went with a Tony Soprano–inspired look.
4:23 P.M. The Siblings With an Eye for Futuristic Tailoring Meet the creators of Camilla and Marc.

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.
12:05 P.M. Eddie Murphy and More to Get Coffee in Cars With Seinfeld Seth Rogen, Melissa Villaseñor, Martin Short, and more will also show up.
11:58 A.M. Andrea Savage’s I’m Sorry Renewed for a Third Season The new episodes will debut sometime next year.
11:32 A.M. Arturo Castro on Alternatino and the Power of Blind Optimism Chatting with the Broad City alum about his new Comedy Central show.
11:04 A.M. Sandra Bullock Banned Her Kids From Watching Bird Box “Here, Mommy made this for you, and I know you can’t see it until you’re 21.”
10:47 A.M. In Defense of Cousins Who Fall in Love, on Ramy and IRL (Not to be read by any of my cousins.)
10:28 A.M. Dylan Musical Girl From the North Country Going to Broadway Tell your dad!
10:06 A.M. Harry Styles Being a Jock for 11 Minutes on Late Late The pilates pays off.
9:56 A.M. Here Are Your 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards Winners A big year for Endgame, Noah Centineo and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
9:50 A.M. Max Landis Accused of Sexual and Emotional Abuse by 8 Women “We’re not people to him.”
9:45 A.M. Anthony Jeselnik Shares Some New Material He Got From Prison All thanks to the warden at San Quentin State Penitentiary.
8:20 A.M. Is Black Mirror Not Cynical Enough for the Internet Anymore? When you’re extremely online, it’s tough to think metaphorically about technology.
11:48 P.M. Jon Stewart Stops by Late Show to Yell at Mitch McConnell If we’re being honest, Jon Stewart does seem “bent out of shape” about the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.
10:25 P.M. Sophie Turner Wants to Make You Cry With a Boy George Biopic Or laugh or dance or whatever else the role would hypothetically demand of her.
9:45 P.M. Theater Review: The Influence of Anxiety in A Strange Loop Michael R. Jackson’s new musical is inspired, in part, by the experience of sharing the name of a very famous person.
9:06 P.M. Woody Harrelson Brings You LSDetails of Timothy Leary’s Life He’ll play the countercultural icon in The Most Dangerous Man in America.

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.
1:42 P.M. 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.
June 7, 2019 Everything You Need to Know About the All-new Pastis Keith McNally’s seminal bistro reopens this weekend — can it possibly recapture the magic of the original?

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.
5:17 P.M. 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.
5:01 P.M. 28 Famous People on Their Favorite Lip Balms Including Beyoncé, Troye Sivan, and Natasha Lyonne.
2:28 P.M. Just a Few Hours Left of Wayfair’s Big Summer Clearance Sale We spy some over-70%-off Cuisinart.
2:26 P.M. 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.
June 13, 2019 51 Last-Minute Gifts That Will Arrive by Father’s Day From an Areaware flask to a toiletry kit and standing-desk converter.
June 13, 2019 The 13 Best Things to Buy During Snowe’s Anniversary Sale Spend $250 and get 15 percent off Strategist favorites including side-sleeper pillows and sheet sets.
June 13, 2019 The Best Things Under $100 From Coach’s Summer Sale Including bags, shoes, and accessories.
June 13, 2019 What’s the Best Black T-shirt for Men? For the gym, for the weekend, and even for wearing with a suit.

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