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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.
Heeeeeeeeere’s Archie!

Behold, the royal baby’s face.
The Emmys Might Go Hostless This Year, Too

Sure, why not!
5,200 Migrants in ICE Detention Exposed to Mumps and Chicken Pox

Since September, 297 cases of mumps have been confirmed among people in ICE custody.
Dark Phoenix Director Is Sorry About…Dark Phoenix

“That’s on me.”
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Governor of Arkansas? It’s Possible.

If the daughter of former governor Mike Huckabee does run for his old job, as Trump suggested, she’d be formidable but not necessarily unbeatable.

8:43 P.M. McConnell: Representative Democracy Is ‘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.
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.
12:34 P.M. 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.
12:06 P.M. 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.
11:53 A.M. Democrats Unite Warring Factions With Historically Bad Tweet The Democrats have found a strategy to counter factionalism: awful tweets.
11:16 A.M. You Should Really Make All Your Venmo Transactions Private A computer science student scraped data from millions of transactions without even needing the app.
10:22 A.M. 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.”
10:12 A.M. U.S. Security Officials Still Consider Trump a Security Risk The Mueller report focused on criminal matters, not counterintelligence. Whether Russia has leverage over Trump is a huge, unresolved question.
10:01 A.M. The Mini-BOT: One Weird Trick for Leaving the Euro? The Italian government has floated the idea of a new national quasi-currency. But it’s not the answer to the country’s financial problems.
7:00 A.M. Everything You Need to Know About the Abortion Debate We’re facing the biggest threat to abortion rights in decades. If you haven’t been following the debate closely, it’s time to brush up on the basics.
1:34 A.M. Trump: Media Treats Me Worse Than Abe Lincoln Was Treated And other highlights from the president’s interview with George Stephanopoulos.
June 16, 2019 Trump Team Fires Pollsters After Leak of Polls Bad for Trump A lesson in shooting the messenger.
June 16, 2019 America Loves the Idea of Family Farms. That’s Unfortunate. Every four years, presidential candidates fall over themselves to praise family farming — propping up a hard, unsustainable agricultural practice.
June 16, 2019 Trump Says His Supporters Might ‘Demand’ 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.

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.
3:58 P.M. Drake’s Erotic Watch Has a 269-Year Backstory Nice.
2:56 P.M. 25 Glittery, Rainbowy Things to Buy During Pride Month With proceeds going to organizations that support LGBTQ rights.
2:46 P.M. Will You Ever Love Anything Like Renata Klein Loves Money? She will NOT not be rich.
2:40 P.M. Nicholas Sparks Says He’s Sorry for Those Anti-LGBTQ Emails He says the emails in which he attempted to bar an LGBTQ club at his private school were written “in haste.”
2:37 P.M. Alex Mill Opens First Pop-up in Soho Get your easy summer pieces on Greene Street.
1:55 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.
1:49 P.M. The Way Men’s Media Cover Dieting Is … Weird Are straight men okay?
1:30 P.M. This Fragrance Founder Thinks Happiness Smells Like Vanilla And baking a cake.
1:14 P.M. This Tidying Drama Is Extremely Messy Linda “The Beverly Hills Organizer” Koopersmith is claiming Marie Kondo stole her signature folding method.
12:52 P.M. Artist and Style Icon Gloria Vanderbilt Has Died at 95 Her son, Anderson Cooper, delivered an obituary on CNN this morning. gallery
12:34 P.M. Big Day for Royal Hats The royals went all out for Garter Day.
12:19 P.M. Accessories for Aggressively Enjoying Summer Like Leonardo DiCaprio, but make it fashion.
11:26 A.M. Taylor Swift and Katy Perry Are Somehow Still Making Up Their drawn-out reconciliation might go on for longer than their feud ever did.
11:20 A.M. U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Responds to Critics With Golf Clap A few days after they were admonished to “tone down” their celebrations.
11:00 A.M. I Think About This a Lot: Mitt Romney and Michigan’s Trees Little puzzled journalists as much as the presidential candidate saying that the state is where “the trees are the right height.”

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.
6:31 P.M. The Jonas Brothers Totally Didn’t Expect No. 1 Album “Happiness has truly begun.”
6:29 P.M. Pose Scores an Early Third-Season Renewal Category is: Overachievement.
5:55 P.M. On Becoming a God in Central Florida Trailer: Dunst, Scams Watch your wallet.
4:53 P.M. Pamela Adlon Sang ‘Shallow’ at the Better Things Wrap Party Even though she doesn’t really remember it. video
4:51 P.M. Busy Tonight Had 6 Months to Try and Change the World “Simply being a woman at this point is a political statement.” video
4:50 P.M. Billions’ Maggie Siff on Her Time as a Temp on Wall Street “That skill set, whatever it is, is not mine.” video
4:32 P.M. Giancarlo Esposito on Embodying the Violence of Gus Fring He’s seen 300 500 times. video
4:26 P.M. Ready or Not Trailer: Adam Brody Is Killing People Again In-laws are the worst.
4:11 P.M. John Paul Jones and Demi Are Destined to Canoodle on BIP Cast list alert!
3:55 P.M. Where Is Taylor Swift Going With This? Advocacy requires poise; Taylor Swift campaigns are freight trains.
3:54 P.M. The Between Two Ferns Movie Just Got 100% More Lauren Lapkus Lapkus, Ryan Gaul, and Jiavani Linayao play Galifianakis’s “loyal crew.”
3:44 P.M. How Six LGBTQ Artists Feel About the Business of Being Queer In the age of Gay, Inc., queer artists have to negotiate not just how to be gay but also how to sell gay.
3:39 P.M. Debra Messing Will Age From 17 to 101 on Broadway Will there be scarves?
3:00 P.M. Joel McHale’s First Stand-up Special Debuts in August He’s not Daniel Tosh, by the way.
2:59 P.M. How True Detective’s Carmen Ejogo Nailed Her American Accent Hart to Hart can teach a girl all she needs to know. video
2:52 P.M. All 126 Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best There are at least ten stone-cold classics in her discography … and then there’s “Me!” and “You Need to Calm Down.”
2:47 P.M. Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn Explains Legal vs. Ethical “I do look at my own behavior. I’ve learned to at least examine that a little bit from Kim.” video

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.
10:13 A.M. 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?
June 7, 2019 Designer Sandy Liang’s Grub Street Diet “Keanu is so hot!”
June 6, 2019 Michelin Trolled Los Angeles — and It Worked Why did America’s most forward-thinking food city fall for the tire guide’s tired publicity tricks?

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2:26 P.M. What Strategist Readers Are Buying: Lip Balm and Bug Spray Plus: no-show socks, Dopp kits, and more.
11:30 A.M. 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.
10:51 A.M. Cuisinart Dutch Ovens Are Over 40 Percent Off Right Now An excellent dupe for more expensive French enameled cast-iron cookware for under $100.
10:00 A.M. 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.
June 13, 2019 These French Sneakers Are Like Converses But More Flattering And they’re on Amazon.
June 13, 2019 This On-Sale Neck Massager Will Arrive by Father’s Day. It’s been a longtime Strategist best seller.
June 12, 2019 Ask Chris Black: What Are You Getting Your Dad? Plus: A good graduation gift for a Brown grad, and Chris’s travel outfit.

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