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Wendy Davis Is Running for Congress

The sneaker-wearing, filibustering abortion activist is challenging Chip Roy in Texas.
Trump Considers Foreign Policy a Good Cop Bad Cop Routine: Report

According to an Axios report, Trump thinks he offers the diplomatic carrot, while nat-sec adviser John Bolton wields the military-industrial stick.
Watch Fox News’ Chris Wallace Confront Stephen Miller on ‘Send Her Back’ Chant

Wallace didn’t buy Miller’s idea of Trump advancing a “colorblind society,” and called out the far-right adviser for his boss’s terrible rhetoric.
Pregnant Black Lawmaker Verbally Attacked by White Man at Grocery Store

Pregnant Georgia state representative Erica Thomas was harassed by a white man who was mad she was in the express checkout line with too many items.
Avengers: Endgame Has Smashed Avatar’s Box Office Record

We’ll see what Avatar: The Quest for Eywa has to say about this!
National Conservatives Want Cultural Dominance Not ‘Social Cohesion’

The right can foster “national solidarity” or impose its social values on an increasingly diverse and secular country, but it can’t do both.
Hospital Bills $300K to Family of Woman Whose Baby Was Cut Out of Her

After a pregnant teen was murdered by a woman who cut her baby out of her womb, the hospital is billing the victim’s family thousands of dollars.
Iowa’s Right-Wing ‘Kingmaker’ Vander Plaats Rejects Steve King

Bob Vander Plaats is really good at spotting conservative winners. His endorsement of King’s primary challenger tells you a lot.
Ryan Adams Begins Attempted Comeback Following Abuse Allegations

“I have a lot to say. I am going to. Soon.”
How Trump Could Thread the Needle Again and Win While Losing the Popular Vote

If it all comes down to Wisconsin, Democrats should worry.
Is It Too Late for a Primary Dark Horse to Emerge?

Intelligencer staffers discuss whether time has run out for Democratic underdogs.
It’s Already Way Too Hot

And it’s only getting hotter.
Chicago Police Officers Fired in Rare Measure of Accountability

They were let go for covering up the 2014 police killing of Laquan McDonald.
Epstein Lawyer Alan Dershowitz Insists He Has a ‘Perfect, Perfect’ Sex Life

The former Epstein lawyer is being sued by a woman who says he forced her into sex.
A Landmark Bill Will Change the Way Doulas Do Business in New York

A new bill would provide for the government to certify doulas. They aren’t happy about it.
Trump Administration Escalates Iran Conflict After Month of Peace, If Not Quiet

Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. shot down an Iranian drone in the Persian Gulf, hours after an Iranian diplomat proposed a de-escalation plan.
Four Democrats Have Pulled Ahead of the 2020 Pack

With Biden, Sanders, Warren, and Harris now dominating the race, there’s a stronger chance of an early primary win — or a contested convention.
Here Are the Lineups for the Second Democratic Debates

There will be a Biden-Harris rematch on Wednesday night, while progressive candidates Warren and Sanders will lead the all-white bill on Tuesday.
If Democrats Are Going to Impeach Trump, They Should Impeach Him for His Bigotry

Al Green offered Democrats a chance to make it clear Trump’s racism isn’t acceptable. They turned it down.
GOP: Ilhan Omar Is Un-American Because She Supports the First Amendment

Omar’s so-called “BDS resolution” merely affirms Americans’ constitutional right to participate in boycotts.

9:13 A.M. Why ‘Nationalist’ Josh Hawley Enriches Foreign Banks A good test of the sincerity of the newest strain of self-proclaimed right-wing populists.
8:47 A.M. Robert Morgenthau, History-Making Manhattan DA, Dies at 99 Morgenthau, the city’s longest-serving district attorney, gave the office a global reach. He died Sunday at 99.
6:00 A.M. The High Society That Surrounded Jeffrey Epstein A close study of his circle — social, professional, transactional — reveals a damning portrait of elite New York.
1:27 A.M. Trump Again Shows He Can’t Even Pretend to Reject Racism The “send her back” chant was a validation for the president, and he’s done nothing to discourage it from happening again.
12:21 A.M. Trump Thinks Foreign Policy Is Good Cop Bad Cop Game: Report Trump thinks he offers the diplomatic carrot, while national security adviser John Bolton wields the military-industrial stick.
9:16 P.M. Fox News’ Wallace Confronts Stephen Miller on Trump Chant Wallace didn’t buy Miller’s idea of Trump advancing a “colorblind society,” and called out the far-right adviser for his boss’s terrible rhetoric.
July 21, 2019 Jeffrey Lord Isn’t on CNN Anymore, But He Still Loves Trump The erstwhile cable-news fixture talks about the reason for his firing, and whether he disagrees with anything the president has done.
July 20, 2019 Trump’s Racism Is Pushing Away the Voters He Needs in 2020 Trump needs to placate voters who love his economic record but can’t stand his conduct. He doesn’t seem to care.
July 20, 2019 Iowa’s Right-Wing ‘Kingmaker’ Rejects Steve King Bob Vander Plaats is really good at spotting conservative winners. His endorsement of King’s primary challenger tells you a lot.
July 20, 2019 America Can’t Have ‘Social Cohesion’ Without Cosmopolitanism The right can foster “national solidarity” or impose its social values on an increasingly diverse and secular country, but it can’t do both.
July 19, 2019 How Trump Could Thread the Electoral College Needle Again If it all comes down to Wisconsin, Democrats should worry.
July 19, 2019 Is It Too Late for a Primary Dark Horse to Emerge? Intelligencer staffers discuss whether time has run out for Democratic underdogs.
July 19, 2019 What the Hell Is ‘National Conservatism’ Anyway? A conference in Washington, D.C., this week tried to flesh out a new political philosophy for the American right. The results were, at best, mixed.
July 19, 2019 A Rare Measure of Accountability Four Chicago police officers have been fired for covering up the 2014 police killing of Laquan McDonald.
July 19, 2019 Alan Dershowitz Cannot Stop Talking Accused of a slew of terrible things, the defense has no intention of resting.
July 19, 2019 Is Netflix Necessary? The streaming giant might be facing a moment of truth about its business model.
July 19, 2019 A Landmark Bill Will Change the Way Doulas Do Business in NY A new bill would provide for the government to certify doulas. They aren’t happy about it.
July 19, 2019 Andrew Sullivan: Trump Betting Indecency Can Win in America His reelection strategy is built on the notions that cruelty can be popular and liberal democratic norms are dead. He might be right.
July 19, 2019 Why Instagram Is Experimenting With Hiding Likes The social network wants people to stop focusing on big numbers.
July 19, 2019 Welcome to the Post-Post-Corruption Era of the GOP Pat Pizzella, former partner in Jack Abramoff’s most notorious scheme, is now running the Labor Department. The post-post-corruption era is here.

12:24 P.M. Anna Wintour Would Really Rather Not Talk About Melania “And for me, [Michelle Obama] is the example I admire.”
12:19 P.M. Trump’s New Abortion Restriction Won’t Take Effect Just Yet Clinics have been given a few months to comply with the onerous “domestic gag rule.”
12:00 P.M. Lisa Vanderpump’s Husband Speaks Out About DRAMA!!!!!! “What really irks me is the hypocrisy of this whole matter.”
11:13 A.M. What Modeling Taught Me About Jeffrey Epstein When I first saw Jeffrey Esptein’s mugshot, I recognized him instantly.
11:06 A.M. Wendy Davis Is Running for Congress The sneaker-wearing, filibustering abortion activist is challenging Chip Roy in Texas.
11:00 A.M. I Think About Michele Bachmann’s Love of Celery a Lot Does she really find nothing better than gnawing on a piece of celery? Nothing?
9:24 A.M. Keith Urban Is a Big Little Wife Guy Nicole Kidman’s husband wore an incredible Big Little Lies–themed shirt ahead of the finale.
8:00 A.M. The Look Book Goes to the Rockaways We set up outside Locals Surf School on Beach 69th Street to talk to the surfers, many of whom are there every morning, year-round. gallery
6:05 A.M. The High Society That Surrounded Jeffrey Epstein A close study of his circle — social, professional, transactional — reveals a damning portrait of elite New York.
8:30 P.M. Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of July 22 Happy Leo season!
8:00 P.M. The Intern Dating a Rich Single Dad This week’s sex diary.
5:48 P.M. Black Lawmaker Verbally Harassed by Man at Supermarket Pregnant Georgia state representative Erica Thomas was harassed by a man who was mad she was in the express checkout line with too many items.
5:15 P.M. Woman Soaks White Jumpsuit in Red Wine After a Spill A woman spilled red wine on her white jumpsuit, so her friends improvised and soaked the entire thing in wine, turning it into a tie-dye masterpiece.
3:00 P.M. Keanu Reeves Leaves Note On ‘You’re Breathtaking’ Sign While filming the new “Bill & Ted” movie, Reeves saw a yard sign that referenced his “You’re breathtaking” meme and left a note on it.
July 20, 2019 Hospital Bills $300K to Family of Slain Pregnant Woman After a pregnant teen was murdered by a woman who cut her baby out of her womb, the hospital is billing the victim’s family thousands of dollars.
July 20, 2019 Ryan Adams Begins Attempted Comeback After Abuse Allegations “I have a lot to say. I am going to. Soon.”
July 19, 2019 Maybe Buying The Conjuring House Wasn’t the Best Idea Still extremely haunted, apparently.
July 19, 2019 It’s Already Way Too Hot And it’s only getting hotter.
July 19, 2019 ‘Did the Physical Violence Ever Lead to Sex?’ What Big Little Lies gets right about the complicated dynamics in abusive relationships.
July 19, 2019 We All Stan Peppa Pig, Pop Music Legend She truly snapped on “Bing Bong Zoo.”

12:13 P.M. Even Kamala Harris Can’t Escape the Taylor-Scooter Feud Is Katy Perry a defector?
12:00 P.M. Adam Trailer: Transparent Producer’s Coming-of-Age Movie Rhys Ernst’s feature debut is based on Ariel Schrag’s YA novel.
12:00 P.M. The Best Actor on TV Is Russian Doll’s Natasha Lyonne This is a star performance through and through.
12:00 P.M. Why Veronica Mars Had to Blow Itself Up In the End Showrunner Rob Thomas knows the ending of the revival season will be hard for fans to accept, but for him it was the only possible way forward.
11:22 A.M. Jonathan Groff Is Leading an Off Broadway Little Shop Performances start September 17.
10:23 A.M. Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Trailer: No, You’re Crying Tom Hanks in a cardigan.
10:12 A.M. Veronica Mars’s Enrico Colantoni on Revisiting Keith Mars “All I know about that character is that he loves his daughter. That’s it. I didn’t research what a PI does; I just invested in that.”
10:08 A.M. Big Brother Recap: Chaos Is a Ladder In the course of about three days, and for no better reason than gossip, this season’s strongest alliance was rendered effectively obsolete.
10:07 A.M. Just for Laughs Announces Its 2019 New Faces Here are the comedians you should keep an eye on this year.
9:49 A.M. BLL Finale: Watch Meryl and Laura Dern’s Starbucks Showdown Americanos don’t have milk!
9:20 A.M. Let’s Remember The Lion King’s Goose-Stepping Hyenas 25 years ago, Disney released an animated movie about African wildlife with imagery inspired by Nazi propaganda.
9:00 A.M. The Best Supporting Actor on TV Is Rita Moreno She’s such a pro that she makes what she’s doing look easy. It isn’t.
9:00 A.M. Everything Beyoncé Does in The Lion King Your bush-baby brain will crumble every time Nala’s lines even vaguely come off like a song lyric.
8:00 A.M. Scar Should Be Gayer And give him a better haircut!
8:00 A.M. How Below Deck Became Bravo’s New Flagship Behind the scenes of the reality show pitched as Downton Abbey on a luxury Caribbean rent-a-yacht.
7:00 A.M. 14 Things to Do in New York City Over the Next Two Weeks Hannah Gadsby: Douglas, Alex Katz’s new works, emo night at Webster Hall, and more.
7:00 A.M. 11 Notable New Releases Over the Next Two Weeks Veronica Mars returns, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Courtney Maum’s Costalegre, and more.
2:20 A.M. HBO’s Catherine the Great Trailer: Helen Mirren Rules “As you get older, your choices narrow. So instead, I gave us an empire.”
12:56 A.M. Big Little Lies Finale Recap: A Little Respect In its final moments, Big Little Lies morphs into the procedural drama it never wanted to be.
12:50 A.M. SAG-AFTRA Standardizing Guidelines for Intimacy Coordinators “Intimacy coordinators provide an important safety net for our members doing hyper-exposed work.”

12:29 P.M. Katana Kitten Is America’s Best New Bar Dante and Attaboy also took home top honors at the 13th annual Spirited Awards.
10:45 A.M. 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.
July 16, 2019 Williamsburg’s Walter Foods Is Closing After 11 Years The owners plan to hold on to the space for a new project due this fall.
July 16, 2019 Farewell to Dean & DeLuca, New York’s Food Utopia It made the city a better place to eat; now it’s on the brink of collapse.
July 16, 2019 Kwame Onwuachi’s Memoir Is Being Adapted Into a Movie Lakeith Stanfield will star in the feature, which is being financed by A24.
July 15, 2019 A Harlem Chef Returns to the Neighborhood That Made Him “I hope FieldTrip becomes a cult,” chef J.J. Johnson says of his new venture. “And that people in other communities are like, ‘We need this here.’”

11:15 A.M. 71 of the Best Things From the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Save on Patagonia jackets, a Dr. Dennis Gross facial steamer, Tumi suitcases, and more.
10:46 A.M. 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.
July 19, 2019 29 Things on Sale You’ll Actually Want to Buy Prime Day nearly did us in, but we’re here with more deals.
July 18, 2019 The Best Things for Cleaning Sneakers, According to Cobblers “Dirt is dirt. If you walk on the street, you’re going to get it onto your shoes.”
July 18, 2019 The Back Brace That Saved Me From Becoming Quasimodo It’s essentially an over-the-shoulders harness that you wiggle into, as you might a trusty cardigan.
July 18, 2019 I Look Like an Adult (Not a Big Baby) In This $27 Jumpsuit And it’s about $200 cheaper than my beloved Ilana Kohn jumpsuit.
July 18, 2019 Solid & Striped Swimsuits Are on Sale at Anthropologie Just in time for this weekend’s heat wave.
July 18, 2019 Lululemon’s New Skincare Line Makes Me Less of a Sweaty Mess I tried every product, including a dry shampoo (that actually works), a moisturizer, two deodorants, and a lip balm.
July 18, 2019 Prime Day Is Over … But the Instant Pot Is Still $50 Half off at both Amazon and Walmart.
July 17, 2019 Ask Chris Black: What Should I Wear on a First Date? Plus: Unisex summer rain shoes, and nice-looking furniture that won’t break the bank.
July 17, 2019 Astronaut Leland Melvin’s Favorite Things for Space Including Velcro straps, mini exercise bikes, and ice cream.
July 17, 2019 My Tiny Hoop Earrings Are $20 and Meant for Newborn Babies From a few feet away, they’re invisible; up close they’re sweet and delicate.
July 17, 2019 The Best Menstrual Cups on Amazon, According to Reviews “I actually forgot I was on my period! Seriously.”
July 17, 2019 I Walk My Cat Like a Dog Using This Harness-and-Leash Set Do I sound insane? Yes. Do I care? No.

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