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The Main Obstacle to Trump’s 2026 Agenda Is Trump Himself

Rather than sticking to the GOP midterms script, the president keeps causing problems and forcing his congressional allies to fix them. By Ed Kilgore

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early and often Trump Cries Fraud Over California’s (Normal) Slow Vote Count Giving voters tons of options and preventing actual fraud means slow counts and shifting results. But it feeds non-sensical MAGA conspiracy theories. By Ed Kilgore
politics All the Fallout From the New York Times’ Graham Platner Report The Maine Senate candidate is denying allegations of abusive behavior, an accuser says the story is worse than reported, and Democrats seem caught. By Nia Prater and Chas Danner
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The Civil-Rights Veterans Watching Their Victories Wiped Out There’s something perverse about boiling down attacks on Black voting rights to just partisan strategizing. By Zak Cheney-Rice

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Inside the ‘Unboring, Ungendered’ World of Milk Teeth

How the children’s clothing brand, known for its oversize silhouettes and squiggly prints, won over toddlers (and their parents). By Maria Bobila

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‘I Was Like the Girl in The Princess Diaries’

Jesse Eisenberg looks back on his exhilarating and destabilizing introduction to fame at the first Tribeca Film Festival. By Jesse Eisenberg and Matthew Jacobs

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Curbed

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A New NYC Area Code Is Dropping This Month

Welcome to the not-very-memorable 465. By Anne Kadet

listings edit Get In, We’re Going to Jersey This week’s worth-it New York City (and Jersey) apartment listings. By Nora DeLigter
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sports New York City Can’t Handle Knicks Watch Parties And that’s a great thing. By Jeremy Rellosa

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parks and recreation The Marina Abramovic Balloon Museum The permanent version of the immersive space opening in Seaport is going highbrow. By Ian Volner

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George Motz’s Grub Street Diet

“Chewing on it is one of the greatest experiences you can have — so base and primal and perfect.”

closings A Brutal Summer of Restaurant Closings Has Begun Change is inevitable, but a spate of high-profile shutterings is raising alarms. By Alan Sytsma
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Where to Eat in June The best restaurants for right now. By Grub Street

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