
Media
MSNBC Is Having Its Super Bowl With Donald Trump’s Indictments
The network’s mix of weighty reflection, analysis, and schadenfreude is drawing in major ratings, surpassing Fox News and CNN as the go-to network for coverage of Trump’s criminal charges.
By Charlotte Klein
Climate Change
Biden Can’t Keep Putting Off a Climate Emergency Declaration, Says One Democrat Leading the Charge
Earl Blumenauer, who has introduced multiple emergency resolutions, thinks the latest climate chaos presents an “opportunity” for the president to put words into action. “This is not just symbolic,” he tells Vanity Fair.
By Eric Lutz
Levin Report
Prosecutors Ask If Trump Knew Giuliani Was Drunk as a Skunk on Election Night: Report
The former mayor’s alleged booziness could play a role at Trump’s federal election trial.
By Bess Levin
Crime
“Stunningly Stupid”: Trump Lawyers’ Comparison of Ex-President’s Plight to that of Black Teens Wrongfully Convicted of Rape Does Not Go Over Well
They should probably try to avoid this sort of thing in the future.
By Bess Levin
Sports
Gregg Berhalter Is Back. Can He End the Drama and Take the US Men's Soccer Team Forward?
In an exclusive interview with Vanity Fair, the returning US Soccer coach opens up about his difficult break from the team, patching things up with young star Gio Reyna, and, as the World Cup comes to the States in 2026, advancing to a round “that no US team has ever gone to.”
By Tom Kludt
Media
Vivek Ramaswamy Is Not Getting Much Love From Fox News
The biotech investor turned presidential candidate sparred with Sean Hannity over his foreign policy positions this week. But it seems like Hannity isn’t the only one at Fox News skeptical of Ramaswamy’s rising star.
By Caleb Ecarma
Jacksonville Shooting
Unsurprisingly, Ron DeSantis Fails to Comfort Floridians in Wake of Jacksonville Shooting
Local leaders are calling out the Florida governor's dangerous anti-"woke" agenda in the aftermath of the racist attack. “He had a lot of audacity to come there after he lit the match and fanned the flames,” one state politician said.
By Eric Lutz
2024 Election
Nikki Haley: Is She the Republicans’ Last, Best Hope for 2024?
In an uninspired GOP field, could the lone adult among the candidates have a shot at wresting the nomination from Donald Trump?
By Mark McKinnon
Excerpt
The Next Climate Change Calamity?: We’re Ruining the Microbiome, According to Human-Genome-Pioneer Craig Venter
In a new book (coauthored with Venter), a Vanity Fair contributor presents the oceanic evidence that human activity is altering the fabric of life on a microscopic scale.
By David Ewing Duncan
2024
Donald Trump’s Plan to Get Reelected and Pardon Himself Was Just Dealt a Serious Setback
His federal trial on charges of trying to overturn the election will take place next March.
By Bess Levin
Crime
A Fourth Arrest and a Mug Shot Turned Out Pretty Well for Donald Trump’s Bottom Line
He may ultimately end up in prison, but he’s got money in the bank.
By Bess Levin
House GOP
Kevin McCarthy Suddenly Very Open to a Joe Biden Impeachment Push
The House Speaker, who is currently battling to keep far-right members in line, said an impeachment inquiry would be a “natural step forward.”
By Eric Lutz
Hot Seat
Jelani Cobb on J-School Sticker Shock, Education Wars, and the Trump Coverage Conundrum
The celebrated New Yorker staff writer sat for a wide-ranging interview to kick off his second year as Columbia Journalism School’s first Black dean. “The fact that we have navigated through these kinds of civic crises before,” he says, “doesn’t mean we should have a blasé attitude about confronting one now.”
By Joe Pompeo
HATE CRIMES
Jacksonville, Florida Gunman Kills Three in Racist Shooting
“He hated Black people," said local law enforcement about the white shooter.
By Jack McCordick
WHEELS OF JUSTICE
Majority of Americans Want Trump Trial Before 2024 Election: Poll
51% of independents think the former president should do prison time, if convicted.
By Jack McCordick
2024
Vivek Ramaswamy, Beelining for the 2024 MAGA Vote, Is Listed As "Unaffiliated”
The biotech multimillionaire also appears to have misled voters about his presidential voting history.
By Jack McCordick
Levin Report
Surprise: Trump Is Already Selling Mug Shot Merch
Who wouldn’t want to drink their morning coffee with Trump’s glowering face on it?
By Bess Levin
Trump Racketeering Case
Georgia Republicans Say They'll Move to Remove Fulton County DA Fani Willis From Office With New State Law
Amid calls for "civil war" and a newly-announced congressional probe into the Georgia prosecutor who indicted Trump, state GOP lawmakers in Georgia are calling on a newly-established commission to oust Willis from elected office.
By Eric Lutz
Crime
The Donald Trump Mug Shot Is Here
The photograph was taken, along with his height and weight, during his surrender at the Fulton County jail in Georgia today.
By Bess Levin
Crime
Donald Trump Surrenders at Fulton County Jail on Charges of Trying to Overturn the Election
A mug shot is expected to be forthcoming.
By Bess Levin
2024 Election
Fox News Debate Ratings: 12.8 Million Tuned In For a Trump-Free Face-Off
The numbers surpassed industry expectations, even if down from the record-setter with Trump that kicked off the 2016 election cycle.
By Charlotte Klein