Will John Bolton Steal Trump’s Nobel?

[View this email in your browser]( [images-hive-logo (1).jpg]( Will John Bolton Steal Trump’s Nobel? Good morning! It was a rollicking week—and [weekend]( the Hive newsroom, dear reader, as we diligently gathered the news on Sumner Redstone’s [family drama]( Betsy Devos‘s pricey education in [Investing 101]( Jared Kushner’s recurring struggle to [fill out basic forms]( and an alleged White House scheme to [use former Israeli spies against the president’s enemies](. But who wants to talk about yesterday’s news, anyway? Today, we lead with Abigail Tracy’s incisive reporting on the other wild card in the upcoming Trump-Kim face-off. Chris Smith scrutinizes Rudy Giuliani’s legal credentials. T.A. Frank writes an open letter to official Washington, on the hypocrisy of pearl-clutching in the Age of Trump. And Tina Nguyen investigates how the hell the president’s approval ratings somehow went up. We hope that you’re enjoying what you’re reading. Have a great day! [“A Dog Whistle to the North Koreans”: Will John Bolton’s Impetuousness Doom the Trump-Kim Summit?]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [Diplomats fear the president’s blind spots portend a breakdown in talks with Pyongyang.]( [“Rudy Never Called”: The Trump-Rudy Bromance May Be the Greatest Lie of All]( By [Chris Smith]( [Giuliani’s grandiosity and megalomania are in the same league as the president’s. The two only recently bonded. And former aides say Giuliani has changed.]( [A Note to Woke Washington: The Bush Administration Was Worse]( By [T.A. Frank]( [Fifteen years ago, Washington was cheerleading illegal surveillance, torture, and war. Today, we just have a clown show. The inflation of Trump into Satan and the rehabilitation of Dubya suggest that manners are more important than actions, and that even the darkest deeds get a pass if they’re packaged well.]( [“Stormy Cancels Out Russia”: As His Presidency Melts Down, MAGA Nation Gives Trump Two Thumbs Up]( By [Tina Nguyen]( [Despite the latest Stormy Daniels twists, the president’s approval rating is rising.]( [“A Fool to Testify”?: Giuliani Goes Off Script in Second “Train Wreck” Interview]( By [Emma Stefansky]( [“What we witnessed by Rudy Giuliani may be one of the worst TV appearances by any attorney on behalf of a client in modern times.”]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, [vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com]( to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © Condé Nast 2018. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.