Jared Kushner’s Secret Meetings

Nikki Haley’s Book • Musk Mocks Bezos • Mulvaney’s Survival Secret [View this email in your browser]( [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( Jared Kushner’s Secret Meetings Good morning! It was another frenetic day in the Hive newsroom, dear reader. William Barr started [earning his paycheck](. Christmas came early for [Stephen Miller](. And Joe Biden took a page from the [Trump defense playbook](. But who wants to talk about yesterday’s news, anyway? Today, we lead with Abigail Tracy’s urgent reporting on Jared Kushner’s secret meetings with the Saudi crown prince—and how House Democrats are shining a light on the Trump administration’s clandestine dealings with Riyadh. We hope that you’re enjoying what you’re reading. Have a great day! [“It Looks Bad. It Smells Bad. It Is Bad”: Democrats Are Digging into Kushner’s Cozy Relationship with M.B.S.]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [Why did Mohammed bin Salman know more about Kushner’s Saudi itinerary than the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh? And what was on those WhatsApp messages? House Democrats are in position to find out.]( [Nikki Haley Prepares to Jump on the Trump Book Train]( By [Tina Nguyen]( [Haley, who has a mountain of personal debt, a bright political future, and a complicated relationship with Trump, will have to walk the line with her book. But that’s what she’s good at.]( [Pelosi: Barr Is So Far Up Trump’s Ass I Can’t Tell Where He Ends and Trump Begins]( By [Bess Levin]( [The House speaker has accused the attorney general of doing Trump’s bidding and undermining the Constitution.]( [Elon Musk Mocks Bezos as Amazon Enters the Space Race]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Musk called Bezos a “copycat” after Amazon announced its own plans for a broadband satellite network. But of course, Amazon has a long history of crushing competitors when it enters an industry, no matter who had the idea first.]( [Mick Mulvaney’s Secret to White House Survival: Total Servility]( By [Tina Nguyen]( [Internally, Mulvaney’s turn as a human doormat has fostered a more stable White House. But Republicans fear his enabling personality could lead to political ruin.]( [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( [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 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.