Trump Administration’s School-Reopening Standoff; Trashing Dr. Fauci; and More

[Plus: Scrutinizing the DeVos Dynasty]( [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair’s Cocktail Hour Newsletter]( A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks July 13, 2020 [Trump’s New Coronavirus Strategy: Trash Dr. Fauci]( [With zero strategy to contain the virus and cases spiking across the country, the White House is working to undercut Fauci while Trump retweets medical advice from a former Love Connection host.]( [READ MORE »]( [Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You Inspirations]( [The creator and star gets candid about her uncategorizable new series, a multilayered examination of trauma and its aftermath.]( [READ MORE »]( [All Your Burning Palm Springs Questions, Answered]( [Who taught Andy Samberg to dance? How’d they come up with that perfect ending? Samberg and Cristin Milioti explain.]( [READ MORE »]( [How Will the Trump Administration’s School-Reopening Standoff End?]( [Betsy DeVos wants parents, teachers, and students to ignore reality—and she and Trump are threatening to bring down the hammer if they don’t.]( [READ MORE »]( [Peacock’s Brave New World Puts a Modern Spin on Aldous Huxley]( [Smart adaptive choices help the streamer’s flagship series bring a classic dystopian tale into the 21st century.]( [READ MORE »]( [Washington’s NFL Team Finally Found a Reason to Change Its Name]( [On Monday the organization announced that it would replace “Redskins.”]( [READ MORE »]( [From the Archive: Hostile Takeover]( [Since the 1970s, the DeVos family has been quietly advancing a plan to make government act more like a private business. In 2018, Sam Tanenhaus traced their outsize influence from West Michigan to the West Wing.]( [READ MORE »]( [(image) Condé Nast Spotlight | What you need to read now. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. GO NOW]( [][Vanity Fair]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. 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 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.