Vaccines Ship, Electors Meet

Judges Uphold Democracy • Trump Proceeds With Executions • Barr vs 45 [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair]( Vaccines Ship, Electors Meet Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Hospitals throughout the country will receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine today, a glimmer of hope in a tragic year. But “as state health officials prepare to embark on the historic vaccination campaign,” [writes]( Charlotte Klein, “they are also sounding the alarm on the worsening crisis.” As for another crisis plaguing America—Donald Trump and the [GOP’s assault]( on democracy—electors will meet today to cast votes in the 2020 election, which should affirm Joe Biden’s decisive victory. Yet Trump was still lying about having “proven” fraud over the weekend on Fox News, even after at least 86 judges—including dozens appointed by Republicans—have shut down his unfounded claims, [notes]( Klein. Thanks for reading! [Image may contain: Tie, Accessories, Accessory, Clothing, Apparel, Human, Person, Suit, Coat, and Overcoat]( [“Voters, Not Lawyers, Choose the President”: How Judges Across the Country Obliterated Trump’s Democracy-Rattling Legal Crusade]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [Court filings reveal a “remarkable show of near-unanimity" among the at least 86 judges—including dozens appointed by Republicans—who have shut down the president's unprecedented attack on the election results, the Washington Post reports.]( [Image]( [The Hive 1]( [The FDA Kicks its COVID Vaccine Effort into High Gear as Crisis Worsens]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [As state health officials prepare to roll out the vaccine, which Donald Trump pushed the FDA to fast-track on Friday, they’re also sounding the alarm on the worsening crisis.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 2]( [The Criminal Investigation Trump Can’t Pardon His Way Out of Is “Significantly Escalating”]( By [Bess Levin]( [Here comes the Twitter meltdown!]( [Read More]( [The Hive 3]( [Trump Begins the End of His Presidency With String of Rare Federal Executions]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Brandon Bernard was the first of five inmates scheduled to be put to death by the DOJ before Trump's term ends in January. The federal government had not put a prisoner to death during a lame-duck period since the Cleveland administration in the 1880s.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 4]( [The Hunter Biden Tax Probe Becomes the Latest Front in Trump's War Against Bill Barr]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Having already gone from MAGA hero to pariah, the attorney general reportedly keeping investigations into Hunter Biden under wraps has further infuriated the president.]( [Read More]( Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now]( [(image) Condé Nast Spotlight | The breaking news and top stories everyone is talking about. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [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]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2020 Condé Nast