Inheriting MAGA

GOP Bullies Phone Companies • An Anti-vaxxer’s Downfall • TX’s Abortion-Ban Impact [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Inheriting MAGA Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Texas’s near-total abortion ban is already having an impact as women are being turned away from clinics, Charlotte Klein [writes](, while Eric Lutz [finds]( Republicans such as Kevin McCarthy and Marjorie Taylor Greene trying to bully their way out of accountability for the January 6 insurrection. As Donald Trump dangles a 2024 bid, Gabriel Sherman [reports]( how potential GOP contenders are stuck in a holding pattern. “I think that people will be very happy with my decision,” Trump tells Sherman, while one prominent Republican predicts, “If Trump doesn’t run, you’re going to have 2016 on steroids.” Thanks for reading! [“2016 on Steroids”: The Race to Inherit Trump’s MAGA Base Is Already On—And the Knives Are Out]( By [Gabriel Sherman]( [With the 2024 election in sight, Republican presidential contenders such as Ron DeSantis, Ted Cruz, and Mike Pompeo have begun racing each other to the bottom to claim the party’s base. That is, unless his MAGA-ness himself gets in the ring.]( [Read more button]( [Texas’s Near-Total Abortion Ban Is Already Having an Impact]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [Women are being turned away from clinics as the state’s ban on most abortions after six weeks takes effect, a law uniquely designed to evade being challenged in court.]( [Read more button]( [Republicans Are Trying to Bully Their Way Out of Accountability for January 6]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy says the GOP “will not forget” which telecom companies cooperate with the congressional probe, as Marjorie Taylor Greene threatens to shut them down.]( [Read more button]( [Anti-vax Woman Brought Down by Terrible Spelling]( By [Kenzie Bryant]( [Hasn’t Hawaii suffered enough?]( [Read more button]( Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now]( [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](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2021 Condé Nast