Sarah Palin v. New York Times

Stormy Daniels to Testify • Eric Adams's Crypto Stunt • Trump’s Almost-Executive Order [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Sarah Palin v. New York Times Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s case against The New York Times heads to trial today, Charlotte Klein [reports](. The success of Palin’s defamation case over a 2017 Times editorial will depend on the ability to convince a jury that the newspaper acted with “actual malice.” Elsewhere, Eric Lutz [writes]( Russia is about to put Joe Biden’s foreign policy to the test, and Caleb Ecarma [explains]( that New York City Mayor Eric Adams converted his first paycheck to cryptocurrency hours before a Bitcoin crash. Bess Levin [illuminates]( the revelation of a Trump draft executive order to seize 2020 voting machines, and Jordan Hoffman [reports]( that Stormy Daniels will get her day in court. Thanks for reading! [Image may contain: Human, Person, Glasses, Accessories, Accessory, Finger, Electrical Device, Microphone, and Face]( [The Sarah Palin v. New York Times Trial Is Upon Us]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [The former Alaska governor’s defamation case against The New York Times heads to trial on Monday, as First Amendment protections hang in the balance.]( [Read more button]( [“A Critical Moment”: Russia Is About to Put Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy to the Test]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Joe Biden and Antony Blinken are promising that Putin will face “severe” consequences if he invades Ukraine. But there are limits to what the U.S. and NATO can—or will—do.]( [Read more button]( [Eric Adams Pulls Crypto-Paycheck Stunt Hours Before Bitcoin Crash]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [NYC’s mayor hopes the city will be “the center of the cryptocurrency industry.” But his recent effort to prove it—taking his paycheck in crypto, if it can even be called that—ended less-than-ideally.]( [Read more button]( [Oh, Look, Trump Came Even Closer to Stealing a Second Term Than Previously Thought]( By [Bess Levin]( [The January 6 committee has uncovered a draft of an executive order to seize voting machines in battleground states.]( [Read more button]( [In Case Against Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels Will Get Her Day In Court]( By [Jordan Hoffman]( [The camera-ready Trump combatants have a $300,000 difference in bookkeeping.]( [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 © 2022 Condé Nast