“These Siblings Are Biding Their Time”: Lachlan Murdoch Consolidating Power Doesn’t Put an End to the Succession Saga

Behind HBO’s Biden Doc • Sizing Up the Midterms • Will Boris Return? [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( “These Siblings Are Biding Their Time”: Lachlan Murdoch Consolidating Power Doesn’t Put an End to the Succession Saga What if Rupert Murdoch’s heir apparent, Lachlan Murdoch, got outmaneuvered by his siblings for control of the family media empire? This Succession-like scenario comes up in Paddy Manning’s forthcoming book on the eldest Murdoch son, Joe Pompeo [reports](. As Manning tells Pompeo, the siblings—James, Elisabeth, and Prudence—“are biding their time.” Also this week, Charlotte Klein [caught up]( with New York Times veteran David Sanger about his Biden White House documentary on HBO, while the crew from Showtime’s The Circus [talked]( midterms—and Trump—on Inside the Hive. Plus, Abigail Tracy [reported]( on crucial California races, and Isobel Thompson [broke down]( the Liz Truss exit and explored the prospect of Boris Johnson returning to 10 Downing Street. Enjoy the weekend, and we’ll be back Monday. —Michael Calderone, editor [Lachlan Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch, Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference, Sun Valley, Idaho]( [“These Siblings Are Biding Their Time”: Lachlan Murdoch Consolidating Power Doesn’t Put an End to the Succession Saga]( By [Joe Pompeo]( [Even with News Corp and Fox Corporation exploring a reunion—heralded as a victory for Lachlan—a forthcoming book ramps up speculation that James, Elisabeth, and Prue could eventually win out. Per one Wall Street analyst: “Fair to assume Lachlan gets fired the day Rupert dies.”]( [Read more button](   [Joe Biden’s Frenetic First Year Gets the Fly-on-the-Wall Treatment in New HBO Documentary]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [New York Times veteran David Sanger and his team got access to top Biden officials amid international crises, from Afghanistan to Ukraine, and domestic challenges. The goal, he says, was to “put some storytelling and people behind” key decisions.]( [Read more button](   [“He’s Running”: Star Strategists Mark McKinnon, Jennifer Palmieri, and John Heilemann Talk Trump and ’24—But First, the Midterms]( By [Emily Jane Fox and Joe Hagan]( [With J.D. Vance, Kari Lake, and other “big lie” Republican candidates, America is going to go down a “rabbit hole” of chaos, according to the hosts of The Circus. Plus, Anand Giridharadas toughens up progressive messaging.]( [Read more button](   [“The Path to the House Majority Goes Through California”: Nancy Pelosi and Kevin McCarthy’s Home State Could Define the Midterms]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [House Democrats lost seats in California in 2020. Will their message around democracy and abortion rights be able to win back ground in the face of $6 gas prices and massive Republican fundraising?]( [Read more button](   [Image may contain: Tie, Accessories, Accessory, Electrical Device, Microphone, Human, Person, Suit, Coat, and Clothing]( [“I Hope It Was Worth It”: How Britain Ended Up With Yet Another Prime Minister’s Resignation]( By [Isobel Thompson]( [Conservative Liz Truss’s tenure was defined by economic chaos, an invigorated opposition, and a mounting legitimacy crisis. Whoever replaces her—and yes, Boris Johnson might be in the running—will inherit a divided party and struggling country.]( [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](   [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