“This Is the Beginning of a Very Long Arc”: The Midterms Prove Abortion Can Galvanize Voters

Trump’s Blaming Everyone Else • Media Narrative Imploded • Justice for Military Members? [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( “This Is the Beginning of a Very Long Arc”: The Midterms Prove Abortion Can Galvanize Voters Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Republicans are still reeling from the “red wave” that never came, with pundits also taking heat after this week’s better-than-expected Democratic showing. As Charlotte Klein [puts it,]( “these ‘red wave’ headlines seemed to overshadow the actual numbers.” As you might imagine, this GOP’s midterm performance was particularly aggravating for Donald Trump, who watched some of his chosen candidates [lose key races.]( The former president reportedly had “an hours-long meltdown,” as Bess Levin [writes,]( pointing fingers at just about everyone but himself. Trump’s plight also came up on the latest episode of Inside the Hive, where Gabriel Sherman [suggests]( “a bad night for Trump is a good night for Ron DeSantis.” Zooming out, Abigail Tracy [contends]( that abortion remained on the ballot in the midterms despite fears that economic concerns would trump those of reproductive rights. “When voters have a chance to decide on this issue, they choose to protect their rights,” Kelly Hall, the executive director of the Fairness Project, tells Tracy. Plus, Maximillian Potter [reports]( on a little-known military doctrine that prevents injured service members from bringing negligence claims against the military. Thanks for reading. [“This Is the Beginning of a Very Long Arc”: The Midterms Prove Abortion Can Galvanize Voters]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [Voters overwhelmingly supported women’s reproductive freedom on Tuesday, both electing pro-abortion-rights lawmakers and voting in favor of abortion rights—even in red and purple states—on ballot initiatives. “When voters have a chance to decide on this issue, they choose to protect their rights,” one activist said.]( [Read more button](   [The Feres Doctrine: The Fight to End a Systemic Miscarriage of Military Justice]( By [Maximillian Potter]( [For more than 70 years, an obscure legal decision has prevented active-duty service members from suing the federal government for wrongful injury or death occurring outside of combat. Jurists left and right have long lamented the decision and begged for Congress to act. So why is justice that’s available to every American civilian still being denied to those who serve our nation?]( [Read more button](   [“Trump Is Furious” After a GOP Pink Flop—And a Strong Night for DeSantis]( By [Emily Jane Fox and Joe Hagan]( [What the hell does it mean for Biden? Gavin Newsom comes to mind.]( [Read more button](   [The Media’s “Red Wave” Narrative Fell Apart on Election Night]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [The dominant story line in the run-up to the midterm elections apparently overshadowed the actual numbers, a disconnect some journalists took note of as the results came in.]( [Read more button](   [Report: Trump Is Blaming Everyone but Himself for the Midterms. And, Yes, That Includes Melania.]( By [Bess Levin]( [And the fact that Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has crowned Ron DeSantis as the new de facto leader of the GOP isn’t helping either.]( [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