“The Only Democrat Who Has a Chance”: Joe Manchin’s White House Tease Threatens His Party’s Senate Prospects

Jack Smith Closing In • DeSantis Talks Trump • Cannon Kicks the Can [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( “The Only Democrat Who Has a Chance”: Joe Manchin’s White House Tease Threatens His Party’s Senate Prospects Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Could Joe Manchin spoil the presidential election and his party’s Senate prospects in one fell swoop? Abigail Tracy [probes]( just that in her latest on the centrist group No Labels, which may end up backing the West Virginia Democrat in a third-party presidential bid. “He’s probably the only Democrat who has a chance of keeping that [Senate] seat,” said Third Way cofounder Matt Bennett, adding that a Manchin presidential win is simply “not gonna happen.” Speaking of White House aspirants, Donald Trump might soon start racking up indictments like it’s nobody’s business, [writes]( Bess Levin, with the ex-president expecting to be charged imminently in Jack Smith’s election-interference probe. Meanwhile, Trump’s efforts to stall the Georgia election investigation are proving wildly unsuccessful. And if that isn’t enough, Levin [adds](, federal prosecutors are also gunning to schedule the first hearing in Smith’s classified-documents case by the end of the year. Thanks for reading. [“The Only Democrat Who Has a Chance”: Joe Manchin’s White House Tease Threatens His Party’s Senate Prospects]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [Manchin dismissed concerns that he would be a spoiler for Joe Biden at a No Labels event in New Hampshire. “If I get in a race, I’m gonna win,” he said. But inside the Beltway, Democrats are also worried about what his winks at the White House could mean for party control.]( [Read more button](   [Trump Likely to Be Indicted a Whopping Third (and Maybe Even Fourth!) Time]( By [Bess Levin]( [The ex-president is thoroughly f--ked.]( [Read more button](   [Aileen Cannon Hasn’t Yet Decided If She’s Gonna Just Throw the Documents Case in Trump’s Favor]( By [Bess Levin]( [The judge ended a Tuesday hearing without deciding if she would put the trial off until after the 2024 election.]( [Read more button](   [Ron DeSantis Says Trump Should Have Done More to Stop January 6 but Prosecuting Him for It Would Be a Bridge Too Far]( By [Bess Levin]( [“I hope he doesn’t get charged.”]( [Read more button](   [Megyn Kelly Stops Worrying, Learns to Love Trump: “There’s Just Something About Him”]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [The former president suggested Kelly was a PMS-fueled “bimbo” in 2015 after she asked him tough questions. She now says it’s all water under the bridge.]( [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 © 2023 Condé Nast