Inside the Bizarre Race to Replace George Santos

The World Through Apple • Nevada’s “Scam” Primary • SCOTUS Talks Trump [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Inside the Bizarre Race to Replace George Santos Good morning from the Hive newsroom! If George Santos’s congressional tenure wasn’t already weird enough, how about the contest to fill his seat? The top contenders, Chris Smith [writes](, are two registered Democrats: Mazi Pilip, a former Israeli army gunsmith with strong ties to the Republican Party, and Tom Suozzi, a 61-year-old Long Island political fixture who launched a failed bid to unseat Kathy Hochul. For what it’s worth, Santos tells Smith he isn’t voting: “I cannot bring myself to do that.” Meanwhile, as the Supreme Court deliberated yesterday on whether Donald Trump can be disqualified from the 2024 presidential ballot, Cristian Farias [observes]( that the justices were mostly searching for an “off-ramp to avoid deciding whether Trump ‘engaged in insurrection’”—despite the historical consensus that presidents can indeed be subject to the insurrection clause. Plus, Vanity Fair special correspondent Nick Bilton sits down with Brian Stelter in the [latest episode]( of Inside the Hive to discuss how the Apple Vision Pro changes the game of spatial computing and what it was like to sit down with CEO Tim Cook. Thanks for reading. [Inside the Bizarre Race to Replace George Santos]( By [Chris Smith]( [The two main contenders are registered Democrats—one backed by local Republicans, the other a solid moderate.]( [Read more button](   [The Supreme Court May Not Treat Donald Trump Like an Insurrectionist After All]( By [Cristian Farias]( [There appears to be little appetite among the nine justices to let one state set the rules for the next presidential election.]( [Read more button](   [The Apple Vision Pro Might Look Funny, but It Could Change Everything]( By [Brian Stelter]( [Vanity Fair special correspondent Nick Bilton discusses the mind-expanding capabilities of the headset and what it was like to interview CEO Tim Cook in the flesh.]( [Read more button](   [Nikki Haley Calls Nevada Primary a “Scam.” That Doesn’t Mean It Wasn’t Telling]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The last remaining Trump challenger no doubt suffered brutal defeat. Now, she’s hitting harder at the front-runner—and the party apparatus paving his path to the nomination.]( [Read more button](   [Adam Neumann, Trying Stand-Up Comedy On for Size, Is Attempting to Buy Back WeWork]( By [Bess Levin]( [So far it appears the company wants nothing to do with him.]( [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]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast