Why Michigan’s Protest Vote Could Change Joe Biden’s Calculus: “There Will Be Political Consequences”

The Prince’s Appeal • McConnell’s Parting Act • A War on IVF [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Why Michigan’s Protest Vote Could Change Joe Biden’s Calculus: “There Will Be Political Consequences” Good morning from the Hive newsroom. Michigan primary voters have delivered a big warning shot to Joe Biden. On Tuesday, more than 100,000 registered Democrats backed “uncommitted” in protest of the president’s policies around the war in Gaza, suggesting Biden stands to lose the support of Arab American and progressive voters in the general if his administration keeps providing military aid to Israel. “I voted ‘uncommitted,’” one organizer of the effort [tells]( Caleb Ecarma, “and we will continue to force this administration to change course because it’s never too late to do the right thing.” Elsewhere, Bess Levin [commemorates]( the impending retirement of 82-year-old Mitch McConnell, who steered the trajectory of the Republican Party for decades. Plus, Levin [puts]( the GOP on blast for claiming to support IVF while refusing to back a bill that would enshrine the right to the procedure. Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: City, Road, Street, Urban, Neighborhood, Photography, Clothing, T-Shirt, Adult, Person, Machine, and Spoke]( [Why Michigan’s Protest Vote Could Change Joe Biden’s Calculus: “There Will Be Political Consequences”]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [Over 100,000 primary voters backed “uncommitted” in a staggering show of opposition to the president’s policies on Israel. “If your only argument for winning the presidency is ‘My guy is less evil than the other guy,’” says one Arab American business leader, “that’s a weak argument.”]( [Read more button](   [After Thoroughly F**king Over America, Mitch McConnell Decides to Treat Himself to a Break]( By [Bess Levin]( [Never forget: McConnell could have rid us of Donald Trump, but simply chose not to.]( [Read more button](   [Republicans Care So Much About Protecting IVF That They’re About to Block a Bill That Would Do Just That]( By [Bess Levin]( [They want to protect access to IVF about as much as they do abortion.]( [Read more button](   [Prince Harry Will Appeal After Losing Legal Battle Over Taxpayer-Funded Police Protection in the UK]( By [Katie Nicholl]( [A spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex said he would appeal the ruling, adding that he was “not asking for preferential treatment, but for a fair and lawful application of RAVEC’s own rules.”]( [Read more button](   [A Home Invasion Turned Our Dream House Into a Nightmare. Then We Became a Bigger Criminal’s Target.]( By [Punch Hutton]( [The writer’s Spanish Revival home was the stuff of Hollywood real estate fantasies—and the ideal target for Benjamin Ackerman, the city’s most prolific thief.]( [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