Inside the ‘New York Times’ Leak Investigation Over Report on Its Israel-Gaza Coverage

Tumult at the Times • Trump’s SCOTUS/GOP Stranglehold • More on Melania [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Inside the New York Times Leak Investigation Over Report on Its Israel-Gaza Coverage Good morning from the Hive newsroom. For VF, Charlotte Klein has [a scoop]( on an internal investigation at The New York Times. Management has questioned staffers after The Intercept published a report that revealed a “furious internal debate about the strength of the paper’s original reporting” over a yet-to-air episode of The Daily on Hamas weaponizing sexual violence. Elsewhere, Eric Lutz has [the latest]( on the Supreme Court’s decision to hear former president Donald Trump’s absurd claim that presidents enjoy “total immunity.” Plus, Caleb Ecarma [updates]( us on the “three Johns” up for Mitch McConnell’s leadership post. And Bess Levin [spells out]( some new Melania Trump details in Katie Rogers’s book on first ladies. Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: Person, Walking, Door, Adult, Clothing, Footwear, Shoe, Coat, Accessories, Bag, Handbag, and People]( [New York Times Launches Leak Investigation Over Report on Its Israel-Gaza Coverage]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [Management has questioned staffers, including Daily producers, after The Intercept revealed internal debate over a yet-to-air episode on Hamas weaponizing sexual violence. Such a probe is highly unusual, say staffers, one of whom dubbed it a “witch hunt.”]( [Read more button](   [The Supreme Court Just Gave Trump a Win by Agreeing to Hear His Immunity Claim]( By [Eric Lutz]( [At the very least, the high court’s decision will help the former president delay his trial and maybe even derail it entirely.]( [Read more button](   [The Next Mitch McConnell May Look a Lot More MAGA]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [The Senate minority leader’s decision to step down gives Donald Trump the opportunity to further his stranglehold on the GOP.]( [Read more button](   [Melania Trump Wanted to “Humiliate” Her Husband After the Stormy Daniels Hush Money Deal Came to Light: Report]( By [Bess Levin]( [Trump will go to trial for that hush money deal next month.]( [Read more button](   [“The Real White House Crime Family”: Dem Rep. Tells the GOP to Stop Wasting Time With Hunter Biden and Subpoena Jared Kushner]( By [Bess Levin]( [“Why did Saudi Arabia give Jared Kushner $2 billion—billion with a b—just months after he left the Trump White House?”]( [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