Vanity Fair
SUCCESSION DRAMA
Rupert Murdoch’s Family Battle Proves He’s Losing Control
The media mogul is scrambling to protect Fox News from three of his politically moderate heirs. “Murdoch is no longer the pope,” one political vet says.
Little Gold Men
How Brie Larson Learned to Experiment
The Oscar winner reveals she had trouble cracking Lessons in Chemistry’s brilliant leading lady—until she had an epiphany of her own.
Donald Trump Tries His Hand at Damage Control
The former president says women aren’t really offended by JD Vance’s remarks about “cat ladies.” Newly unearthed footage is only making matters worse.
TRENDING
The Archive
Bogart & Bacall
The dazzling, tempestuous start of a legendary Hollywood romance.
What is Cinema?
'Twisters' Director Reveals the Inspirations Behind the Film
Quizzing Each Other
'Twisters' Cast Test How Well They Know Each Other
THE FIGHT FOR THE WHITE HOUSE
2024 Election
How Trumpworld Is Coping With the Kamala Harris Boom
In just days, the vice president has raked in more than $100 million, scored countless endorsements, started a social media phenomenon, and secured enough delegates for the nomination. “She has been totally dominating,” marveled one GOP strategist.
2024 ELECTION
Can Nancy Pelosi Rally the Democrats to Victory in November?
Though the former House Speaker has had a tepid relationship with Harris, she offered a full-throated endorsement on Monday. “My enthusiastic support,” she said, “is official, personal, and political.”
politics
The Ominous Echoes of Grant Park’s Past
On the eve of the Democratic National Convention, Grant Park’s past provides ominous echoes.
2024 Election
Every Terrible Thing J.D. Vance Said About Trump Before Becoming His Running Mate
“America’s Hitler,” anyone?
THE HIVE
Politics, Power, and Personality. Read more »
IN PHOTOGRAPHS
Photo Essay
The Global Crisis That No Border Crackdown Can Fix
At America’s southern border, arrivals from Mexico to Morocco, China to Chad, are caught in a no-man’s-land between the danger they’ve fled and the paralyzed system that awaits them.