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On the Trail With the Harris Campaign
2024 Election
Laphonza Butler on “Fighting” for Kamala Harris, Serving With JD Vance, and the Threat of a Second Trump Term
In an interview with Vanity Fair, the senator highlighted the strategic clarity of Harris’s vision—“you can save democracy and have joy”—while taking her GOP opponents to task for putting on “political theater.”
By Chris Smith
2024 Election
Underestimated at Every Turn, Kamala Harris Delivers
The political and media establishment has finally come around to seeing the VP’s strengths.
By Molly Jong-Fast
Spotlight on Trumpworld
“You Just Need an Email Address and Credit Card”: Trump Pauses Work on Campaign to Film Infomercial for Digital Trading Cards, Scrap of Debate Suit
“We’ll be talking about it for a long time.”
By Bess Levin
RFK Jr., Who Thinks Chemicals in the Environment Can Make Children Gay, Will Help Trump “Pick the People Who Will Be Running the Government”
He told Tucker Carlson he's “looking forward” to the task.
By Bess Levin
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The Dems Are Riding High, but Kamala Harris Faces New Hurdles
After the final night of the Democratic National Convention, Vanity Fair editor in chief Radhika Jones and contributing editor Ta-Nehisi Coates discuss the triumphs and contradictions of this new Democratic Party. - Inside the Hive
Sweet Emotion: How the Harris-Walz Ticket Wields Joy Against Donald Trump
On the latest episode of Inside the Hive, MSNBC analyst Anand Giridharadas discusses why the positivity around Harris is taking all the oxygen away from Trump’s frightening ambitions. “Fascism’s a f--king bore,” he says. “We have to show what it would feel like to be alive.” - Inside the Hive
What’s Behind Kamala Harris’s Surging Campaign and the Wave of Walzmentum
Politico’s Eugene Daniels reflects on his years covering the VP and Democratic nominee, from the challenges she faced in the Biden White House to the shift in her communication style. - Inside the Hive
How the “PayPal Mafia” Paved Trump’s Way in Silicon Valley
Veteran venture capitalist Roger McNamee unpacks why heavy hitters like Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen are saying goodbye to the Democratic Party—and how their libertarian fantasies are “misaligned” with the public’s interests. - inside the hive
Will America Finally Put a Woman in the White House?
NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent Ali Vitali discusses why the cards are stacked against non-white, non-male hopefuls like Kamala Harris, who is already deftly navigating the misogynistic minefield of presidential politics. - Inside the Hive
Why the Christian Right Believes Donald Trump Is “Anointed by God”
Author Katherine Stewart and sociologist Samuel Perry explain how the attempt on the former president’s life has only solidified his messiah-like mythos—and how Trump has turned Christian nationalists into his own electoral army. - Inside the Hive
How Donald Trump Will Mold America “in the Image of a Dictatorship”
Reproductive rights crackdowns, mass deportations, and a fealty-based federal bureaucracy. The former president has disavowed Project 2025, but Vanity Fair’s Molly Jong-Fast and Jeff Sharlet say his prints are all over it.
commanders and chiefs
Brittany Mahomes and Patrick Mahomes Run 2 Different Plays on Politics
After her Trump Instagram like (and unlike) went viral, she lashed out against “haters” with “deep-rooted issues.” The Chiefs quarterback just wants you to vote.
By Kase Wickman
Trump Says Musk “Can’t Really” Serve in His Cabinet After Saying He’d Consider It
But a consulting gig is apparently still on the table.
By Bess Levin
RFK Jr. Whale-Beheading Story Gives RFK Jr. Bear-Murder Story a Run for Its Money
We’re one week away from learning Kennedy shot a donkey and wore its skin to breakfast, right?
By Bess Levin
party/politics
Charli XCX Wanted the Kamala “Brat” Meme to Happen—She Didn’t Plan on the Politics
Sometimes it be like brat.
By Kase Wickman
Is Trump Trying to Weasel His Way Out of Debating Harris?
After agreeing to a September debate with Kamala Harris, the former president's campaign is suddenly fussing over the ground rules.
By Eric Lutz
2024 election
American Journalists Beware: A Second Trump Term Could Pose Very Real Risks
The former director of the Committee to Protect Journalists lays out the grave threats that American news outlets might confront—and offers proactive safeguards.
By Joel Simon
It's all about choices
“I Just Want Women To Have More Choices”: Senator JD Vance, Who Has Likened Abortion To Murder
The Republican vice presidential candidate was given several opportunities to apologize for “childless cat ladies” remarks and just couldn't—or wouldn't— do it.
By Katie Herchenroeder
Trump Has Chernobyl-Level Meltdown Over Harris’s Democratic National Convention Triumph
He’s not handling it well.
By Bess Levin
Garrison Keillor on Tim Walz and the Lake Wobegon Problem
The former MPR host, a longtime symbol of Midwestern folksiness, has taken his own hits—which makes him the perfect person to call about Democrats’ attempt at revamping their cultural messaging.
By James Pogue
Hope and Joy Take Hold at the 2024 DNC
The exuberance surrounding Kamala Harris’s surging candidacy was on display this week in Chicago, where Democrats enjoyed the festivities and embraced the future.
By Michael CalderonePhotography by Bruce Gilden
2024 Election
How the Kamala Harris Campaign Is Gaming Out the Homestretch
After a rapturous Democratic National Convention, the veep will spend the next two and a half months going deeper on policy, playing more ball with the media, and saturating the airwaves with ads. “This campaign,” says one surrogate, “is about stringing together as many good f--king days as we possibly can.”
By Chris Smith
2024 election
Nancy Pelosi’s Quiet, Cunning Power: “As Brilliant as Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos”
“Her attitude was, If you can’t manage it, why the hell are you in Congress?” says a former DCCC chair.
By Kate Andersen Brower
DNC
Kamala Harris Makes Her Case as Uniter-in-Chief in 2024 DNC Speech
The vice president hit on themes of “freedom” and “common sense” while painting Donald Trump’s allies as “out of their minds” for following him into the darkness. “The future is always worth fighting for,” she said. “We are not going back.”
By Eric Lutz
miss independent
Oprah Winfrey Surprised the DNC—And Christian Siriano, Who Had No Idea She’d Wear His Design
“When Oprah calls and asks for a suit, like, I really don’t care if she’s going to the grocery store,” Siriano tells Vanity Fair.
By Kase Wickman
2024 election
Republicans Are Being Weird to Kids at the 2024 DNC
Between mocking Tim Walz’s son who has a learning disability and yelling at a pre-teen about the “stolen” 2020 election, it’s been a banner week for MAGA bizarreness.
By Natasha O'Neill
2024 Election
Trumpworld Eyes RFK Jr. Endorsement as a Way to Blunt Democrats’ Momentum
While Kamala Harris’s surging campaign and joyful convention have captured the news cycle, the Trump campaign is projecting confidence and expecting a potentially crucial uptick in support if the independent candidate gets on board.
By Gabriel Sherman
JD Vance, Running Mate of Guy Who’s Literally Claimed America Will Cease to Exist If He Loses, Accuses Democrats of “Dark and Ominous Tone”
As a reminder, Trump has also warned that a Harris win could lead to World War III
By Bess Levin
party outfits
Style-Spotting at the Democratic National Convention 2024
From Vice President Kamala Harris kicking off the week in a Chloé suit to the Washington delegation’s Beyoncé-inspired ensembles, take in the most notable looks at the pre-election gathering.
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By Kase Wickman
ELECTION 2024
“Coach” Tim Walz’s 2024 DNC Speech Was the Biggest Pep Talk of His Life
The Minnesota governor and VP nominee drew deep from his football background to deliver a dramatic speech brimming with optimism and jabs at “weird” Republicans like JD Vance.
By Andrew Kirell
2024 election
Hillary Clinton Says Her DNC 2024 Speech “Was Cathartic”: Exclusive
In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Secretary Clinton speaks about writing one of the most groundbreaking speeches of her career—and the emotions it released from 2016.
By Joe Hagan