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November 5, 2026

Scott Colom’s Mississippi Votes Are Still Rolling In—and So Are the Views on His Viral Campaign Ads

Colom’s DIY ‘Sinners’-themed ad over Halloween weekend, along with a hilarious meat-grilling “protein” bit, helped create conditions for pot...

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November 5, 2026

Bonfire of the Neocons: The MAGA Finger-Pointing Begins

After a midterm catastrophe, some on the right are blaming their fellow travelers who cheered on Trump’s war with Iran. Vice President JD Va...

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November 5, 2026

Meet Colleen Allen, the Future of American Fashion

Plus: the 2026 Midterms style verdict and Tim Burton’s venture into fashion with Loewe.

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November 5, 2026

Jon Ossoff and Abdul El-Sayed Cinched a Blue Wave With Snug Tailoring

Plus: Investigating a Free Press reporter’s dubious post about Valentino heels and a Chanel bag at a Michigan election night party.

Vanity Fair

November 4, 2026

Laura Loomer, Elon Musk, George Santos, and More React to Election Night: “I Hope Everyone Is Learning Arabic”

With Democrats now at the helm, The Internet conjures a future where the White House Ballroom becomes a drag show venue and “white Santa” ce...

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November 4, 2026

Of Mics and Men: After MAGA Meltdown, the Manosphere Winds Down

The manosphere's influence on mainstream politics faces significant decline following the 2024 election cycle. While podcast platforms like...

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November 4, 2026

Elon Musk Spent $474 Million on the 2026 Midterm Elections. On Election Day, He Fell Silent.

The richest man in the world pumped nearly half a billion dollars into the midterms, the most ever spent by a single donor during an electio...

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November 4, 2026

Tim Burton Partners With Loewe for a ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ Capsule Collection

Visionary director Tim Burton unveils an exclusive collaboration with luxury fashion house Loewe, bringing the macabre aesthetic of The Nigh...

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November 4, 2026

Inside LA’s Election Night Parties as DSA-Backed Nithya Raman Threatens to Unseat Karen Bass

A Democratic blue wave brought a feeling to Los Angeles that’s been missing in recent years: liberal joy. From a room full of ecstatic socia...

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November 4, 2026

With Michigan Victory, Abdul El-Sayed Becomes Nation's First Muslim Senator

“You took a chance on the unlikeliest of candidates,” El-Sayed, who faced off against Republican Mike Rogers, told supporters at a rally on...

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November 4, 2026

Republicans in Washington Watch The Midterms Wipeout as Trump Deflects Blame

In restaurants and bar rooms across the capital, the ruling party’s apparatchiks watched and agonized as Democrats mounted a historic midter...

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November 4, 2026

Maine Senator Susan Collins Has Reportedly Conceded Race to Democratic Challenger Troy Jackson

Maine's Senate election had not yet been called by any news agencies when the longtime Republican senator preemptively gave up, according to...

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November 4, 2026

James Talarico Flips Senate Seat In Texas, While Gina Hinojosa Takes Governor's Race

After a hard-fought battle against Trump-backed Ken Paxton, Talarico prevailed, and Republican incumbent governor Greg Abbott lost to Hinojo...

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November 4, 2026

In Ohio, Amy Acton Defeats Vivek Ramaswamy for Governor

After a competitive race and a nasty attack ad from her competitor, Acton, a Democrat, came out ahead

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November 4, 2026

As the Blue Wave Sweeps the Midterm Elections, CNN Projects Democrats to Take Control of House of Representatives

The Democratic Party has overtaken the Republicans in the race for the House.

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November 4, 2026

Annie Andrews Flips South Carolina In Senate Race Against Lindsey Graham's Sister

The Democratic pediatrician initially mounted an against-the-odds race against incumbent Lindsey Graham, but after his sudden death, she gai...

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November 4, 2026

As 2026 Midterms Results Roll In, Donald Trump Cranks Up the Truth Social Machine

The president took to his own social media platform to gripe about Fox News's talking heads and falling ratings, amid some promising early r...

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November 4, 2026

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November 3, 2026

Hasan Piker Will See You in Court

The left-wing Twitch streamer filed a $72.5 million defamation lawsuit against the conservative commentator. VF talks to Piker and his lawye...

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November 3, 2026

Right-Leaning Tech Billionaires Are Prepping for a Blue Wave

One tech lobbyist likened the midterms mood among his fellow Republicans to “the fall of Saigon. Everyone’s trying to get the last chopper o...

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November 3, 2026

David Baldacci, John Grisham, and Scott Turow Know How a Story Can End. They Say Losing the Rule of Law to Trump Would Be a “Death Sentence for America”

As best-selling novelists and lawyers, Baldacci, Grisham, and Turow all have extensive experience both working within the judicial system a...

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November 2, 2026

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Haley Stevens, Abdul El-Sayed, and the Right’s “Campaign of Hate”

Political analyst Ta-Nehisi Coates examines the implications of Democratic legislator Haley Stevens's political realignment, arguing her end...

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November 2, 2026

How Greg Brockman’s Wife Anna Became a Trump and MAGA Mega-Donor

Before she married OpenAI’s Greg Brockman, she was Anna Chang, an idealistic, animal-loving Wesleyan graduate. Now the couple, worth nearly...

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November 2, 2026

Substack’s Cofounder Might Not Know How to Save the Media—But He Knows How to Outplay It

Hamish McKenzie’s new memoir cum manifesto makes a lofty case for the platform’s philosophical importance and marks its ascendance as a swee...

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November 2, 2026

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November 2, 2026

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October 31, 2026

Is This the Last Dance for Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez?

At the end of November, after eight years in power, Sánchez’s time as prime minister of Spain may draw to a close in elections that could be...

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October 30, 2026

Darializa Avila Chevalier Explains the DSA

Ahead of the midterm elections, the Democratic nominee for Congress reveals whether she stands by her divisive statements and how she plans...

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October 30, 2026

Drake’s Stylist Juliet Charlotte Has Seen All Your Memes

Drake has gone viral, yet again, for his fashion choices. His stylist, Juliet Charlotte, tells VF all about dressing the superstar and share...

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October 30, 2026

Is Ken Paxton’s Senate Campaign in Texas the Bitter End of Trumpism?

With allegations of corruption and a shortage of charisma, the Republican nominee for Senate in Texas represents a fresh test for President...

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October 29, 2026

Nick Fuentes Opts Out of the 2026 Midterms, Unlike Fellow Livestreamer Hasan Piker

The livestreaming extremist has led a growing cohort of young men toward what’s looked like the insidious post-Trump future of the right. Bu...

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October 28, 2026

Vanity Fair’s 2026 Midterm Elections Cheat Sheet

From stratospheric spending to an Alaska Senate candidate’s chameleon, here’s what you need to know—and plenty you don’t—about a hugely cons...

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October 27, 2026

Anthropic’s Pre-IPO Filing Is the Scariest Thing You’ll Read This Halloween Season

Anthropic’s S-1 filing shows big revenues, bigger debts, and just a few ways the world could end.

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October 27, 2026

As “Black October” Comes to a Close, the Cybersecurity World Is on Edge

With cyberattacks on the rise, experts fear we’re in “an exceptionally unresilient moment.”

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October 26, 2026

Who Is Lula, the Four-Time President of Brazil?

The career and political history of almost 81-year-old Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who defeated Flávio Bolsonaro—the son of the former presid...

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October 26, 2026

Meet the Newsgirls, the Gen Z Duo Who Left ‘60 Minutes’ and Began Covering Epstein and Trump for a Young, Chronically Online Audience

After bonding at CBS, now 30-year-olds Wren Woodson and Mabel Kabani launched a news venture for young people that blurs the lines between c...

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October 26, 2026

Corruption Allegations Aren’t Susan Collins’s Biggest Problem. That’s Donald Trump.

The Republican senator for Maine hasn’t had a genuinely close race in three decades. Could the president from her own party be the one to en...

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October 26, 2026

Jon Ossoff Harnesses Short-Form Vertical Video on TikTok and Instagram to Reach Voters in the Georgia Senate Race

In the age of vertical video, political messaging lands in bite-size clips. No Democrat is thriving in this new world quite like the young s...

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October 26, 2026

Midterms 2026: Jon Ossoff’s TikTok Campaign, Ken Paxton’s Texas Tour, and More Political Powermaxxing

The president is roaming the country in a frantic and possibly self-defeating quest to save Republicans as his party braces for a wipeout. A...

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October 24, 2026

Jill Lepore: AI Is Eroding Civil Society

In her latest book, Harvard historian Jill Lepore argues that Big Tech now controls the United States—and, by extension, the entire planet....

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October 22, 2026

The Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed His Secret Negotiations—Including More Than $700 Million in Transfers

An exclusive excerpt from ‘Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East’ examines how ba...

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October 22, 2026

You Can See Everything You Need to Know About Elizabeth Holmes by Looking at Her Clothes

Spoiler alert! If you have not seen You Can See Everything, proceed with caution.

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October 21, 2026

An Eric Trump–Backed Israeli Founder Flies Drones Over End Zones and Into War Zones

Aviv Shapira, the CEO of Xtend, says the company has sent 10,000 drones to the Israel Defense Forces since the start of the Israel-Hamas war...

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October 20, 2026

How Jill Biden Concealed the President’s Rapid Deterioration

In an exclusive excerpt from The East Wing: Power, Intrigue, and the Untold Story of America’s First Ladies, go inside the former first lady...

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October 20, 2026

The October 17 France Protests: A Philosopher’s Take

On October 17, students and union leaders across France had been scheduled to protest the high cost of living and other societal concerns in...

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October 19, 2026

Nithya Raman’s DSA Endorsement Could Be on the Chopping Block

The National DSA is considering revoking DSA-LA's endorsement of the Los Angeles mayoral candidate over her position on Israel, exposing the...

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October 19, 2026

Why Susie Wiles Is Still Standing as Trump’s White House Careens Toward the 2026 Midterm Elections

A veteran West Wing chronicler says the White House chief of staff is in for the long haul.

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October 18, 2026

Emmanuel Macron Addresses The Nation Following Violent Protests Across France

French President Emmanuel Macron urged his country to “listen to the anger and address its causes,” and promised to ensure “exemplary” legal...

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October 18, 2026

Protests Against The High Cost of Living Turn Violent In Milan

As in Paris and much of France, there were clashes in the streets of Italy, as protesters broke away from a planned march against income ine...

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October 16, 2026

Katie Zacharia on Thursday: a “Fabulous and Wonderful Addition.” Katie Zacharia on Friday: Out of a Job.

Plus: To Pete Hegseth’s disappointment, the execution will not be televised.