Steve Cohen’s Mets Game Plan

NBC’s Ronna Drama • Trump Trials Guide • Another House GOP Exit [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Steve Cohen’s Mets Game Plan Good Monday morning! NBC’s decision to hire former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel has led to a backlash inside the network, with frustration spilling out on air, Jack McCordick [writes](. After Meet the Press host Kristen Welker interviewed McDaniel yesterday, her predecessor, Chuck Todd, told Welker she deserved “an apology” from network executives. Plus, Bess Levin [provides]( a complete guide to Donald Trump’s criminal and civil cases, a handy way to catch up on the barrage of legal motions and [delays](. With Opening Day almost here, Mets owner Steve Cohen [tells]( Tom Kludt that “we’re going to surprise people this year.” Cohen’s optimism comes after a disastrous 2023 season and course correction in hopes of sustained success. “I look forward to the day when we have younger players. They’re cheaper. They get injured less,” says Cohen. Kludt also checks in with new president David Stearns, new manager Carlos Mendoza, and Mets stars, like Brandon Nimmo, who says that whether in business or baseball, you “adapt or die.” [Image may contain: Steven A. Cohen, People, Person, Team, Baseball Cap, Cap, Clothing, Hat, Face, Head, and Photography]( [“We’re Going to Surprise People”: Steve Cohen’s Mets Turn the Page on a Not-So-Amazin’ Season]( By [Tom Kludt]( [The once free-spending owner, alongside new president David Stearns, is changing course in search of sustained success that’s long eluded the team from Queens. Whether in business or baseball, says outfielder Brandon Nimmo, you either “adapt or die.”]( [Read more button](   [A Complete Guide to the Criminal and Civil Cases Against Donald Trump]( By [Bess Levin]( [Is the ex-president legally screwed?]( [Read more button](   [Ronna McDaniel Won’t Be Appearing on MSNBC: Report]( By [Jack McCordick]( [Intense internal backlash has followed NBC News’ hiring of the former RNC chair as a political analyst.]( [Read more button](   [Rep. Mike Gallagher to Leave Congress, Further Shrinking House Republican Majority]( By [Jack McCordick]( [The departure means that Speaker Mike Johnson will have only one vote to spare.]( [Read more button](   [Sen. Lisa Murkowski Won’t Rule Out Break With GOP]( By [Jack McCordick]( [“I am navigating my way through some very interesting political times,” said the Alaska Republican.]( [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