Bracing for Omicron

Trump Jr. vs. LeBron • Greene Wants McCarthy Trumpier • Omicron Variant [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Bracing for Omicron Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Joe Biden is urging caution as experts study the newly detected omicron variant in terms of transmissibility and whether it evades vaccines, [writes]( Charlotte Klein. “Inevitably it will be here,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday on ABC’s This Week. “The question is: Will we be prepared for it?” Meanwhile, Eric Lutz [digs into]( Kevin McCarthy’s “efforts to court the MAGA right” in hopes of securing “his position as heir to the speakership should the GOP take back the House.” And Jordon Hoffman [observes]( the internet dunking on Donald Trump Jr. Thanks for reading! [Image may contain: Joe Biden, Human, Person, Audience, Crowd, Suit, Coat, Clothing, Overcoat, Apparel, Speech, and Face]( [Biden Administration Braces for New COVID-19 Variant Omicron]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [Much is unknown about the new coronavirus variant, but the president has “decided that we’re going to be cautious.”]( [Read more button]( [Marjorie Taylor Greene to Kevin McCarthy: Meet My Cultish Demands If You Ever Want To Be House Speaker]( By [Eric Lutz]( [McCarthy has become Trumpier in an undisguised effort to court the former president’s base. He’s still not Trumpy enough for Greene.]( [Read more button]( [Entire Internet Dunks on Donald Trump Jr. After He Tries To Take on LeBron James]( By [Jordan Hoffman]( [Fans rally around the NBA star after Trump Jr. fouls on Instagram.]( [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]( [Condé Nast Spotlight | The breaking news and top stories everyone is talking about. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [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](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2021 Condé Nast