“I Cannot Think of Many Things More Frightening”: The Supreme Court Has Declared War on Governing

EPA Defanged • If Dems Want the House… • Biden Must Meet the Moment [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( “I Cannot Think of Many Things More Frightening”: The Supreme Court Has Declared War on Governing Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Fresh off the heels of overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled on Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Cristian Farias [sees]( this defanging as indicative of a “larger, much scarier, project to dismantle the administrative state.” Furthermore, “The decision comes at a dire moment for the environment,” Eric Lutz [writes](, pointing to a February United Nations climate report warning of the closing window of opportunity to blunt the devastation of climate change. Elsewhere, Chris Smith [takes]( a magnifying glass to a western Michigan congressional district, where Democrat Hillary Scholten is running for a second time to unseat Republican Peter Meijer, now in a post-Roe world. “Any chance of the Democrats holding on to their House majority,” Smith writes, “will turn on races like Scholten’s.” Plus, following a report that Joe Biden has allegedly struck a deal with Mitch McConnell to nominate an antiabortion judge to a lifetime federal court appointment, Lutz [writes]( that the president “needs to meet the moment on abortion rights.” Thanks for reading! [Image may contain: Building, Power Plant, Transportation, Vehicle, Automobile, and Car]( [“I Cannot Think of Many Things More Frightening”: The Supreme Court Has Declared War on Governing]( By [Cristian Farias]( [The justices’ decision to defang the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to curb carbon pollution speaks to their larger, much scarier, project to dismantle the administrative state.]( [Read more button]( [Supreme Court Blunts Biden Administration’s Efforts to Combat Climate Change]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The Court’s conservative majority ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, significantly narrowing the agency's regulatory authority.]( [Read more button]( [“We Have No Time for Tears”: If Democrats Want to Hold the House They Need to Win Districts Like This One]( By [Chris Smith]( [Democrat Hillary Scholten is running for the second time to unseat Republican Peter Meijer, this time in a post-Roe world. The Michigan congressional district’s lines are more in her favor now, but she’s facing the headwinds of an election cycle where Republicans have the advantage. Will Democrats’ message on abortion be enough?]( [Read more button]( [Joe Biden Needs to Meet the Moment on Abortion Rights]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Biden has come out in support of a filibuster carve-out to protect abortion rights. But a report that the president has allegedly struck a deal with Mitch McConnell to nominate an antiabortion judge to a lifetime federal court appointment is raising red flags about his priorities.]( [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](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2022 Condé Nast