Kevin McCarthy Will Lose—Even If He Wins

Anti-Vaxxers Exploit Hamlin’s Collapse • Republicans in Shambles • Santos Faces Trouble Abroad [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Kevin McCarthy Will Lose—Even If He Wins Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Tensions are still running high in Congress, [reports]( Eric Lutz, with the House having adjourned until noon today after Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy lost three separate votes Tuesday to become the next Speaker. As Bess Levin [observes](, the drama even fanned the feud between former far-right allies Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz, whom Greene publicly attacked for opposing McCarthy’s speakership. Elsewhere, Caleb Ecarma [reports]( on prominent far-right personalities pushing anti-vax conspiracies around NFL safety Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest mid-game Monday. Plus, Levin has [the latest]( on Representative-elect George Santos’s seemingly infinite web of lies, which could soon prompt fraud charges from Brazil. Thanks for reading! [Kevin McCarthy Will Lose—Even If He Wins]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The House minority leader fell short on the third vote to confirm his speakership. But even if he ultimately takes the gavel, he’s made concessions that cost a lot more than they’re worth.]( [Read more button](   [Right-Wingers Are Exploiting Damar Hamlin’s Medical Emergency to Push Anti-Vax Conspiracies]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [NFL player Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest after a hit to the chest, is still hospitalized.]( [Read more button](   [Whoops: New Rep. George Santos Is About to Be Re-Charged With Fraud in Brazil]( By [Bess Levin]( [Santos, who is under investigation for lying about his bio and allegedly spending campaign funds on himself, is off to a rough start in Washington.]( [Read more button](   [Greene, Boebert, Gaetz: The Worst People You Know Are Having a Fight]( By [Bess Levin]( [The trio is at odds over giving Kevin McCarthy the House Speaker role.]( [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 © 2023 Condé Nast