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Wednesday, February 4, 2026

The Pentagon press secretary, Kingsley Wilson, is a 27-year-old former MAGA influencer who once called the US intelligence services—which include the Defense Intelligence Agency, a component of the Department of Defense—"more evil than Vladimir Putin."

She's one of many fresh-faced communications staffers who've brought very online tactics to very senior positions in the Executive branch. As Andrew Zucker reports for Vanity Fair today, when these folks were interviewing to become some of President Trump's top messengers in his second term, they benefited from their youth in a key respect: There was no public record of them ever breaking with him, even after January 6. They were too young at the time, and those spotless records make them sinless, uncorrupted beings within Trumpworld.

Elsewhere, Katie Nicholl tracks Prince Edward as he breaks his silence on the scandal enveloping his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

JACK HOLMES,
SENIOR EDITOR

Trump 2.0's Baby-Faced Comms Squad Is Rewriting the Rules of Government Communication

BY ANDREW ZUCKER

While babyish faces regularly dot government org charts (see: the Pod Save America crew circa 2009), many Trump 2.0 youngsters are in notably higher positions with immense authority over messaging. And this go-around? They're extremely online, extremely feisty, and extremely MAGA.

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ROYALS

The Royal Family Is "Appalled" by Latest Epstein Files Release

BY KATIE NICHOLL

During a televised interview with a CNN anchor on Tuesday, Prince Edward was asked about the recent release of new files related to Jeffrey Epstein, which included incriminating photographs of his brother Andrew.

PARTY REPORT

Inside the Splashy Premiere of Love Story

BY CHRIS MURPHY

After screening the Ryan Murphy drama about the whirlwind romance and tragic end of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette- Kennedy, the stars celebrated at a glittering New York institution with major thematic resonance.

MEDIA

How Disney's New CEO Won Bob Iger's Heart

BY JOY PRESS

Dana Walden seemed poised to inherit Iger's seat. Insiders explain why Josh D'Amaro leapfrogged her in the battle to succeed Iger.

Hollywood History

How Samuel L. Jackson's Battle With Addiction Inspired His Breakthrough Performance

BY GAVIN EDWARDS

As the 1980s came to a close, the future superstar was spending his summers acting in Spike Lee joints—and his nights freebasing cocaine. Ahead, Gavin Edwards reveals how hitting rock bottom inspired Jackson to transform his life, and shaped his game-changing performance in Jungle Fever: "When my character died, it was almost like I was killing off that part of my life."

In Other News

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's Royal Move Out It is understood King Charles was keen for Andrew to move out of Windsor sooner than originally planned following the release of new files from the Epstein investigation, in which Andrew is included in disconcerting emails and photographs.

The Latest on Savannah Guthrie's Missing Mother NBC colleagues held back tears on-air and shared frequent updates and pleas for help in the investigation into the possible abduction of Nancy Guthrie, Savannah's 84-year-old mom.

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

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The Epstein files are hard to look away from, disgusting as they are. The additional 3 million documents just released are a blitz of idiotic typos, racism (Epstein was into eugenics, along with the rest), and ever more horrifying behavior. Vanity Fair staff writer Clara Molot combed through them and here illuminates some truly unsettling context that you might have missed in the avalanche. Elsewhere, VF's Erin Vanderhoof profiles Lady Victoria Hervey, an Andrew apologist who also turned up in this new batch of Epstein materials.

CLAIRE HOWORTH,
DEPUTY EDITOR

The 10 Things That Haunt Me From the Latest Batch of Epstein Files

BY CLARA MOLOT

Complete with Epstein's musings on Robert Maxwell's mysterious passing, his curious usage of the word whoops, and an offer for a "fake wife."

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NEWS

Lady Victoria Hervey on Her Appearance in the Epstein Files

BY ERIN VANDERHOOF

The MAGA-hat-collecting aristocrat also had a few run-ins with Jeffrey Epstein and is hoping to exonerate Ghislaine Maxwell.

FILM

Melania's Box Office Success Is Less Surprising Than You Think

BY EVE BATEY

Slow ticket pre-sales and scathing reviews suggested Melania would be a box office dud. But the theatrical market for right-leaning documentaries has been growing for years.

MEDIA

Dan Bongino Is Back on the Mic

BY DAN ADLER

The bombastic right-wing media personality, who recently stepped down as deputy director of the FBI, returned to the field of podcasting, offering his account of his role in the Epstein debacle before Donald Trump called in.

From the Archive

Blazing a Trail

BY JOHN FLORIO AND OUISIE SHAPIRO

Hattie McDaniel wasn't allowed to attend the Gone With the Wind premiere in Atlanta because of her race. Shortly afterward, she won an Oscar for her performance and earned an indelible place in movie history.