

Royal Wedding
Is Jean-Georges Vongerichten the Taylor Swift Wedding Chef?
Signs point to Michelin-starred chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, who is behind Swift’s favorite New York City hotspots.
By Clara Molot

A BILLION TO ONE
Inside Politico’s Bumpy, Messy, Perhaps Very Rewarding AI Gambit
Politico CEO Goli Sheikholeslami talks to VF about Mathias Döpfner's vision, the AI tool rollout, and leading a news business through a tech boom.
By Margaux MacColl

Media
Justice Delayed: NPR’s Alito Retirement Report Was Retracted, But the Speculation Lives On
NPR quickly retracted its “erroneous” report that Justice Alito was retiring, but House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office circulated the story in an email a few minutes later with a note, viewed exclusively by Vanity Fair, thanking the justice for his service.
By Maxwell Adler

Media
Dave Portnoy for Mayor?
At a 92nd Street Y event to promote his new book, Cancel Me If You Can, the Barstool Sports founder celebrated his own longevity—and appetite for controversy.
By Dan Adler

Aerial Phenomena
Will Washington Ever Tell Us the Truth About UFOs?
Vanity Fair reports from the Disclosure Forum on Capitol Hill, where members of a sprawling community of national security experts and alien conspiracists gathered.
By Dan Adler

Politics
Steve Hilton's Californication: Meet the British Politician and Ex-Environmentalist Who Thinks He Should Run California
A weekend ride-along with the David Cameron-adjacent, FOX-featured, Trump-endorsed, Republican candidate for governor.
By Harry Lambert

From the Magazine
'Does Anyone Care About Sudan?': Inside a War the World Ignores
The country finds itself in cycle after cycle of bloody civil war, intensified by a brutal intramilitary power struggle and exploitative foreign powers like the United Arab Emirates seeking an opportunity to profit from the bloodshed. Vanity Fair reports from inside the mounting human rights disaster.
By Janine di GiovanniPhotography by Lynsey Addario

media
Ben Shapiro Has No Regrets. Except Hiring Candace Owens
The Daily Wire is losing audience, Shapiro’s former friends are on the attack, and even he’s started to notice creeping antisemitism on the right. But the pundit tells VF he’s sticking to his guns.
By Emily Tamkin

FAR FROM CAMELOT
Turns Out, It Takes More Than Social Media to Win an Election
After a lackluster performance in his splashy NY-12 congressional run, is there a political path beyond online performance art for Jack Schlossberg? Was there ever?
By Dan Adler

A BILLION TO ONE
Where Will Taylor Swift’s Wedding Be? And Who’s on the Guest List? Here’s What the Prediction Markets Say.
Swifties and gambling enthusiasts alike are wagering on everything from the venue to the guest list to whether Swift will be pregnant when she walks down the aisle.
By Clara Molot

GOING OFFLINE
Jeremy Allen White Didn't Need The Social Reckoning To Feel Uncomfortable With Social Media
The actor stars in the upcoming followup to The Social Network, and said in a new interview that he tries to keep his life, and those of his young daughters, as analog as possible.
By Anna Zucca

ART
Stolen Picasso Discovered During French Drug Bust
The painting is believed to be a portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter, Pablo Picasso's partner and muse.
By Séraphine Roger

PARTY ANIMALS
“A Classic Story of Hubris”: How Trump’s Radical Presidency Went Off the Rails
As President Trump’s second term hurtles through scandal and war, New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan take us deep into the White House in a new book—and an interview with Vanity Fair.
By Aidan McLaughlin

satire
America at 250: What To Give the Country That Has Everything
Gold? Silver? A Mountain Dew–flavored reflecting pool? With the nation’s milestone birthday nearly upon us, one writer’s playful exercise turns the idea of a traditional registry on its head.
By Hillary Busis

ALL THE PRESIDENT'S PEOPLE
A Wild Jaunt Across Europe With Trump’s Tourism Czar, the Aussie Expat Formerly Known as “Nick Adams, Alpha Male”
He was a local politician in Australia, then a MAGA mover-and-shaker thanks to outrageous tweets that he now says were part of a WWE-style persona. But through it all, Nick Adams has been a loyal digital soldier for President Trump, who’s now rewarded him with perhaps the hardest job around: convincing tourists to visit Trump’s America.
By Aidan McLaughlin
Sports
The Trump White House Claims the Knicks Haven’t Turned Down an Invitation: “Fake News”
An official tells Vanity Fair that rumors of a declined invitation are false—but no championship-winning NBA team has ever visited the Trump White House.
By Erin Vanderhoof

NORTHERN SLIGHTS
On the Ground in Greenland for the Start of Trump’s Rampage Across the World
When President Trump’s unwanted advances toward Greenland escalated into veiled threats of force, Joshua Hunt was there to watch distinguished members of the global news media slip and slide across frozen sidewalks as they covered a tragicomic attack on the world order.
By Joshua HuntPhotography by Mathias Eis
Politics
JD Vance Is Using His Communion Press Tour to Launch a New Persona. Is It Working?
Much like other politicians seeking a rebrand, the vice president has been auditioning a kinder, gentler JD Vance as he promotes his new memoir about converting to Catholicism.
By Erin Vanderhoof

FAMILY AFFAIR
The Real-Life Brothers on VF’s Knicks Victory Cover
Lifelong Knicks fans Kevin and Kayvon Hill talk to Vanity Fair about the excitement outside Madison Square Garden during Game 5 of the NBA championship—and waking up the next morning to see their faces on our cover.
By Dan Adler

Development
How the Albanian Island of Sazan Became a Global Symbol of Privilege
The “Flamingo Revolution” has targeted the real estate dreams of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.
By Marzio G. MianPhotography by Alessandro Cosmelli
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PROTESTS
In Albania, Protesters Rally Against Multi-Billion-Dollar Luxury Resort Backed by Jared Kushner
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama supports the mega-resort proposed by Trump's son-in-law in the Pishë Poro-Narta protected area. Vanity Fair Italia was on the scene in Tirana for protests against corruption and the “sellout” of Albania, where crowds are calling for a rebellion against the global elite.
By Alessia Arcolaci

Dancing In the Street
“This Is What the City Could Be”
Two weeks ago, New York superfan Spike Lee promised Vanity Fair he would throw a block party in Brooklyn if the Knicks won the championship. On Sunday, he delivered on that promise.
By Chris Smith