Inside a MAGA Queen’s Downfall

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View in browser | Update preferences SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS The Downfall of a MAGA Queen BY NOAH SHACHTMAN How mega-donor Miriam Adelson went from big MAGA winner to casino loser in Trump's first 100 days, including a few bad trades—in tariff wars and in Luka Dončić—plus a gambling-plan meltdown.      READ MORE     ROYALS Inside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Big Business Ambitions BY ANNA PEELE Ensconced in their cozy Montecito mansion, the Sussexes are living the American dream. By all accounts, the love is real. But their foray into moguldom has not always been a smooth ride.   READ MORE   POLITICS Susie Wiles, JD Vance, and the "Junkyard Dogs": The White House Chief of Staff on Trump's Second Term BY CHRIS WHIPPLE Throughout the first year of Donald Trump's second administration, Vanity Fair writer Chris Whipple has interviewed Wiles amid each moment of crisis. This insider's account joins a portfolio of portraits for an unflinching, up-close look at power—and peril.   READ MORE   POLITICS Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause BY TA-NEHISI COATES By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.   READ MORE   CELEBRITY Mariska Hargitay Was "Living a Lie" for 30 Years. Now She's Embracing Her Mother, Jayne Mansfield—and Her Biological Father BY JOY PRESS In an exclusive interview, Hargitay opens up about My Mom Jayne, a documentary that paints an unvarnished portrait of her Hollywood bombshell mother—and reveals the identity of Hargitay's biological father.   READ MORE   MORE FROM VANITY FAIR POLITICS BUSINESS HOLLYWOOD STYLE ROYALS CELEBRITY This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. 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 Copyright © Condé Nast 2025. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.