Pete Hegseth’s Explosive Senate Hearing; Kate Middleton in Remission; a Week in Fire-Torn LA

Plus: Inside Silicon Valley's Secretive, Orgiastic Dark Side View in your browser | Update your preferences Pete Hegseth's Explosive Senate Hearing: "I'm Not a Perfect Person" By ERIC LUTZ The ex–Fox News host had talking points ready—and Republicans seemed willing to buy them. R E A D  M O R E Surviving a Week in Wildfire-Torn Los Angeles By JOY PRESS VF's Joy Press reports from a metropolis engulfed in flames: "We'd all assumed the Big One would be an earthquake, never imagined that Mother Nature might have a different apocalypse scripted for this city." R E A D  M O R E Elon Musk Could Become TikTok's New Owner By CAITLIN DEWEY Chinese officials are reportedly weighing a sale to the billionaire X owner, in a last-minute bid to avert the app's imminent ban in the US. R E A D  M O R E Kate Middleton Announces Her Cancer Is in Remission By ERIN VANDERHOOF The Princess of Wales shared her first update on her prognosis since she finished chemotherapy in September. R E A D  M O R E Who Is Christopher Macchio, Trump's Choice to Sing the National Anthem? By CHRIS MURPHY "A firm believer in the unifying power" of music, Macchio seems to know where his bread is buttered. R E A D  M O R E Inside Silicon Valley's Secretive, Orgiastic Dark Side By EMILY CHANG Author Emily Chang exposes the men of Silicon Valley's drug-fueled, sex-laced parties and the tired and toxic dynamic at play. R E A D  M O R E 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.