Vanity Fair UK - 11.2019

In the Democratic primary, she’s

number two or three with a

bullet. But no one in Washington,

not even Bernie, has done

as much to bring progressive

politics into the mainstream.

5

WILLIAM BARR

U.S. attorney general turned

White House lapdog AGE: 69

Trump’s Roy Cohn. Gamed the

Mueller report and is using the

Justice Department to stonewall

investigations into the president.

6

LETITIA “TISH” JAMES

New York attorney general,

Trump nemesis AGE: 60

While Democrats in D.C. pull

their punches, James has

unleashed a urry of legal action

targeting the Trump businesses

and foundation—not to mention

the Sacklers, the NRA, and

Facebook. “No one is above the

law,” she says. Is Albany next?

7

MARILLYN HEWSON

CEO, Lockheed Martin

AGE: 65 TRUMP NICKNAME:

“Marillyn Lockheed”

As the CEO of the country’s largest

defense contractor, she’s a swamp

superpower. Though Lockheed’s

F-35 has been a troubled program,

Hewson sweet-talked Trump,

rescued the contract, and

boosted the company’s valuation

to more than $110 billion.

8

BRIAN BALLARD

President of Ballard Partners,

RNC fund-raiser,

king of the swamp AGE: 58

After stints on Trump’s transition

team and inaugural committee,

Ballard revolving-doored at

hyper speed, adding dozens of

clients—and a reported

$28 million—to his lobbying ˜rm

since 2016. Rivals dismiss it

as a pure Trump play, but Ballard

says he’s planning for the future.

9

IVANKA TRUMP &

JARED KUSHNER

Trump advisers,

prime nepotism beneficiaries

AGES: 37, 38

The ˜rst daughter and son-in-law,

the only permanent powers

behind the throne, are often out

of town when trouble hits.

But both billionaire scions

harbor dynastic dreams. “She’s

not going anywhere,” says a

source close to the ˜rst couple.

10

STACEY ABRAMS

Voting-rights activist and

Democratic V.P. short-list

inhabitant AGE: 45

Abrams lost the Georgia

gubernatorial race but vaulted

herself into the national

spotlight. “We want to change the

overarching conversation about

who is electable,” she has said.

“And we do that by electing

people who look like America.”

For more on the power players on this year’s New Establishment List, visit VF.com.

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