Shari’s Nuclear Option, Yang’s R.F.K. Connection, Bibi’s D.C. Tour

Welcome back to The Daily Courant, your afternoon offering of Puck’s freshest reporting.

First up today, Dylan Byers presents the real backstory to the convulsions at The Washington Post: the abrupt exit of executive editor Sally Buzbee, the wrangling of Rob Winnett and Matt Murray, and how Will Lewis’s restructuring plan is playing out internally.

Plus, below the fold: Rachel Strugatz has the details on Estée Lauder’s $3.6 billion “accessibility” play. William D. Cohan uncovers Shari’s last-minute Paramount deal twist. On Somebody’s Gotta Win, Tara Palmeri prompts Andrew Yang to dish on his R.F.K. Jr. connection and third-party game theories. And on The Powers That Be, Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby for a pre-post-mortem of Bibi Netanyahu’s coming D.C. tour.

DYLAN BYERS

The real and surprising story behind Sally Buzbee’s departure from The Washington Post.

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RACHEL STRUGATZ

News and notes on the most pressing murmurs in the beauty industry: Estée Lauder’s consummation of the Deciem deal, Freda’s decision to go mass, and an unlikely turnaround play at Olaplex.

WILLIAM D. COHAN

Unimaginably, Shari Redstone has reintroduced a dealpoint that threatens to nuke the Paramount sale. Will Gerry and Ellison blink? And will Mario Gabelli, the aggrieved longtime investor, finally wet his beak?

TARA PALMERI

Tara is joined by 2020 Democratic candidate and current co-chair of the Forward Party, Andrew Yang, to discuss the viability and need for third parties in American politics. They examine Yang’s connections to R.F.K. Jr., and offer advice to voters in swing states who are having reservations about the presidential choices this election cycle.