“We Know Where People Stand”

Gun Control Under Biden • GOP Fights D.C. Statehood • Powell Plays Herself [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair]( “We Know Where People Stand” Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Following yet another mass shooting, this time in Boulder, Colorado, Republicans again plan “to do nothing” to prevent more from happening, Bess Levin [writes](. And though Democrats “have an opportunity to enact meaningful change and potentially save lives” given their control of Congress and the White House, [writes]( Eric Lutz, the “Senate majority is too narrow to break through Mitch McConnell’s filibuster.” “We know where people stand,” freshman Rep. Cori Bush [tells]( Tarisai Ngangura. “We want to have the filibuster abolished because we know that getting these progressive priorities to the forefront is going to necessitate removing it.” Another possible victim of the Senate filibuster is D.C. statehood, which Caleb Ecarma [finds]( Republicans opposing in increasingly bizarre ways. Thanks for reading! [Cori Bush, Protests Continue Across The Country In Reaction To Death Of George Floyd]( [“That’s Unacceptable”: Cori Bush Is Ready to Raze the Filibuster and Remake Washington]( By [Tarisai Ngangura]( [The freshman congresswoman from St. Louis, Missouri, has become a lightning rod for progressive causes. Here, she puts the onus on the Biden administration: “This is an open door.”]( [Image]( [The Hive 1]( [Republicans Bravely Announce Plans to Do Nothing to Stop Mass Shootings]( By [Bess Levin]( [Sorry they’re not sorry about all the senseless, easily preventable killings.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 2]( [Will the Boulder Shooting Force Biden’s Hand on Gun Control?]( By [Eric Lutz]( [A grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, saw the nation’s seventh mass shooting in seven days. As more horrific examples pile up, Democrats finally have the chance to change things for good.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 3]( [Republicans Keep Coming Up With More Batshit Reasons to Oppose D.C. Statehood]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [Talk of car dealerships, airports, and yard signs obscures the glaring reason the right opposes D.C. statehood.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 4]( [Sidney Powell’s Defamation Defense: Nobody In Their Right Mind Would Believe My Election Fraud Claims]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [The conspiracy-peddling former Trump lawyer is attempting to dismiss a $1.3 billion suit by suggesting “reasonable people would not accept” her wild claims as “fact.”]( [Read More]( Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now]( [(image) Condé Nast Spotlight | The breaking news and top stories everyone is talking about. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. 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](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2021 Condé Nast