“It Will Be Bruising”: Jockeying for Dianne Feinstein’s California Senate Seat Has Already Begun

Ye Antisemitism Fallout • UFOs Downed • Gaetz’s Guest [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( “It Will Be Bruising”: Jockeying for Dianne Feinstein’s California Senate Seat Has Already Begun Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Kanye West has fueled a flurry of antisemitic hate on college campuses, according to [a report]( out this morning from the Anti-Defamation League. CEO Jonathan Greenblatt told Caleb Ecarma that the rapper’s antisemitism is “inspiring people to commit real-world acts of hate.” Even though 89-year-old California Senator Dianne Feinstein has yet to announce that she won’t run again in 2024, the jockeying for her seat has begun, Abigail Tracy [reports](. “Democrat-on-Democrat contests are ugly and expensive and this isn’t just any Senate seat, this is California,” says one political strategist. “It will be bruising.” Elsewhere, Kelly Rissman [reports]( on the shooting down of two unidentified flying objects over Canada this past weekend, and [writes]( on Matt Gaetz inviting an accused murderer to say the Pledge of Allegiance on the House floor. The Florida representative later apologized for having “caused some unintended consequences.” Thanks for reading. [“It Will Be Bruising”: Jockeying for Dianne Feinstein’s California Senate Seat Has Already Begun]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [With heavy-hitters like Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, and Barbara Lee waiting in the wings, party insiders say the showdown is destined to be one for the ages. “Democrat-on-Democrat contests are ugly and expensive,” one strategist tells Vanity Fair, “and this isn’t just any Senate seat, this is California.”]( [Read more button](   [Kanye West Has Fueled a Flurry of Antisemitic Hate on College Campuses]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [In a new report spanning back to October, the Anti-Defamation League recorded at least 25 incidents of antisemitism that make some reference to the rapper, many of which cropped up on universities.]( [Read more button](   [US Jets Shoot Down Another Unidentified Flying Object, This Time Over Canada]( By [Kelly Rissman]( [The latest flying object seemed to be a small metallic balloon, according to US officials.]( [Read more button](   [Rep. Matt Gaetz Under Fire for Inviting Accused Murderer to Recite Pledge of Allegiance]( By [Kelly Rissman]( [The Florida Congressman said he was unaware that Corey Ryan Beekman was charged with murder in 2019.]( [Read more button](   [Mike Pence Spurned the Jan. 6 Committee. Will He Give the Justice Department the Same Treatment?]( By [Eric Lutz]( [In a two-day span, the former vice president was reportedly served a subpoena by the special counsel investigating Donald Trump and had his home searched by the FBI.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [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 © 2023 Condé Nast