Congress Decides It Has Officially Had Enough of George Santos

Lessons for Biden • Polls, Schmolls • Solutions for the Constitution [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Congress Decides It Has Officially Had Enough of George Santos And just like that, the jig is finally up for George Santos. The New York fabulist was officially [booted]( from Congress yesterday for violating a litany of House ethics rules. That he was able to cling onto his seat for so long says, of course, a whole lot about the broken state of democracy. How to fix it? Monica Lewinsky had a few ideas on this week’s [episode]( of Inside the Hive, in which she and law professor Neal Katyal discuss the six constitutional amendments she proposed in her latest [column](. Zooming out to the 2024 election, Molly Jong-Fast [cautioned]( against falling for all the doom-and-gloom polls around Joe Biden’s popularity, arguing that they’re mere “snapshots of the electorate a year out.” Still, as Chris Smith [pointed out](, that doesn’t mean the president can’t learn a few lessons from Andy Beshear’s gubernatorial win in Kentucky. Elsewhere, though Dobbs might be in the rearview, Abigail Tracy [reminded us](, in a series of personal vignettes, of the very real and devastating impact it continues to have on people all across America. Thanks for reading, and see you Monday. —Jon Skolnik, associate editor [Congress Decides It Has Officially Had Enough of George Santos]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [The New York fabulist, who was expelled from the House in a bipartisan vote, raged while leaving the Capitol, “To hell with this place.”]( [Read more button](   [“I Was So Naive”: The Painful Stories Behind Abortion Restrictions]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [A couple trying to conceive, an ultrasound technician, and a gay pastor share their experiences with abortion in post-Roe America.]( [Read more button](   [Monica Lewinsky on Her Plan to Fix the Constitution]( By [Brian Stelter]( [Vanity Fair contributing editor Monica Lewinsky and Georgetown Law professor Neal Katyal discuss Lewinsky’s proposal to add six amendments to the Constitution to help safeguard democracy—and the steep legislative climb to making it a reality.]( [Read more button](   [What Joe Biden Could Learn About Reelection From One of America’s Most Popular Governors]( By [Chris Smith]( [Kentucky Democrat Andy Beshear triumphed in a red state while leaning into abortion, portraying his GOP opponent as an extremist, and making clear how government can help people.]( [Read more button](   [Image may contain: Tie, Accessories, Accessory, Electrical Device, Microphone, Human, Person, Suit, Coat, and Clothing]( [Let’s Stop Treating Polls as Actual News Events]( By [Molly Jong-Fast]( [The stakes of 2024 are too important for the media to obsess over every “snapshot” of the electorate.]( [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]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2023 Condé Nast