Anthony Edwards Is Supremely Confident

The Next Face of the NBA • Chris Murphy on Immigration • Joe Biden and Gen Z [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Anthony Edwards Is Supremely Confident Good morning from the Hive newsroom. Anthony Edwards joined the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2020 as the number one overall pick in the NBA draft, “providing a swagger and toughness to a team that lacked both.” For VF, [Tom Kludt writes]( about the possible next face of the NBA, a quietly confident all-star who has invited comparisons to Michael Jordan—and Paul Newman! Elsewhere, [Democratic senator Chris Murphy tells Eric Lutz]( that Republicans will always approach immigration in “bad faith,” and explains why he thinks Democrats need to make border security a bigger priority. Plus, [for Inside the Hive](, host Brian Stelter speaks with Makena Kelly, a senior writer at Wired, and Harry Sisson, an NYU junior and TikTok political commentator, about how the Biden campaign trolled conspiracy theorists on TikTok. Thanks for reading. [Is Anthony Edwards the Next Face of the NBA?]( By [Tom Kludt]( [He’s inviting comparisons to Michael Jordan—and Paul Newman!—and has a signature Adidas shoe, a Netflix crew in tow, and that “It factor,” per A-Rod. The Timberwolves star is enjoying a breakout season, but, as one NBA insider notes, “the playoffs are where you make your fame.”]( [Read more button](   [Chris Murphy Says Republicans Are “Allergic to Solving” Border]( By [Eric Lutz]( [In an interview with VF, the Democratic senator blasts the GOP’s “bad faith” approach to the bipartisan immigration deal he helped broker. “If Republicans couldn’t accept this deal on immigration,” he says, “there’s no deal they’re going to accept.”]( [Read more button](   [Can Joe Biden Win Over TikTok?]( By [Brian Stelter]( [The 81-year-old president’s campaign is trying to engage Gen Z voters where they’re at.]( [Read more button](   [“It Is Time to Act”: Biden’s Plea After the Kansas City Super Bowl Parade Shooting]( By [Eric Lutz]( [At least one person was killed and dozens of others, including nine children, were injured in Kansas City on Wednesday—on the sixth anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting. “It never stops,” the father of a Parkland victim said.]( [Read more button](   [Jared Kushner Remains Full of Praise for Mohammed bin Salman, His Problematic Fave]( By [Bess Levin]( [The former first son-in-law insists Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whose country’s wealth fund gave his investment firm $2 billion, is a “visionary leader.”]( [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 © 2024 Condé Nast