More Secret Police?; an SNL Homecoming; and More

Plus: Revisiting the "Killer Cops" Trial View in your browser | Update your preferences     A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks July 21, 2020   Trump's Secret Police: Coming to a City Near You First Portland, next Chicago? The deployment of federal law enforcement reeks of authoritarianism, but Republicans—who supposedly care about government overreach—don't seem too bothered. R E A D  M O R E »   Kim Kardashian Is Reportedly "Mortified" but Also Trying to Help Kanye West A source says that "things have broken down significantly" between the reality star and her husband. R E A D  M O R E »   An Answer to the Eternal Question: Were Ross and Rachel on a Break? Friends star David Schwimmer attempts to end a long, long debate about the state of his fictional relationship. R E A D  M O R E »   Even Republicans Are Eye-Rolling Trump's Coronavirus-Relief Demands The president is insisting on a payroll tax cut that Republicans and Democrats both oppose, adding a wrinkle to the GOP's effort to reduce COVID relief to unemployed Americans. R E A D  M O R E »   Harry and William Respond to Claims That Their Charities Mishandled Funds An anti-monarchy group has filed a complaint against William and Kate's Royal Foundation for the financial support it gave to Meghan and Harry's former charity. R E A D  M O R E »   Will SNL Return to Studio 8H in September? The long-running sketch show, which produced episodes remotely this spring, is reportedly trying to make it happen. R E A D  M O R E »   From the Archive: Hit Men in Blue? In March 2005, more than a decade after allegations against them first surfaced, retired NYPD detectives Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa were charged with an unprecedented crime: acting as paid assassins for the Mafia while on the force. With the "Killer Cops" trial about to start, Howard Blum and John Connolly revealed how investigators used the lure of Hollywood interest in Eppolito's memoir to nail him and Caracappa, even as a gold rush of book and movie deals threatened to discredit the case. R E A D  M O R E » This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. 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 Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.