A Biden Aide’s Threat, Revealed; Understanding Britney Spears; and More

Plus: In Conversation With Music's Reigning Queer Emo Queen View in your browser | Update your preferences     A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks February 12, 2021     Why Did a Biden Aide Threaten a Politico Reporter? Deputy Press Secretary TJ Ducklo has been placed on leave by the Biden administration following the V.F. report that he lashed out at journalist Tara Palmeri. R E A D  M O R E »     Sympathy for Britney Spears, Sympathy for Ourselves Framing Britney Spears makes it clear how the tabloid media led to her mental health struggles and ongoing legal conservatorship—but there's an internal reckoning to be done too. R E A D  M O R E »     Jodie Foster's Guantánamo Battle The actor on her new movie The Mauritanian, the true story of lawyer Nancy Hollander's fight to free Mohamedou Ould Slahi from the detention center. R E A D  M O R E »     25 Valentine's Day Gifts Under $500 for Everyone You Love Indulge, but not too much, this holiday. R E A D  M O R E »     Republican Senators Offer Team Trump Legal Advice No one actually believes the president's jurors—a.k.a. senators—are impartial. But Ted Cruz, Lindsey Graham, and Mike Lee brought their obvious bias to a new level. R E A D  M O R E »     From the Archive: Taking on Guantánamo Assigned to defend a Guantánamo detainee, JAG lawyer Charles Swift joined up with legal scholar Neal Katyal and sued the president and secretary of defense over the military-tribunal system. When their 2006 Supreme Court victory was overridden by the Republican Congress, they nonetheless fought on. R E A D  M O R E » Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. Sign Up Now     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 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.