McConnell Threatens Corporate America; Business Leaders Bash Biden Tax Plan; DeSantis Milks 60 Minutes Feud

Your weekly roundup of the ins and outs of a new era of presidential politics. [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive Logo]( [Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, speaks during a television interview at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 3, 2021]( [Mitch McConnell Doesn’t Have a Problem With Corporations Getting Involved in Politics When He’s Suckling at the Corporate Teat]( By [Bess Levin]( [A super PAC allied with the Senate minority leader took in a whopping $475 million from corporate donors last year alone.]( [Image]( [In Shocking Twist, Corporations Would Still Prefer Not to Pay Taxes]( By [Eric Lutz]( [While Republicans blast companies for speaking out against new voting restrictions in Georgia, the business community returned to form to bash Biden’s infrastructure bill.]( [Read More]( [Ron DeSantis Is Taking His 60 Minutes Feud All the Way to the Bank]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [DeSantis, who’s widely seen as a top contender for 2024, caught a lucky break when 60 Minutes’ widely criticized report on Florida’s vaccine rollout teed him up in front of a national audience.]( [Read More]( [House Judiciary Committee Republican member Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) talks out of turn and interrupts the hearing before being stopped by Chairman Jerrold Nadler during a House Judiciary Committee hearing to receive counsel presentations of evidence on the impeachment inquiry into U.S.]( [Report: Matt Gaetz Asked Trump to Pardon Him for “Any” Crimes He Might Have Committed (Like Sex With a Minor)]( By [Bess Levin]( [That’s definitely something innocent people do.]( [Read More]( [Image may contain: Reince Priebus, Clothing, Apparel, Human, Person, Coat, Tie, Accessories, Accessory, Suit, and Overcoat]( [Stephen Miller, Mike Pompeo, and Other Trump Lickspittles Are Still Haunting Washington]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [Some have landed in the cushy lap of right-wing media and think tanks. But others—like former DHS head Kirstjen Nielsen—have reportedly gone underground altogether, and still others are struggling to land a job.]( [Read More]( Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now]( [(image) Condé Nast Spotlight | The breaking news and top stories everyone is talking about. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [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 © 2021 Condé Nast