Greg Olsen Isn’t Satisfied Warming Tom Brady’s Seat: “Make It Hard as Hell to Replace You”

McCarthy on Thin Ice • The State of McConnell • DeSantis’s Donor Drain [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Greg Olsen Isn’t Satisfied Warming Tom Brady’s Seat: “Make It Hard as Hell to Replace You” Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Greg Olsen knows full well that Tom Brady could knock him off his NFL broadcasting perch. But as Tom Kludt [writes](, the Fox commentator and former tight end isn’t going down without a fight. “I understand what a guy like Tom brings to the table,” Olsen says. But at the end of the day, he adds, “We’re all human. We’re all competitive.” Zooming out to politics, Abigail Tracy serves up a [juicy dispatch]( from Capitol Hill, where she took the Senate’s temperature on Mitch McConnell’s falls and freeze-ups, which have prompted endless succession chatter. Plus, Eric Lutz [checks in]( on the House funding standoff that could lead to Speaker Kevin McCarthy getting the boot from his own conference. Thanks for reading! [Greg Olsen Isn’t Satisfied Warming Tom Brady’s Seat: “Make It Hard as Hell to Replace You”]( By [Tom Kludt]( [Fox’s lead NFL analyst knows the legendary quarterback (and rookie broadcaster) is coming for his job next year, but he’s prepared to make the most of the upcoming season. “We’re all competitive,” Olsen says.]( [Read more button](   [Mitch McConnell’s Freeze-Ups Haven’t Fractured Senate Republicans—Yet]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [The Senate minority leader told a swarm of reporters Wednesday that he isn’t stepping aside over health concerns, as his Republican colleagues circled the wagons—at least, most of them. “Am I concerned?” said Missouri’s Josh Hawley. “Yeah.”]( [Read more button](   [Kevin McCarthy’s Days as House Speaker Might Be Numbered]( By [Eric Lutz]( [McCarthy’s far-right flank is now openly toying with the idea of his ouster as he remains wishy-washy on some of their most extreme demands.]( [Read more button](   [From Florida to Oklahoma, PragerU’s Propaganda Project Isn’t Slowing Down]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [Oklahoma’s superintendent of public instruction argued that students should appreciate “the free market” as well as “the Judeo-Christian values of our founders.”]( [Read more button](   [Ron DeSantis’s Money Problems Are Giving His Pudding Problems a Run for Their Money: Report]( By [Bess Levin]( [Wealthy donors the governor could previously count on for checks have apparently lost his number.]( [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