Dec. 9, 2021: Why tongues are wagging inside the House GOP
Former Rep. Renee Ellmers announced on Twitter Wednesday that she\u2019s running for Congress again in North Carolina\u2019s 4th district \u2014 and sent the House GOP gossip mill into overdrive.\nEllmers, you\u2019ll recall, lost her primary in 2016 following allegations that she was having an extramarital affair with Kevin McCarthy, who also lost his bid for speaker around that time in part due to the controversy. (Both denied the allegations.) Oddly enough, her foray back into politics comes as McCarthy is in his best position yet to attain the job he\u2019s wanted for years.\xa0\xa0\nAnd, President Joe Biden will open his two-day Summit for Democracy with opening remarks at 8 a.m. Watch live here.\nSubscribe to POLITICO Playbook.\nRaghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook.Jenny Ament is the Senior Producer of POLITICO Audio.