Feb. 8, 2022: Censures inflame GOP tensions
The fallout from the RNC\u2019s weekend censure of Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) spread to Capitol Hill on Monday: Hill Republicans returned to town and lit into Chair Ronna McDaniel. Senate Republicans went on the record to say that looking back to 2020 is a losing strategy that won\u2019t help the party flip both chambers of Congress.\xa0\nAnd they\u2019re furious that the RNC would dub the activities of Jan. 6 \u201clegitimate political discourse.\u201d\nAnd less than 24 hours after our colleague Alex Thompson reported that an internal White House investigation found that top White House science adviser Eric Lander bullied and mistreated his subordinates, Lander resigned.\nSubscribe to POLITICO Playbook.\nRaghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook.Jenny Ament is the Senior Producer of POLITICO Audio.