elation that harris received during the campaign and immediately thereafter, does make you wonder, yes, departures happen, yes, staff can grumble, but why is the post playing party to all of this unless, say some experts, it is designed to weaken harris and perhaps even supplant her as the party standard-bearer in 2024 and/or 2028. and while some level charges of racism and misogyny, smarter play here might be to more closely examined the white house's role. are they tamping down stories like this or are they standing by while the file burns? >> shannon: washington intrigue. thank you very much. another hot debate, uni, i, coming up shortly. >> cm in a few. >> shannon: the top republican on with intel committee will retire from congress until the end of december. california congressman devin nunes stepping down to become ceo of a new media organization trump. "wall street journal" top