Liz Cheney vs. Marjorie Taylor Greene

<p>The departure of President Donald Trump and the storming of the Capitol have reignited a long-dormant battle over the future of the Republican Party.</p><p>Today, we look at two lawmakers in the Republican House conference whose fate may reveal something about that future: Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who voted in favor of Mr. Trump’s second impeachment, and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a proponent of conspiracy theories.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/alexander-burns?searchResultPosition=0?smid=pc-thedaily">Alexander Burns</a>, a national political correspondent for The New York Times. </p><p>For an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. You can read the latest edition <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily-newsletter">here</a>.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The Republican leadership would like to blunt President Donald Trump’s influence over the party. Mr. Trump and his allies want to punish those who have crossed him.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/16/us/politics/republicans-trump-leadership.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> A series of clashes loom</a>.</li><li>In back-to-back votes, the Republican conference voted<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/us/liz-cheney-vote.html?searchResultPosition=2?smid=pc-thedaily"> to keep Liz Cheney in a leadership position</a> and the House moved to<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/us/marjorie-taylor-greene-committee-assignments.html?searchResultPosition=5?smid=pc-thedaily"> eject Marjorie Taylor Greene</a> from its committees. </li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily.</a> Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>