Liz Cheney to Join UVA Center for Politics
Education
Liz Cheney to Join UVA Center for Politics
2023-03-02 18:05:27
by Dan McCue

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., has accepted an appointment to serve as a professor of practice at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. The university said Wednesday that the appointment is effective immediately and will run... Read More

Cheney Continues to Fight Long Odds Heading Into Wyoming Primary
2022 Elections
Cheney Continues to Fight Long Odds Heading Into Wyoming Primary
2022-08-13 16:22:05
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON —If the polls are right, this primary Tuesday will be Trump retribution day in Wyoming. By a quirk of the calendar and fate, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., is the last of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach... Read More

House Hearing Shows Trump Pressured State Election Officials
Jan. 6
House Hearing Shows Trump Pressured State Election Officials
2022-06-21 21:33:23
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6, Attack on the U.S. Capitol held its fourth hearing Tuesday, this time revealing new evidence former President Donald Trump exerted possible illegal influence on state and federal officials to... Read More

‘Will We Do Our Duty?’ Cheney Lays Her Legacy on the Line
Jan. 6
'Will We Do Our Duty?' Cheney Lays Her Legacy on the Line

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., has been thinking lately about her great-great-grandfather, a man who fought for the Union in the Civil War, as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection prepares to launch a prime-time hearing of its... Read More

Anti-Trump Republicans Lining Up For 2024 Shadow Primary
Political News
Anti-Trump Republicans Lining Up For 2024 Shadow Primary

NEW YORK (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is planning trips to Iowa and New Hampshire. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., is considering a rough timeline for a potential presidential announcement. And allies of Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., are openly talking... Read More

<strong>RNC Declares Siege on US Capitol ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’</strong>
Political News
RNC Declares Siege on US Capitol 'Legitimate Political Discourse’
2022-02-04 21:43:11
by Dan McCue

SALT LAKE CITY — The Republican National Committee formally censured Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., on Friday, taking the extraordinary step of also declaring the Jan. 6, 2021, siege on the U.S. Capitol “legitimate political discourse.” Both... Read More

Who’s Who on the Select Committee Investigating Capitol Siege
Congress
Who’s Who on the Select Committee Investigating Capitol Siege
2021-07-02 14:39:40
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - On Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi created quite the splash by appointing Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming to the new select committee that will soon begin a new investigation into the violent Jan. 6 attack on the... Read More

Carbon Capture, Storage Garners Strong Bipartisan Support on Capitol Hill
In The News
Carbon Capture, Storage Garners Strong Bipartisan Support on Capitol Hill
2021-06-14 15:23:28
by Dan McCue

As technology goes, it hasn’t reached the level of maturity of other methods to address climate change -- like wind- or solar-energy -- but carbon capture and storage has certainly caught the attention of lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Among the... Read More

House GOP Elects Trump Defender Stefanik to No. 3 Post
Congress
House GOP Elects Trump Defender Stefanik to No. 3 Post
2021-05-14 20:45:03
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Republican House members handily elected Rep. Elise Stefanik, of New York, to the number three post in their conference leadership Friday, hoping her elevation will end an intra-party feud between allies of former President Donald Trump and his... Read More

House GOP Set to Put Trump Defender Stefanik Into No. 3 Post
Congress
House GOP Set to Put Trump Defender Stefanik Into No. 3 Post

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are ready to vault Rep. Elise Stefanik into the ranks of House leadership, with the party hoping to turn the page from its searing civil war over the deposed Rep. Liz Cheney and refocus on winning... Read More

Scrum of Challengers Awaits Cheney After House GOP Ouster
Congress
Scrum of Challengers Awaits Cheney After House GOP Ouster

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — For pro-Trump Republicans, removing Rep. Liz Cheney from House GOP leadership was relatively easy. Booting her from office will be another matter. The rush to punish Cheney for her criticism of former President Donald Trump and... Read More

GOP Votes to Oust Trump Critic Cheney from Leadership Post
Congress
GOP Votes to Oust Trump Critic Cheney from Leadership Post

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership post after she repeatedly rebuked former President Donald Trump for his false claims of election fraud and his role in fomenting the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack. The... Read More

House GOP Leader Says He Backs Ousting Cheney from No. 3 Job
Political News
House GOP Leader Says He Backs Ousting Cheney from No. 3 Job

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy publicly endorsed Rep. Elise Stefanik for the post of No. 3 leader, cementing party support of the Donald Trump loyalist over Rep. Liz Cheney, an outspoken critic of the former president for... Read More

Liz Cheney Clings to GOP Post as Trump Endorses Replacement
Political News
Liz Cheney Clings to GOP Post as Trump Endorses Replacement

WASHINGTON (AP) — No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney was clinging to her post as party leaders lined up behind an heir apparent, signaling that fallout over her clashes with former President Donald Trump was becoming too much for her... Read More

No. 2 House Republican Backs Cheney Ouster Over Trump Barbs
Political News
No. 2 House Republican Backs Cheney Ouster Over Trump Barbs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The No. 2 House Republican publicly called Wednesday for the removal of Rep. Liz Cheney from the party's leadership, adding momentum to the drive to topple her after she clashed repeatedly with former President Donald Trump.  Rep.... Read More

Whose ‘Big Lie’? Trump’s Proclamation a New GOP Litmus Test
Political News
Whose 'Big Lie'? Trump's Proclamation a New GOP Litmus Test

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and his supporters are intensifying efforts to shame — and potentially remove — members of their party who are seen as disloyal to the former president and his false claims that last year's election was... Read More

Cheney Says She Won’t Quit House After Wyoming Censure
Congress
Cheney Says She Won't Quit House After Wyoming Censure

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Liz Cheney, the third-ranking House GOP leader, said Sunday she was undeterred by a censure from Wyoming Republicans and criticism from some House colleagues over her vote to impeach Donald Trump, and will not resign or... Read More

House GOP Keeps Cheney as No. 3 Leader
Congress
House GOP Keeps Cheney as No. 3 Leader

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans decided Wednesday to stand by two GOP lawmakers who have polarized the party, voting to retain Rep. Liz Cheney as their No. 3 leader and saying they’d fight a Democratic push to kick Rep. Marjorie... Read More

McCarthy Meets with Rep. Greene; GOP Faces Cheney Decision
Political News
McCarthy Meets with Rep. Greene; GOP Faces Cheney Decision

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met late Tuesday with hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as Republicans wrestled over how to handle a bipartisan outcry over her endorsement of outlandish conspiracy theories and of violent, racist views. Aides... Read More

House Caucuses Prepare for Leadership Votes
Congress
House Caucuses Prepare for Leadership Votes
2020-11-17 15:52:57
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - It's the election insiders were talking about while most of America was still wondering what would happen on Election Day. Every two years, the election of a new Congress is followed closely by caucus leadership elections. On Tuesday,... Read More

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