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At Her Alma Mater,
Cheney Stresses
Importance of Truth

May 28, 2023 4:25 PM CDT

At Her Alma Mater, Cheney Stresses Importance of Truth

Some students at Colorado College turn away during commencement speech

(Newser) - Former US Rep. Liz Cheney implored new college graduates to not compromise when it comes to the truth, excoriating her House Republican colleagues for not doing enough to combat former President Donald Trump's lies that the 2020 election was stolen. In a commencement speech at Colorado College, the Wyoming...

Liz Cheney Has a 'Warning'

Apr 18, 2023 1:55 PM CDT

Liz Cheney Has a 'Warning'

Ousted House Republican's memoir, 'Oath and Honor,' is out in November

(Newser) - Former Rep. Liz Cheney has a memoir and a "warning" coming out this fall. In Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning, she'll write about her estrangement from former President Trump and the Republican Party in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 siege of the US Capitol,...

GOP Governor on MTG's Call to Split Up US: 'Evil'

Liz Cheney
Gives MTG a
Civics Lesson

Feb 21, 2023 1:35 AM CST

Liz Cheney Gives MTG a Civics Lesson

As Utah Gov. Spencer Cox also called her rhetoric 'evil'

(Newser) - Marjorie Taylor Greene's call for "a national divorce" in which red states and blue states are separated isn't getting the warmest reception. Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Monday said her "rhetoric is destructive and wrong and—honestly—evil." The remainder of his initial tweet...

Complaints About Cheney
Lead to Committee Bickering

Nov 24, 2022 4:55 PM CST

Complaints About Cheney Lead to Committee Bickering

Trump jumps in on the squabble over final report, as well

(Newser) - Divisions among the staff and members of the House Jan. 6 committee that had been kept behind the scenes have become public. Former and current staff members are displeased that Rep. Liz Cheney has steered the panel's final report to concentrate on former President Donald Trump, which they say...

Liz Cheney Gets
the Last Word
in Kari Lake Loss

Nov 15, 2022 6:44 AM CST

Liz Cheney Gets the Last Word in Kari Lake Loss

Or at least the latest word, with a 'you're welcome' tweet

(Newser) - When Liz Cheney crossed parties and campaigned against Republican Kari Lake in the Arizona governor's race, Lake reveled in it. At the time, the Trump-backed candidate issued a public letter thanking Cheney for coming out against her. “In fact, my team telIs me your commercial should add another...

Cheney Backs
Another Democrat

Nov 6, 2022 3:20 PM CST

Cheney Backs Another Democrat

Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia will defend the Constitution, Republican says

(Newser) - Rep. Liz Cheney, who once led the House Republican Conference, has endorsed a congressional Democrat for the third time this year. Cheney announced her endorsement of Rep. Abigail Spanberger in a statement to the Washington Post in which she conceded that the two don't agree on every policy matter....

Cheney: Jan. 6 Panel in Talks Over Trump Testimony

Jan. 6 Panel in Talks
With Team Trump:Cheney

Nov 2, 2022 6:54 AM CDT

Jan. 6 Panel in Talks With Team Trump:Cheney

Discussions around testimony are happening, she says

(Newser) - Former President Trump's legal team is "in discussions" with the House select committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, according to Liz Cheney. The congresswoman says the talks center around the former POTUS testifying under oath in the investigation, CNN and ABC News report....

Cheney Supports
a Democrat for
the First Time

Oct 27, 2022 4:15 PM CDT

Cheney Supports a Democrat for the First Time

Republican schedules campaign appearance with Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin

(Newser) - Republican Rep. Liz Cheney on Thursday endorsed and plans to campaign for Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, the first time that the critic of former President Donald Trump, who lost her GOP primary, has crossed party lines to formally support a Democrat. Cheney, of Wyoming, announced her support for the...

Trump's Appearance Will Be
No Circus, Cheney Says

Oct 23, 2022 5:20 PM CDT

Trump's Appearance Will Be No Circus, Cheney Says

Republican says former president would answer questions behind closed doors

(Newser) - If former President Donald Trump complies with a House subpoena and shows up to answer questions, don't expect a sideshow, Rep. Liz Cheney said Sunday. He'll be questioned under oath behind closed doors, she said, in an appearance handled with "rigor and discipline and seriousness," CNN...

Liz Cheney:
If GOP Picks
Trump, I'll
Leave Party

Sep 25, 2022 10:35 AM CDT

Liz Cheney: If GOP Picks Trump, I'll Leave Party

Republican says she'll campaign for some Democrats to defeat election deniers

(Newser) - She plans to campaign for some Democrats, but for now, Rep. Liz Cheney remains a Republican. That will change, CNN reports, if the party nominates former President Donald Trump to run for president in 2024. "I'm going to do everything I can to make sure he is not...

Liz Cheney
Speaks on
2024 Buzz

Aug 17, 2022 10:20 AM CDT

Liz Cheney Speaks on 2024 Buzz

Wyoming Republican is 'thinking about' running for president following primary loss

(Newser) - In admitting defeat in her Wyoming primary on Tuesday night, Rep. Liz Cheney appeared to be setting her sights beyond. "The great and original champion of our party, Abraham Lincoln, was defeated in elections for the Senate and the House before he won the most important election of all,...

Tuesday's Primaries
Cemented a New GOP

THE RUNDOWN

Aug 17, 2022 9:35 AM CDT

Tuesday's Primaries Cemented a New GOP

Cheney vows to continue fighting 'against those who would destroy our republic'

(Newser) - Liz Cheney knew she was fighting a losing battle. Had she cozied up to Donald Trump, she might have easily won her Wyoming primary on Tuesday instead of losing handily (she had 29% support to Harriet Hageman's 66%, with 99% of expected votes counted, per the Washington Post )....

Liz Cheney
Loses Her
Primary

Aug 17, 2022 6:53 AM CDT

Liz Cheney Loses Her Primary

Trump-backed challenger Harriet Hageman wins

(Newser) - As expected , Liz Cheney lost her primary Tuesday in Wyoming. The congresswoman lost to Harriet Hageman, who was backed by former President Trump—who was, as NBC News puts it, seeking "revenge" on Cheney for voting to impeach him when he was president, as well as for sitting...

Primary Day:
3 Big Names
on Ballot, Plus
One That Isn't

the rundown

Aug 16, 2022 9:40 AM CDT

Primary Day: 3 Big Names on Ballot, Plus One That Isn't

Liz Cheney, Sarah Palin, and Lisa Murkowski fight to move on, all with fates tied to Donald Trump

(Newser) - Pretty much all the focus in Tuesday's primary schedule is on three high-profile names—Liz Cheney, Lisa Murkowski, and Sarah Palin—all of whom have a strong connection to former President Trump. Here's the latest on the contests out of Wyoming and Alaska:

Cheney: The sentiment about the

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Democrats Are Liz Cheney's
Only Hope in Wyoming Primary

Aug 15, 2022 4:53 PM CDT

Democrats Are Liz Cheney's Only Hope in Wyoming Primary

It seems clear the Wyoming Republican is looking beyond Tuesday's election

(Newser) - What will become of Rep. Liz Cheney on Tuesday when Wyomingites vote in the primary for the state’s sole congressional seat? If polls are any indication, she will be trounced by Trump-backed Harriet Hageman. Then again, according to Washington Post’s Paul Kane, this Wyoming primary may prove to...

On Primary
Eve, Different
Outlooks for
Cheney,
Murkowski

Aug 15, 2022 8:35 AM CDT

On Primary Eve, Different Outlooks for Cheney, Murkowski

Both GOPers have been strong Trump critics, but Murkowski's prospects look better than Cheney's

(Newser) - They hail from their states' most prominent Republican families. They've been among the GOP's sharpest critics of former President Trump. And after the Jan. 6 insurrection, they supported his impeachment. But for all their similarities, the political fortunes of US Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and US Rep....

Liz Cheney
Reveals Her
Thoughts on DeSantis

interview

Aug 8, 2022 6:56 AM CDT

Liz Cheney Reveals Her Thoughts on DeSantis

She'd have a hard time supporting him for president

(Newser) - In an extensive New York Times interview, Liz Cheney reveals that despite the fact that she often butts heads with other members of the Republican Party, she has no plans to exit the GOP. "I'm a Republican," she says simply. But as for whether the party she...

Dick Cheney Has Some
Fighting Words for Trump

Aug 5, 2022 9:31 AM CDT

Dick Cheney Has Some Fighting Words for Trump

Former VP calls former president a 'coward' in ad for his daughter Liz

(Newser) - Former President Trump is a "coward" who "tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him," Dick Cheney says in a campaign ad for his daughter, Rep. Liz Cheney. "A real man wouldn't...

Cheney: Hearings May Be
'Most Important Thing I Ever Do'

Jul 21, 2022 2:35 PM CDT

Cheney: Hearings May Be 'Most Important Thing I Ever Do'

Jan. 6 panel has a prime-time public hearing Thursday

(Newser) - The Jan. 6 panel will be back in session Thursday with a prime-time hearing focusing on what former President Trump did—and didn't—do on the day of the riot . As NBC News reports, Thursday's 8pm Eastern session will focus on 187 minutes in particular, a stretch lasting...

Poll Lends Weight
to 'Foregone
Conclusion' on
Liz Cheney

Jul 16, 2022 10:45 AM CDT

Poll Lends Weight to 'Foregone Conclusion' on Liz Cheney

Wyo. congresswoman trails Trump pick Harriet Hageman by 22 points in reelection bid

(Newser) - The first independent, public in-state poll has been released in Wyoming on Liz Cheney's reelection bid to the US House of Representatives, and it's not great news for Cheney. A survey of 1,100 registered Wyoming voters, conducted from July 7 to July 11 for the Casper Star-Tribune...