GOP’s Cheney visits Michigan to support Democrat Slotkin bid
2 years, 1 month ago

GOP’s Cheney visits Michigan to support Democrat Slotkin bid

Associated Press  

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Republican Rep. Liz Cheney visited Michigan on Tuesday to support Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who the the Wyoming representative crossed party lines to endorse last week in a first. We’re going to look beyond partisan politics.” Slotkin is a two-term House member competing against Republican state Sen. Tom Barrett in Michigan’s redrawn 7th Congressional District, which includes Lansing. Following Cheney’s endorsement last week, her primary opponent Harriet Hageman and former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard both announced that they were supporting Barrett in the Lansing-area race. Barrett criticized Cheney during an event Tuesday morning for having the “audacity” to endorse his opponent in a critical race that will “decide which party controls Congress.” “Elissa Slotkin and Liz Cheney prove that the political establishment has an unquenchable thirst for military engagement abroad,” Barrett said during the Howell event.

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Republicans come for Liz Cheney: Trump's allies in Congress set the stage for political prosecutions
1 week ago

Republicans come for Liz Cheney: Trump's allies in Congress set the stage for political prosecutions

Salon  

That the incoming Trump administration will go after its political enemies, using all levers of state power to intimidate and persecute those who previously sought to hold the president-elect accountable, can no longer be portrayed as hysterical speculation, nor as something that would surely be opposed by cooler heads in a Republican-led Congress. “Numerous federal laws were likely broken by …

In a close Michigan Senate race, candidates campaign in each other's strongholds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

In a close Michigan Senate race, candidates campaign in each other's strongholds

NPR  

In a close Michigan Senate race, candidates campaign in each other's strongholds The U.S. Senate race is Michigan is close, and both the Democratic and Republican candidates are searching for votes in unlikely places. DON GONYEA, BYLINE: Democrat Elissa Slotkin was in west Michigan in Grand Rapids Monday, a longtime GOP stronghold where Democrats have found success in recent elections, …

Watch: Kamala Harris and Liz Cheney hold joint rally at Republican Party's birthplace
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: Kamala Harris and Liz Cheney hold joint rally at Republican Party's birthplace

Raw Story  

On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris is set to hold a rally alongside former Rep. Liz Cheney in Ripon, Wisconsin, the site of an 1854 schoolhouse meeting that kicked off the founding of the Republican Party. Wisconsin is a crucial battleground state, and part of the so-called "blue wall" of three competitive states that are likely to decide the election, …

Liz Cheney sits with Democratic colleagues ahead of Zelensky address to Congress
2 years ago

Liz Cheney sits with Democratic colleagues ahead of Zelensky address to Congress

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Outgoing Wyoming Republican Liz Cheney was seen seated next to …

GOP’s Cheney endorses Michigan Democrat Slotkin in a first
2 years, 1 month ago

GOP’s Cheney endorses Michigan Democrat Slotkin in a first

Associated Press  

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. “I have come to know Elissa as a good and honorable public servant,” Cheney said in a statement …

Wyoming GOP votes to stop recognizing Cheney as a Republican
3 years, 1 month ago

Wyoming GOP votes to stop recognizing Cheney as a Republican

Associated Press  

— The Wyoming Republican Party will no longer recognize Liz Cheney as a member of the GOP in its second formal rebuke for her criticism of former President Donald Trump. The 31-29 vote Saturday in Buffalo, Wyoming, by the state party central committee followed votes by local GOP officials in about one-third of Wyoming’s 23 counties to no longer recognize …

Column: Liz Cheney is putting America first
3 years, 2 months ago

Column: Liz Cheney is putting America first

LA Times  

Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger are the only Republicans on the House committee that’s investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Characteristically direct, Cheney said that Trump’s and Bannon’s refusals to cooperate “suggest that President Trump was personally involved in the planning and execution of Jan. 6.” She added: “This committee will get to the bottom of that.” …

Democrats promote Cheney to vice chairwoman of Jan. 6 panel
3 years, 3 months ago

Democrats promote Cheney to vice chairwoman of Jan. 6 panel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Democrats have promoted Republican Rep. Liz Cheney to vice chairwoman of a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, placing her in a leadership spot on the panel as some Republicans are threatening to oust her from the GOP conference for participating. “We will not be deterred by threats or attempted obstruction and we will not rest …

Republican Liz Cheney is named vice chair of the January 6 panel
3 years, 3 months ago

Republican Liz Cheney is named vice chair of the January 6 panel

Daily Mail  

House Democrats leading the investigation into the January 6th riot on Capitol Hill named Republican Rep. Liz Cheney the vice chair of their panel, elevating her profile when she's under attack from members of her own party. The announcement of Cheney's new position came as the conservative House Freedom Caucus tries to remove Cheney and Rep. Adam Kinzinger from the …

Opinion: Cheney’s ousting shows GOP is damned if it does, damned if it doesn’t
3 years, 7 months ago

Opinion: Cheney’s ousting shows GOP is damned if it does, damned if it doesn’t

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Douglas Heye is the ex-deputy chief of staff to former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, a GOP strategist and a CNN political commentator. CNN — The House Republican Conference has ousted Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming from her leadership position at a time when the party’s political fortunes are very much in flux. Douglas Heye Jeremy Freeman House …

GOP Ousts Cheney From Leadership Over Her Criticism Of Trump
3 years, 7 months ago

GOP Ousts Cheney From Leadership Over Her Criticism Of Trump

NPR  

GOP Ousts Cheney From Leadership Over Her Criticism Of Trump Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images House Republicans on Wednesday removed Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming as conference chair in retaliation for her unyielding criticism of former President Donald Trump, his continued false claims of a stolen election, his role in the Jan. 6 riot …

House Republicans To Keep Rep. Liz Cheney In Leadership Position
3 years, 10 months ago

House Republicans To Keep Rep. Liz Cheney In Leadership Position

NPR  

House Republicans To Keep Rep. Liz Cheney In Leadership Position Enlarge this image toggle caption Pool/Getty Images Pool/Getty Images House Republicans have decided to keep Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney in her leadership role during a secret ballot vote Wednesday night, NPR's Kelsey Snell has confirmed. 3 Republican in the House, had come under fire from many in her party following …

McConnell praises Cheney, hits Marjorie Taylor Greene
3 years, 10 months ago

McConnell praises Cheney, hits Marjorie Taylor Greene

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney as “a leader with deep convictions and courage,” even …

McCarthy meets with Rep. Greene; GOP faces Cheney decision
3 years, 10 months ago

McCarthy meets with Rep. Greene; GOP faces Cheney decision

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — 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. “If you’re going to keep Liz Cheney in leadership, there’s no party.” Without action by Republicans, Democrats were threatening to force an …

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