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House Republicans Call for Criminal Probe of Cheney

Panel calls Jan. 6 committee she co-chaired a 'political weapon' focused on tarnishing Trump legacy

(Newser) - House Republicans who investigated the Capitol attack—and what they call the "failures and politicization" of the House Select Committee that conducted its own investigation—are calling for a criminal investigation of the party's former No. 3 leader in the House. In an interim report issued Tuesday, the...

Liz Cheney Fires Back After Trump's Jail Threat

Remarks on House Jan. 6 committee 'a continuation of his assault on the rule of law,' she says

(Newser) - Former Rep. Liz Cheney fired back Monday after President-elect Trump said members of the House committee that investigated the Capitol riot should be in jail. Cheney, the committee's vice chair, said Trump's claims were "ridiculous and false" and his Sunday remarks were "a continuation of his...

Biden Considers Some Preemptive Pardons

Media outlets name Liz Cheney, Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley, Jack Smith

(Newser) - President Biden and his aides are discussing preemptive pardons for figures ranging from Anthony Fauci to Liz Cheney amid increasing fears that President-elect Trump will go after them, according to reports. Seeing Trump's picks for law enforcement positions , many of whom have called for retribution against Trump's political...

Trump Remarks on 'War Hawk' Liz Cheney Raise Eyebrows

He says she'd change 'war hawk' views if guns were 'trained on her face'

(Newser) - Donald Trump is calling former Rep. Liz Cheney, one of his most prominent Republican critics, a "war hawk" and suggesting she might not be as willing to send troops to fight if she had guns pointed at her. Cheney responded by branding the GOP presidential nominee a "cruel,...

Cheney: Don't Count on Congress to Stop Trump

With Harris, longtime Republican makes case on foreign policy, abortion

(Newser) - Appearing with Vice President Kamala Harris in Michigan, Liz Cheney warned of the dangers of putting US foreign policy in the hands of Donald Trump on Monday. The former Republican congresswoman said the party is conducting a "really dangerous embrace of isolationism" and a "dangerous embrace of tyrants"...

Romney Has Reasons for Not Backing Kamala Harris

Longtime Trump critic resists pressure to endorse Democratic nominee

(Newser) - Sen. Mitt Romney, who has for years resisted the lure of the MAGA movement and Donald Trump, now is frustrating the other side. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign and Romney's fellow Republicans who are supporting her want the former GOP presidential nominee to do the same. To have much...

Dick Cheney: Trump 'Can Never Be Trusted With Power Again'

Former GOP vice president joins daughter Liz Cheney in announcing he'll vote for Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Hours after daughter Liz Cheney announced that he'd be joining her in voting for Kamala Harris for president, former GOP Vice President Dick Cheney released a short statement on why he's ditching his party's nominee, Donald Trump. "In our nation's 248-year history, there has never...

Liz Cheney Endorses Harris
Cheney Makes Endorsement
Sep 4, 2024 7:15 PM CDT

Cheney Makes Endorsement

Former Republican House member tells audience she's voting for Harris

(Newser) - Liz Cheney, a GOP congressional leader before being ostracized by the Republican Party over her opposition to its current nominee, announced Wednesday that she's endorsing the Democratic candidate for president. "Because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but...

Liz Cheney: 'History Will Judge' Trump Backers

He's an 'existential threat' to the country, says former rep, who does not rule out a third-party run

(Newser) - A vocal critic of former President Trump is backing Nikki Haley's plans to stay in the GOP primary race through Super Tuesday . Liz Cheney said she's "working to defeat [Trump] at every step of the way" during an episode of "Pod Save America" to air Friday,...

King Day Events Address Rights, 'Our Humanity' at Risk
Politics Touch King Day Events
Jan 15, 2024 6:40 PM CST

Politics Touch King Day Events

'Our humanity is literally under attack,' civil rights leader's daughter says

(Newser) - Communities across the nation celebrated the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday with acts of service, prayer services, and parades. But with the November presidential election as a backdrop, some events took on a political turn. In King's hometown of Atlanta, several speakers at the 56th annual commemorative...

Liz Cheney Now Has a Bestselling Book

'Oath and Honor' soars to No. 1 on Amazon bestseller list, temporarily sells out

(Newser) - Liz Cheney may not yet know if she's going to throw her hat in the ring for the 2024 presidential race, but in the meantime, she can bask in the success of her new book. The former GOP congresswoman's Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning leaped...

Liz Cheney Weighs a Third-Party Run in 2024
Cheney
Considers
Presidential
Run in 2024
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Dec 5, 2023 12:03 PM CST

Cheney Considers Presidential Run in 2024

But former GOP congresswoman says she won't do it if it would help Trump win

(Newser) - As Liz Cheney makes the rounds promoting her new memoir , the former GOP congresswoman is making clear that she is still considering a third-party run for president in 2024. In an interview with the Washington Post on Monday, Cheney said she would make a decision in the next few months....

Liz Cheney Recounts 4 Words From Her Father

'Defend the republic, daughter,' former VP told her just ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot

(Newser) - More snippets of Liz Cheney's new memoir are out ahead of its formal release on Tuesday, and the latest from Axios involves her famous father. In Oath and Honor , the younger Cheney writes about how she and former Vice President Dick Cheney were at his house on New Year'...

Cheney: How McCarthy Explained Trump Visit to Me
McCarthy-Trump Relationship
Is Back in the Headlines
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Nov 30, 2023 11:09 AM CST

McCarthy-Trump Relationship Is Back in the Headlines

Ex-speaker told Liz Cheney he visited Mar-a-Lago in 2021 after hearing Trump was depressed

(Newser) - Kevin McCarthy is suddenly the topic of a flurry of news stories, particularly regarding the ousted speaker's relationship with Donald Trump. Coverage:
  • Cheney's book: In her upcoming book Oath and Honor, former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney says she confronted McCarthy after he famously visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago three
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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 Book Coming
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,...

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

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

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
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....

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