Liz Cheney

Donald Trump Drops By Dearborn Eatery While On The Campaign Trail In Michigan

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Trump called Cheney a 'war hawk.' Harris condemned his violent rhetoric

6:11am November 01, 2024

Former President Trump had criticized Rep. Liz Cheney's support of U.S.-led conflicts in the Middle East, saying, "Let's see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face."

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Trump and Harris' closing messages to Republicans are as different as they come

11:05pm October 21, 2024

With two weeks to go until voting closes on Election Day, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Harris made two separate but equally important pitches to Republicans on the campaign trail Monday.

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Kamala Harris made an unusual pilgrimage today — to the birthplace of the GOP

5:00am October 03, 2024

Ripon, Wis. — where the Republican Party began — was the backdrop for a Harris campaign speech from former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney. She said former President Donald Trump is not fit to serve.

Former Republican Representative Liz Cheney talks about her new book, "Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning," with NPR's Leila Fadel Friday during her interview for Morning Edition.

Democracy is at stake if Trump is reelected, Liz Cheney warns in her new book

11:41am December 04, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Liz Cheney's book Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning slams Trump's efforts to stay in power after 2020 and the Republicans who enabled him. She tells NPR why voters should mobilize against him.

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Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., vice chairwoman of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, participates in the panel's last public meeting on Dec. 19, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

Liz Cheney is back and unloading on the current leaders of her ancestral GOP

5:00am December 02, 2023

by Ron Elving

There is no good time for a book as critical of one's own party as Oath and Honor, but it is particularly uncomfortable for the GOP to be taking these punches right now.

Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., delivers the commencement address at Colorado College on Sunday in Colorado Springs, Colo. She urged the 2023 graduates to not compromise on the truth.

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Liz Cheney tells Colorado graduates to 'stand in truth,' warns democracy is in peril

8:53pm May 29, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

The former U.S. congresswoman (R-Wyo.) and House leader told graduates of her alma mater that America cannot remain a free nation if the truth is abandoned.

Republican House candidate Harriet Hageman speaks to supporters on Tuesday in Cheyenne, Wyo., after defeating Rep. Liz Cheney in the Republican primary.

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Who is Harriet Hageman, the woman who beat Liz Cheney in the Wyoming House race?

3:57pm August 17, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Former President Donald Trump endorsed Hageman after Cheney broke with fellow Republicans to impeach Trump and criticize his handling of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Rudy Giuliani's videotaped testimony appears on a video screen above members of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol during its seventh hearing on July 12, 2022.

14 key moments from the Jan. 6 committee hearings — so far

3:31pm July 19, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

Here are some of the standout moments made so far in the Jan. 6 committee hearings, as the committee laid out its case that former President Trump is responsible for the insurrection.

Former Attorney General Bill Barr is displayed on a screen during a hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

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Here's what the Jan. 6 panel's references to '2,000 Mules' is about

3:36pm June 13, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

Both Rep. Liz Cheney and former Attorney General Bill Barr referenced 2,000 Mules, a pro-Trump film, during Monday's Jan. 6 committee hearing. In his testimony, Barr said he was "unimpressed" with it.

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Week In Politics: Latest Coronavirus Relief Bill Still Has Hurdles To Clear

8:01am February 06, 2021

by Ron Elving

NPR's Ron Elving breaks down all the latest political developments, including the latest blows in the fight for the future of the Republican Party.