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Editorial: Wyoming Republicans affirm that principles no longer apply. Only Trump matters

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney is hardly the only Republican to suffer at the polls for having placed principle over party, but she’s definitely the most high-profile one because of her leadership role on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. In Wyoming’s Republican primary Tuesday, voters…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Aug 18, 2022

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Cheney has 3 options going forward

Routed in her bid to retain her Wyoming House seat, Rep. Liz Cheney made clear this is only the start of her battle to keep Donald Trump from returning to the White House in 2024.

Tribune News Service · Aug 18, 2022

Jonathan Bernstein: Liz Cheney’s defense of democracy needs a political strategy

Two years ago, Wyoming Republican Liz Cheney was on her way to being a future speaker of the House. She was the third-ranking House Republican with a totally safe seat. She lost that position in the House Republican conference, and now has lost her seat entirely. All because she decided…

Tribune News Service · Aug 18, 2022

Cheney defeated in Wyoming primary, looks forward

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney will be looking for her next act in public life after being rejected by the Cowboy State’s Republican voters Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Aug 17, 2022

Liz Cheney: What’s next for the firebrand anti-Trump Republican?

The three-term congresswoman has lost her at-large US House primary race in Wyoming against a Trump-backed opponent. What’s next for the GOP lawmaker?

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Liz Cheney considers run for president after Republican primary defeat

Wyoming congresswoman says ‘It’s something I’m thinking about’ after losing to Trump-backed challenger

The Guardian - US · Aug 17, 2022

First Thing: Liz Cheney loses Wyoming Republican primary to Trump-endorsed rival

The vice-chair of the House January 6 panel faced retribution from state voters for going against the former president. Plus, how to fight memory loss in old age

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2022

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

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

WEKU · Aug 17, 2022

Liz Cheney: Trump arch-critic blasts ‘poisonous lies’ as she loses Wyoming Republican primary

‘History has shown us over and over again how poisonous lies destroy free nations,’ Cheney said

Evening Standard · Aug 17, 2022

Wednesday briefing: What Cheney’s drubbing means for US politics

In today’s newsletter: Is Liz Cheney’s defeat in the Wyoming primary a triumph for far-right populism – or the beginning of a new chapter?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2022