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Liz Cheney
the law
Dec. 20, 2024
The GOP’s Criminal Case Against Liz Cheney Is a Total Mess
If Trump’s DOJ actually runs with these flimsy accusations, it will be a very bad sign.
By
Elie Honig
politics
Dec. 18, 2024
Could Liz Cheney Actually Face Criminal Charges Over January 6?
A Republican-led House committee calls for Cheney to be investigated by the FBI, but Biden could make her legal problems disappear.
By
Nia Prater
early and often
Oct. 7, 2024
Harris and Trump Are Deploying Party Defectors Very Differently
Her Republican validators reinforce her claim to be closer to the mainstream than Trump. But his ex-Democrats are aiming for “I hate everyone” voters.
By
Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Oct. 3, 2024
Kamala Harris Is Right to Get Endorsements From Right-Wing Republicans
Better late than never.
By
Jonathan Chait
on with kara swisher
Dec. 7, 2023
Liz Cheney Won’t Run in 2024 If It Could Help Trump
The former congresswoman tells Kara Swisher why House Speaker Mike Johnson is dangerous and third-party presidential candidates might be risky.
By
Intelligencer Staff
early and often
Dec. 5, 2023
A Liz Cheney 2024 Run Would Just Help Her Nemesis: Trump
Doing “whatever it takes” to stop Trump means backing Biden instead of floating a doomed third-party campaign.
By
Ed Kilgore
2022 midterms
Aug. 19, 2022
Liz Cheney Got Democrats to Vote for Her. It Didn’t Matter.
The rogue Republican won over quite a few Democratic voters, which made her terrible primary loss in Wyoming look a little bit better.
By
Ed Kilgore
early and often
Aug. 17, 2022
The Culpable Liz Cheney
The hard-line politics she used to pursue power, including Islamophobia, gave rise to Trump and eventually her own downfall.
By
Sarah Jones
2022 midterms
Aug. 17, 2022
Liz Cheney and the Demise of Anti-Trump Republicanism
Until recently, the Wyoming representative was a rising GOP star and heir to the party’s conservative conquerers. Then she ran afoul of Trump.
By
Ed Kilgore
early and often
July 18, 2022
Liz Cheney, January 6 Hearings Star, Is Bombing Back Home
While Cheney’s performance is dazzling D.C., polls show her losing badly to Trump-backed Harriet Hageman in Wyoming’s GOP congressional primary.
By
Ed Kilgore
jan 6 hearings
July 12, 2022
Cheney Says Trump Called a Jan. 6 Witness After Cassidy Hutchinson’s Testimony
The person, whose identity is not publicly known, declined to pick up the phone and called their lawyer.
By
Nia Prater
jan. 6 hearings
June 29, 2022
Liz Cheney Alleges January 6 Witnesses Are Being Intimidated
“He knows you’re loyal, and you’re going to do the right thing.”
By
Nia Prater
early and often
May 14, 2022
The Republicans Who Saved Trump After January 6
This Will Not Pass
demonstrates how GOP leaders betrayed their conscience in the name of power.
By
Ben Jacobs
the national interest
Feb. 9, 2022
Republicans Can’t Decide Whether to Celebrate Trump’s Coup Plot or Ignore It
What the “legitimate political discourse” fight reveals.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 4, 2022
Republican Party Excommunicates Liz Cheney for Opposing the Insurrection
RNC calls rioters “ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse.”
By
Jonathan Chait
vision 2024
Jan. 12, 2022
A Joe Biden–Liz Cheney 2024 Ticket Won’t Save America
Thomas Friedman cites an Israeli precedent for his call for a coalition of national salvation. It’s not an apt comparison and probably wouldn’t work.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
Nov. 16, 2021
Wyoming GOP Declares Liz Cheney Woman Without a Party
The state party no longer recognizes the outspoken Trump critic as a Republican.
By
Benjamin Hart
politics
Sept. 17, 2021
Republican Trump Critic Quits Congress As Cult of January 6 Grows
Trump is changing the Republican narrative of the Capitol Riot from an outrage in which he was a bystander to a patriotic triumph.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
July 28, 2021
Why Republicans Want to Keep Punishing Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger
The pair are already pariahs, and ignoring Pelosi’s January 6 panel would be easier. But Republicans still want payback, and leverage over McCarthy.
By
Ed Kilgore
2022 midterms
July 7, 2021
Why Primary Runoffs Will Matter in the 2022 Midterms
In states without runoffs, Trump targets like Representative Liz Cheney may escape his wrath.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
July 2, 2021
The New Republican Heresy
How the Capitol riot became a test of party loyalty.
By
Sarah Jones
capitol riot
July 1, 2021
Kevin McCarthy Between Rock and a Wild Place on January 6 Inquiry
The minority leader opposes GOP cooperation with a select committee that his most out-of-control members want to join. He has no great options.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
May 14, 2021
Millennial MAGA Moderate Replaces Liz Cheney
Elise Stefanik is no archconservative, but her loyalty to Trump was rewarded with a spot in GOP leadership.
By
Ben Jacobs
intelligencer chats
May 12, 2021
How Long Can Trump’s GOP Stranglehold Last?
The midterms will be a test of whether Republican allegiance to the ex-president is worth it.
By
Benjamin Hart
and
Olivia Nuzzi
politics
May 12, 2021
Liz Cheney Meets Her Fate in a Capitol Basement
The scene from a Republican purge.
By
Ben Jacobs
the national interest
May 12, 2021
House Republicans Purge Liz Cheney and Join Trump’s War on Democracy
Cheney asked her party to choose sides on authoritarianism. They have.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
May 11, 2021
Liz Cheney’s Liberal Critics Are Missing the Point
Supporting democracy is not just one issue.
By
Jonathan Chait
gop
May 7, 2021
Meet Trump’s New Apprentice
A one-time moderate from New York, Elise Stefanik embraced Trump’s election-fraud claims and may soon be rewarded with Liz Cheney’s leadership seat.
By
Matt Stieb
the national interest
May 6, 2021
When Trump’s Next Coup Happens, the Republican Party Will Fully Support It
The Cheney debate shows the party elite has made up its mind.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
May 5, 2021
Liz Cheney Wants to Save American Democracy From Trump’s Next Coup
A Republican who seems to have read
How Democracies Die
.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
May 4, 2021
Republicans Are Purging Liz Cheney for Opposing Trump’s Insurrection
The anti-Trump revolt ended, and now the Trumpists are shooting the prisoners.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Mar. 22, 2021
Anti-Tax Lobby Seeks to Purge Democracy Supporters From the Republican Party
Why is the Club for Growth going after Liz Cheney?
By
Jonathan Chait
republicans
Feb. 17, 2021
Republican Impeachment Supporters Catch Hell Back Home
Going against Donald Trump remains a deeply risky maneuver.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
Feb. 3, 2021
House GOP Votes in Favor of Keeping Liz Cheney in Leadership Role
After weeks of intra-party tension over Cheney’s vote to impeach Trump for inciting an insurrection, her colleagues sided overwhelmingly in her favor.
By
Matt Stieb
republicans in disarray
Feb. 2, 2021
Why Did McConnell Attack Greene and Defend Cheney?
It’s unusual for a Senate leader to interfere in an internal battle among his House counterparts. But it’s possible Kevin McCarthy didn’t mind.
By
Ed Kilgore
gop
Jan. 24, 2021
Republicans Who Condemned Trump Are Being Condemned by the GOP
Arizona Republicans were censured for wavering from their support of Trump, while GOP reps who voted for impeachment face early primary challengers.
By
Matt Stieb
impeachment
Jan. 13, 2021
Trump Becomes First President to Be Impeached Twice
Ten Republicans joined every House Democrat in voting to impeach. Trump’s Senate trial may start just as Biden takes office.
By
Ed Kilgore
republicans
July 21, 2020
House Freedom Caucus Members Go After Liz Cheney for Defending Fauci
It’s a sign of the times that hard-core conservative Cheney is under attack for insufficient loyalty to Trump.
By
Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Sept. 12, 2019
Watch Liz Cheney and Rand Paul Fight Over Who Trump Loves More
The party of ideas.
By
Jonathan Chait
republicans
Nov. 14, 2018
Kevin McCarthy Easily Wins Bid to Lead Diminished House Republicans
The congressman from California finally won the job he nearly got in 2015 — though thanks to the midterms, it did not come with the Speaker’s gavel.
By
Ed Kilgore
the cheneys
July 1, 2014
Dick Cheney Is Turning on the Charm So Republicans Will Like Him Again
The “fence-mending” is mostly for his favorite daughter’s sake.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the national interest
June 18, 2014
Dick Cheney Not Completely Sure If Obama Is a Traitor
Another paranoid missive from the Cheney bunker.
By
Jonathan Chait
the cheneys
June 17, 2014
Dick and Liz Cheney Troll Us With Scathing Iraq Op-ed
Can you handle Cheneyism in its most concentrated form?
By
Margaret Hartmann
the national circus
Jan. 8, 2014
Frank Rich on the National Circus: Good Riddance to Liz Cheney, Our Tracy Flick
Her doomed Senate bid was on the wrong side of history — and the GOP.
By
Frank Rich
the cheneys
Jan. 6, 2014
Senators High-Five Mike Enzi After Liz Cheney Drops Out
She didn’t endorse him, but he doesn’t seem too torn up about it.
By
Margaret Hartmann
the cheneys
Jan. 6, 2014
Report: Liz Cheney Is Dropping Out of the Wyoming Senate Race
She’s proven she’s the favorite sister, so her work here is done.
By
Margaret Hartmann
early and awkward
Dec. 18, 2013
Liz Cheney’s Husband Is Registered to Vote in Two States
Turns out voter fraud is real.
By
Margaret Hartmann
family feuds
Nov. 27, 2013
Mary Cheney’s Jabs at Sister Get Harder to Spot
She’s using Liz’s pro–gay marriage rhetoric.
By
Margaret Hartmann
Nov. 25, 2013
Well, at Least Liz Cheney’s Daughters Like Her
Here they are in a new campaign ad.
By
Dan Amira
family feuds
Nov. 21, 2013
Just to Clarify, Mary Cheney Is ‘Not Supporting’ Her Sister’s Candidacy
“I’m registered in Virginia not Wyoming.” Burn.
By
Margaret Hartmann
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