The Latest Breaking News from Liz Cheney

Republican leader rebukes RNC for censure of Jan 6 investigators

Senior US senator rejects RNC claim January 6 was ‘legitimate political discourse’; calls it ‘a violent insurrection’.

Al Jazeera · Feb 8, 2022

McConnell: It is "not the job" of the RNC to single out GOP lawmakers

"Traditionally, the view of the national party committee is that we support all members of our party."

Axios · Feb 8, 2022

GOP at war: Romney vows to go head to head with Trump with fundraiser for Liz Cheney

Romney’s niece, Ronna McDaniel, is the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

When revisionist history is turned into truth

Calling the Jan. 6 riots "legitimate political discourse," as the censure of Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger and Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney does, is nothing more than a willful denial of reality.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 8, 2022

Mike Pence finally speaks up — too late

Pence's performance may reassure the media — but RNC pronounces Jan. 6 riot "legitimate political discourse"

Salon · Feb 7, 2022

Editorial: Republicans censure 2 true conservatives — and confirm their party is a cult

When future historians seek to pinpoint exactly when it was that the Republican Party stopped being a legitimate political entity promoting a coherent set of principles and was transformed fully into a cult of personality organized around a would-be autocrat, Feb. 4, 2022, might be in contention. That date —…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 7, 2022

GOP finally stands up — for terrorism

GOP censure of Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger got little attention — but it's a pivot point in American history

Salon · Feb 7, 2022

RNC censure of Kinzinger, Cheney could backfire for Illinois Republicans

The conservative National Review found the censure wording "political malpractice of the highest order coming from people whose entire job is politics."

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 7, 2022

Trump's GOP: Party further tightens tie to former president

As officials gathered in Utah this week for the Republican National Committee's winter meeting, party leaders left no doubt that the GOP is choosing to serve former President Donald Trump and his political interests before the next presidential election

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022

RNC votes to censure GOP members of Jan. 6 probe, moves closer to debate withdrawal

Republican National Committee members passed a resolution on Friday to formally censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois over their work on a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, in an unprecedented rebuke of sitting members of Congress.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 4, 2022