The former vice president has released an ad and a video in which he appears in a cowboy hat and growls out his support for his daughter and dismisses Trump's claims about the 2020 election. Cheney, who served two terms in the White House (2001-2009) and was often described as the most powerful No. She may also be a candidate for president in 2024.Ĭheney is, of course, also the daughter of former Vice President Richard B. Until she voted to impeach Trump in January 2021, she was on track to someday be the first Republican woman to be speaker of the House.

Capitol and has often been the sharp point of the spear for that probe. That is all the more remarkable considering that these could be the last bids for seats in Congress for two of the best-known women in American politics - Republican icons Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Sarah Palin of Alaska.Ĭheney is vice chair of the committee investigating the Jan. It will focus on what those outcomes may mean for Donald Trump.

This Tuesday brings another round of important primaries for Congress and statewide office and the likelihood that big-name candidates will go down to defeat.īut the news next week will not focus on those household-familiar names or what their losses mean for their states. Liz Cheney in the state's Republican primary. Former President Donald Trump campaigns May 28 in Casper, Wyo., for Harriet Hageman, who is challenging Rep.

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