Liz Cheney

FILE - In this June 17, 2020, file photo Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP, File)

Gaetz sex probe suddenly threatens a speedy Washington rise

By Alan Fram Apr. 03, 2021 10:01 AM EDT

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon gives the State of the State address to the 66th Wyoming Legislature Tuesday, March 2, 2021, inside the state Capitol. Gordon gave the speech virtually from the Historic Supreme Court room as members of both chambers watched the live-streamed speech from their chambers. (Michael Cummo/Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP)

Governor of top coal-mining state sets carbon-negative goal

By Mead Gruver Mar. 02, 2021 03:32 PM EST

Trump supporters hold signs and wave to motorists outside the convention center at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Trump calls for GOP unity, repeats lies about election loss

By Jill Colvin Mar. 01, 2021 05:34 AM EST

Conference attendees pose for a photo next to a statue of former president Donald Trump at the merchandise show at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Trump calls for GOP unity, repeats lies about election loss

By Jill Colvin Feb. 28, 2021 10:24 AM EST

Electric candles await a bipartisan group of members Congress for a moment of silence honoring the 500,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, by the east front steps of the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Republicans test history in vote against pandemic relief

By Steve Peoples Feb. 27, 2021 01:49 PM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2020, file photo, then-Rep. Dallas Heard speaks to a group of about 90 people during a rally in front of the Douglas County Courthouse in Roseburg, Ore. A state senator who is on the far-right, who has rebelled against coronavirus pandemic restrictions and called more liberal lawmakers "punks" and "fools," was elected chairman of the Oregon Republican Party over the weekend. (Michael Sullivan/The News-Review via AP)/The News-Review via AP, File)

Far-right lawmaker takes over Oregon GOP in larger US shift

By Andrew Selsky Feb. 22, 2021 04:40 PM EST

Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., leaves the chamber as the Senate voted to consider hearing from witnesses in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP's Thune says Trump allies engaging in 'cancel culture'

By Stephen Groves Feb. 19, 2021 01:46 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

By The Associated Press Feb. 15, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Lincoln Journal Star. Feb. 12, 2021. Editorial: Sasse censure vote by state GOP is policy vs. personality Saturday’s...

Editorial Roundup: Idaho

By The Associated Press Feb. 05, 2021 03:15 PM EST
Recent editorials from Idaho newspapers: This line the Republican Party will not cross Feb. 4 The...

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

House GOP faces decision point on Reps. Greene, Cheney

By Alan Fram, Steve Peoples And Brian Slodysko Feb. 03, 2021 12:16 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2019 file photo, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington. A deepening divide among Republicans over President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the election runs prominently through Wyoming, the state that delivered Trump's widest prevailing margin by far. Eleven Republican senators saying they will not be voting Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, to confirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory include Wyoming's newly sworn in Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a Cheyenne-area rancher and former congresswoman. Vocal opponents of any such move include Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, leader of GOP messaging in the House as its third-ranking Republican (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

McCarthy meets with Rep. Greene; GOP faces Cheney decision

By Alan Fram, Steve Peoples And Brian Slodysko Feb. 02, 2021 06:27 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Jan. 27, 2021 06:44 PM EST
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 26 The Mercury News and...