10 Things in Politics: Cheney goes down swinging in Trump fight
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With Jordan Erb
Rep. Liz Cheney, the Republican Conference chair.
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1. EXIT, STAGE RIGHT: Rep. Liz Cheney is not going quietly. The No. 3 House Republican is now expected to be stripped of her leadership post as soon as next week. On the same day former President Donald Trump and her fellow top House Republicans signaled their turns against her, she wrote a scorching Washington Post op-ed article arguing that Trump's refusal to accept he lost the 2020 election was an unprecedented assault on American democracy. The Wyoming lawmaker also added a parting blow to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.