McCarthy Sets Wednesday Vote on Ouster of Liz Cheney
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The top House Republican portrays the party’s purge of a powerful critic of Donald Trump as the forward-looking move of a “big tent party.” President Biden defends federal unemployment benefits but says workers must accept suitable offers.
Representative Elise Stefanik of New York is seeking to become the No. 3 House Republican.Credit.Erik S Lesser/EPA, via Shutterstock
Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the top House Republican, on Monday defended his move to oust Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming as the party’s No. 3 leader, portraying the purge of the most powerful Republican critic of Donald J. Trump as the forward-looking move of a “big tent party.”
McCarthy Sets Wednesday Vote on Ouster of Liz Cheney
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May 12, 2021, 8:24 a.m. ETMay 12, 2021, 8:24 a.m. ET
The top House Republican portrays the party’s purge of a powerful critic of Donald Trump as the forward-looking move of a “big tent party.” President Biden defends federal unemployment benefits but says workers must accept suitable offers.
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Representative Elise Stefanik of New York is seeking to become the No. 3 House Republican.Credit.Erik S Lesser/EPA, via Shutterstock
Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the top House Republican, on Monday defended his move to oust Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming as the party’s No. 3 leader, portraying the purge of the most powerful Republican critic of Donald J. Trump as the forward-looking move of a “big tent party.”