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Former lawyer to President Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, said Monday on SiriusXM’s “Mornings With Zerlina” that Trump will not run for a second term because “he does not want to go up against” Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY). Cohen said, “I do not believe Trump is going to run. First of all, he knows that he can’t win the general election statistically, and his fragile ego will not allow him to be a two-time loser. I just want to be very clear on that.” He continued, “Second. I believe that if, in fact, that he runs, he is not just going...

Kinzinger, a fervent Trump critic, was responding to claims Lowry made in a recent New York Times guest essay in which he argued that the various investigations into Trump, including the probe into his conduct on January 6, are unlikely to produce clear-cut evidence of the kind necessary to responsibly undertake the destabilizing exercise of prosecuting a former president. [cut] Kinzinger responded by arguing that existing law is surely broad enough to implicate Trump in criminal behavior on January 6, and even suggested passing new legislation targeting Trump if existing statues weren’t sufficient to prosecute. "Look, I had a lot...

As the sun set in Wyoming, U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney described her blowout loss as the beginning of a more consequential step in her political career. She summoned Abraham Lincoln, who lost elections for the House and Senate and still went on to become one of the nation's most accomplished presidents. But in the days since, would-be supporters in key states have openly expressed skepticism about a Cheney presidential run, even one solely designed to block Donald Trump's return to the White House. In fact, Republican voters and local officials in three of the states that matter most in presidential...

Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Monday that Rep. Liz Cheney’s efforts to stall then-President Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw from Afghanistan in part led to Biden’s botched withdrawal. Cheney, along with Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), sponsored in July 2020 an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would restrict then-President Trump’s ability to withdraw troops from Afghanistan unless certain conditions were met. The amendment, otherwise known as the Afghanistan Partnership and Transparency Act (APTA), would restrict the use of funds to reduce the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan below 8,000 unless...

Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Republicans are hypocrites for attacking former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her handling of classified materials. At the same time, they defend “disgusting” former President Donald Trump in light of the documents removed from Mar-a-Lago. Anchor Chuck Todd said, “Let me start with the affidavit with you. It seems as if Justice wanted to charge the former president with a crime. Doesn’t it appear they already have enough evidence just simply on the mishandling of thes

Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he will help “left-wing Democrats” win over Republicans who he believes do not respect democracy. Anchor Chuck Todd asked, “I’m curious. Liz Cheney said in some cases. She may have to help a diagram win against an anti-democracy Republican win. Do you feel that is what you will be doing the next couple of years or so?”

Vulnerable House Democrats are silent on whether they plan to accept support from Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney's new anti-Trump PAC that will support midterm candidates that are running against Trump-endorsed Republicans this fall. Following her primary defeat, Cheney converted her campaign committee into a new PAC that will target MAGA candidates and "election deniers" while working to elect their opponents up and down the ballot. The new PAC is labeled "The Great Task," in reference to her concession speech where she quoted President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Fox News Digital reached out to several of the most vulnerable House...

Lizard Skull Fossil Closeup One of the Thalassotitan skulls. (University of Bath) The discovery of incredible fossils of a giant marine lizard reveals how this ancient extinct beast would have ruled the sea 66 million years ago. The beast is a newly discovered species of mosasaur, giant marine reptiles that hunted the oceans during the Late Cretaceous. It's called Thalassotitan atrox, and wear on its teeth along with other remains found at its excavation site suggest that this intimidating animal was no gentle giant – but feasted on difficult prey such as sea turtles, plesiosaurs, and other mosasaurs. Other mosasaurs...

Now that Rep. Liz Cheney has lost her primary to a Trumpist Republican in Wyoming, it’s time for President Biden to consider appointing her to his cabinet. Political tensions have risen to new levels since the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago. Bringing a Republican into the administration would cool partisan temperatures and unite the country in support of the rule of law. President Franklin D. Roosevelt used this strategy when the U.S. divided sharply over how to respond to Hitler’s aggression. In June 1940, he appointed Henry Stimson and Frank Knox as secretaries of war and...

The biggest news in domestic American politics in the past week was the absolutely shattering upset of Liz Cheney by Trump-backed challenger Harriet Hageman in Wyoming’s Republican primary for its at-large House seat. I mean, she got smashed worse than a wine aunt who just lost a national championship cat show. In a race that should have been hers for the taking, she was instead defeated by 37 points in one of the worst primary losses suffered by a sitting politician in recent history. If I sound like I’m vicariously gloating, it’s because I am. Yet, if you were to...

JEFFERSON CITY — John Wood, a former investigator for the Jan. 6 committee who launched an independent bid for U.S. Senate in Missouri, said Tuesday he was withdrawing from the race. Wood, who positioned himself as a conservative alternative to the Democratic and Republican nominees, said there was no path forward for his bid after controversial ex-Gov. Eric Greitens lost to Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Aug. 2 in the Republican primary.

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., has vowed to do “whatever it takes to ensure Donald Trump is never again anywhere near the Oval Office” — including possibly embarking on a White House bid of her own. “It is something that I am thinking about,” Cheney said last week. Yet a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that if Cheney were to run for president as an independent in 2024, she could actually do the opposite. She could single-handedly swing the election to Trump. The survey of 1,563 U.S. adults was conducted from Aug. 18 to 22 — immediately after Cheney lost last...

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slapped back at Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Monday after the soon-to-be former congresswoman declared that Cruz and other Republican lawmakers are "unfit" for office.

Trump-endorsed challenger Harriet Hageman handily defeated Republican Wyoming At-Large Representative Liz Cheney in the GOP primary by an initial margin of roughly 66%-29% on Tuesday. Cheney is one of Donald Trump’s strongest Republican critics in Congress and previously served in a leadership position within the House Republican Conference. Turnout was astronomical for a midterm primary, totaling ~90% of Trump’s votes in the 2020 presidential general election and slotting in at nearly a 50% increase from the 2018 primary. Hageman’s victory was relatively uniform throughout the state, only losing Teton County (a haven for skiing and tourism) and Albany County (home...

Liz Cheney unveils PAC to try to stop MAGA candidates reaching office and names Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley as targets because 2020 election claims 'made them unfit for future office' Liz Cheney on Tuesday lost her House seat to a staunchly pro-Trump rival, and has since filed with the Federal Election Commission to launch a new PAC The political-action committee will use the estimated $7 million remaining from her campaign to take on Republicans she feels are bad for democracy Cheney on Sunday singled out Ted Cruz of Texas and Josh Hawley of Missouri as possible early targets She...

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Sunday said it would be “very difficult” for her to support Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) or Ted Cruz (R-Texas) after they objected to Electoral College votes on Jan. 6, 2021. Cheney told ABC “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl that both Ivy League-educated senators “know better.” “Both of whom know exactly what the role of Congress is in terms of our constitutional obligations with respect to presidential elections, and yet, both of whom took steps that fundamentally threatened the constitutional order and structure in the aftermath of the last election,” she said. “So in my view,...

Jared Kushner and Kash Patel join Mark Levin on Life, Liberty & Levin tonight, August 21 at 8pm eastern on Fox News.

VIDEOYou have probably heard the words "Crossfire Hurricane" a lot recently in regards to the main reason why the FBI raided President Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago. However, the interesting thing is that you absolutely don't hear liberals saying those words anymore. It is my conclusion that no liberal is now capable of saying those taboo words although other people such as those in this video are perfectly capable of saying it.

Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that she was “ashamed” that Republicans like Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Gov. Ron Desantis (R-FL) are unfit for the presidency. [cut] Karl said, “You’re going to work against election deniers, if it’s not Trump and if it’s somebody like Ron DeSantis, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, these are all people who tied them closely to Trump, will you oppose them? Can you see yourself supporting any of them?” Cheney said, “It would be very difficult. When you look at somebody like Josh Hawley or Ted Cruz,...

Outgoing Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that she was “ashamed” that Republicans defended former President Donald Trump after the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago estate. ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl said, “The execution of the search warrant by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago, what was your reaction?”