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Cheyenne, Wyo. – It was just over a month before her primary, but Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming was nowhere near the voters weighing her future. Instead, Mrs. Cheney met with fellow lawmakers and aides at the Capitol complex, bolstering her allies in a cause she believes is more important than her House seat: undoing American politics from the ‘former president Donald J. Trump and his influence. “The nine of us have done more to prevent Trump from regaining power than any group has ever done,” he told colleagues on the group investigating Mr. Trump in the attack on the…

Gibbs benefited from both Trump’s endorsement and ads funded by House Democrats, presumably because Democrats thought he was a more winnable candidate than Meijer, who was one of 10 House Republicans to vote for impeachment from Trump The western Michigan district is a priority for Democrats because, as it is now drawn, it is one of the few House districts in the country represented by a Republican that President Joe Biden won in 2020. “The fact that we have the establishment left and the far right locking arms in a common cause paints a very telling picture of where our…

WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Schumer was huddled in his Capitol office Thursday evening awaiting a climate meeting with Kyrsten Sinema, a critical resistance to his painstakingly negotiated climate change, tax and health care deal, when loud booms and flashes of a mighty storm shook Washington. , setting the lights flashing. Mr. Schumer and his aides, so close to a signature legislative achievement to end a string of surprise victories, looked at each other uneasily and wondered if it was a bad omen. A 50-50 Senate, a pandemic that kept Democrats constantly guessing who would be available to vote, and the…

This video was captured by Matt Euson from his building at 1302 Main Street in OTR. You can see people running around frantically during the quick shots. In the process of breaking up this crowd, two groups broke out in a physical altercation. CPD said at least two people involved in the altercation drew firearms and exchanged gunfire near the intersection of Main and Woodward streets. At least 15 shots were fired, according to investigators. Two officers assigned to the Civil Disturbance Response Team (CDRT) saw an individual shooting south of this intersection on Main Street. CPD said one of…

Top Republicans Call Dem Amendment ‘Cynical Ploy’ Amid Politically Charged Branch Vote Top Republicans on Sunday criticized a Democratic senator’s decision to introduce an amendment against the gas tax at a 60-vote threshold after voting against a similar amendment at a 50-vote threshold during the marathon vote of the Senate. “It’s certainly a very cynical ploy,” said Senate Minority Whip John Thune, RS.D. “Vote for one at 60 after you just voted against at 51. But nothing around here surprises me.” “They are completely misleading,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Rick Scott, R-Fla. The senator who introduced the amendment,…

Red flag warnings through Monday have firefighters working quickly to shore up containment lines The McKinney Fire is seen from the Walker Road and Highway 96 bridge looking southeast. [Inciweb photo] Containment of the McKinney fire near the Oregon border in northern California has grown to 40 percent and was listed as 60,271 acres Sunday morning, 227 acres more than the size reported Saturday. A red flag warning for potentially strong winds, high temperatures, low humidity and the possibility of thunderstorms had firefighters warily watching the skies on Sunday, but incident commanders were very optimistic they were on track to…