House GOP Votes to Keep Cheney in Leadership Position

The House GOP voted on Wednesday to keep Representative Liz Cheney (R., Wyo.) in her position as the third-highest ranking Republican in the caucus. GOP representatives voted 145-61 to retain Cheney as the Republican Conference Chairwoman, with one lawmaker voting “present,” according to CNN. The vote was conducted by secret ballot, and came after both Cheney and her opponents demanded the vote on Wednesday evening. Cheney faced the vote after backing the impeachment of former President Trump, who incited a mob of supporters to amass at the Capitol on January 6. The mob eventually breached the building and forced lawmakers to evacuate, and five people died in the ensuing riot including a Capitol police officer. Staunch Trump supporters including Representatives Jim Jordan (R., Ohio) and Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.) had called for a referendum on keeping Cheney as conference chairwoman. Gaetz went so far as to fly to Wyoming and urge supporters to vote Cheney out of office entirely during the 2022 elections...MORE