Congressional hearings tend to leave sounds and images lingering in the mind. I will never forget the methodical drone of John Dean’s voice explaining that he had told Richard Nixon there was a cancer on his presidency, or the bland sangfroid of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman correcting Representative Devin Nunes, “Ranking member, it’s ‘Lieutenant Colonel […]
Liz Cheney
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Should Impeachment Votes Be Cast in Secret?
One year after Trump’s acquittal, Congress should create a secret ballot for impeachment votes.
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Liz Cheney, the GOP’s Unshakeable Gadfly 
The Wyoming representative follows a long tradition of pols who buck their party leadership. But can she build a movement to defeat Trumpism?
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Liz Cheney Is Playing a Long Game Beyond 2024
Exiled from Republican House Leadership, she really does have a plausible path to GOP domination—but it will take more than four years.
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After Impeachment, What Next?
Scholars debate whether a trial of a former president is constitutional. And if it is, what would it do to the new Biden administration or Trump if he’s acquitted?
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Liz Cheney Demonstrates How Republicans Play the Media
Journalists in search of symmetry fail to hold them accountable for their lies.
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The Vampire Cheney Clan Makes a Comeback
Much like her father, Liz Cheney is trying to weasel her way into Congress.
