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Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters after House Republicans voted to oust her from her leadership post as chair of the House Republican Conference because of her repeated criticism of former President Donald Trump for his false claims of election fraud and his role in instigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP boots Liz Cheney from leadership post

Rep. Liz Cheney emerged from her ouster as the Republican Conference chair on Wednesday as the latest casualty of conservatives who've stood up to former President Donald Trump since he crashed onto the political scene in 2015.

May 12, 2021
Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas, Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. The audit, ordered by the Arizona Senate, has the U.S. Department of Justice saying it is concerned about ballot security and potential voter intimidation arising from the unprecedented private recount of the 2020 presidential election results. (AP Photo/Matt York, Pool) **FILE**

Election audit in Arizona becomes ‘black swan’ event

The recount has generated a slew of colorful headlines about election-rigging conspiracy theories about bamboo ballots, death threats, ultraviolet rays and spy planes -- raising questions over whether the effort is driving away GOP voters who believe President Biden defeated former President Trump fair and square.

May 11, 2021
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., questions top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, as they testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Elise Stefanik eager to boot Liz Cheney from leadership post

Rep. Elise Stefanik is on the verge of becoming a household name. The 36-year-old New York Republican has emerged seemingly overnight as the preferred pick to replace embattled Rep. Liz Cheney as chair of the House Republican Conference.

May 5, 2021