Aug 16 Liz Cheney defeated in Wyoming GOP primary By Steve Peoples, Mead Gruver, Associated Press Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, Donald Trump's fiercest Republican adversary in Congress, has been defeated in a GOP primary. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 6:39 Trump critics tested in Alaska and Wyoming primaries By Laura Barrón-López Primary elections are taking place Tuesday in Wyoming and Alaska as voters decide whether to back GOP incumbents who have criticized former President Trump. Polls show Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney trailing a Trump-backed challenger as Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska… Continue watching
Aug 16 2022 Wyoming Primary Election Results By Steve Peoples, Mead Gruver, Associated Press Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, Donald Trump’s fiercest Republican adversary in Congress, was defeated in a GOP primary Tuesday, falling to a rival backed by the former president in a contest that reinforced his grip on the party’s base. Continue reading
Aug 16 Cheney braces for defeat as Trump tested in Wyoming, Alaska primaries By Steve Peoples, Mead Gruver, Associated Press Cheney's team is bracing for a loss against a Trump-backed challenger in the state in which he won by the largest of margins during the 2020 campaign. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 8:11 Rep. Liz Cheney faces steep opposition in Wyoming's primary after becoming a Trump critic By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens Seven of the Republican House members who voted to impeach former President Trump have already retired or lost their primary races. There has not been a more vocal GOP critic of Trump than Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, and she is… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 9:14 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Republican primaries, Democrats' legislative victories NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including this week's closely watched primary elections, President Biden prepares to sign the Inflation Reduction Act, and… Continue watching
Aug 15 Drought-stricken Western states face deadline to cut water use from Colorado River By Felicia Fonseca and Sam Metz, Associated Press Seven Western U.S. states face a deadline from the federal government to come up with a plan to use substantially less Colorado River water in 2023. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 6:13 Democrats celebrate legislative win in passing of climate, health and tax bill Congressional Democrats are celebrating a landmark legislative victory after passing the Inflation Reduction Act, which President Biden is set to sign into law this week. Meanwhile, the Justice Department is investigating Donald Trump for potentially violating the Espionage Act after… Continue watching
Aug 12 Bridger Pipeline break spills 45,000 gallons of diesel in Wyoming By Matthew Brown, Associated Press A pipeline carrying diesel has cracked open and spilled more than 45,000 gallons of fuel in a rural area of eastern Wyoming. Continue reading
Jul 27 Judge temporarily blocks Wyoming abortion ban By Mead Gruver, Associated Press A Wyoming judge temporarily blocked the state's abortion ban on the day it took effect, siding with a firebombed women's health clinic and others who argued the ban would harm health care workers and their patients and violate the state… Continue reading