Liz Cheney#Removal as conference chair

Elizabeth Lynne Cheney was born on July 28, 1966,{{cite web|title=Cheney, Liz|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001109|access-date=January 12, 2021|website=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210611/https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001109|url-status=live}} in Madison, Wisconsin.{{cite news |title=Liz Cheney: Time for 'new generation' in US Senate |first1=Mead |last1=Gruver |first2=Ben |last2=Neary |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/liz-cheney-challenge-us-sen-mike-enzi-wyo |agency=Associated Press |date=July 16, 2013 |access-date=September 5, 2013 |archive-date=August 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821161854/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/liz-cheney-challenge-us-sen-mike-enzi-wyo |url-status=dead}} She is the elder of two daughters of former vice president Dick Cheney and former second lady Lynne Cheney (née Vincent). At the time of her birth, her parents were studying at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her younger sister, Mary Cheney, was also born in Madison. Cheney attended part of sixth and seventh grade in Casper, Wyoming, while her father campaigned for Congress. The family divided its time between Casper and Washington, D.C., in the 1970s through the 1980s, following her father's election to Congress.{{cite web |url=http://trib.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/cheney-balks-at-carpetbagger-talk/article_a540e02c-6e82-5808-9187-4c08aa162a3f.html |title=Cheney balks at carpetbagger talk |work=Casper Star-Tribune |date=July 17, 2013 |access-date=December 31, 2013 |archive-date=September 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922110256/http://trib.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/cheney-balks-at-carpetbagger-talk/article_a540e02c-6e82-5808-9187-4c08aa162a3f.html |url-status=live}} In 1984 Cheney graduated from McLean High School in suburban Washington, D.C., where she was a cheerleader. In 1988, Cheney received her political science BA in from Colorado College, her mother's alma mater, where she wrote a senior thesis entitled "The Evolution of Presidential War Powers."{{Cite web |last=Gromko |first=Alexa |date=2023-03-15 |title=Former U.S. Representative Liz Cheney '88 to Speak at Commencement |url=https://www.coloradocollege.edu/newsevents/newsroom/2023/former-u.s-representative-and-cc-graduate-liz-cheney-to-speak-at-2022-23-commencement.html |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=Colorado College |language=en-US}} She received her JD degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 1996. While there, she also took courses in Middle Eastern history at the Oriental Institute.{{cite news |first1=Barbara |last1=Kantrowitz |first2=Holly |last2=Peterson |title=What I Learned |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-169660031 |work=Newsweek |date=October 15, 2007 |access-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210641/https://www.gale.com/databases/questia |url-status=live}}

Before attending law school, Cheney worked for the State Department for five years and the United States Agency for International Development between 1989 and 1993. After 1993, she took a job at Armitage Associates LLP, the consulting firm founded by Richard Armitage, then a former Defense Department official and later the deputy secretary of state.{{cite news|last1=Leiby|first1=Richard|title=Liz Cheney's Wyoming strategy|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/liz-cheneys-wyoming-strategy/2013/08/04/48939ace-fbb7-11e2-9bde-7ddaa186b751_story.html|access-date=August 18, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=August 4, 2013|url-access=limited|archive-date=September 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914153536/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/liz-cheneys-wyoming-strategy/2013/08/04/48939ace-fbb7-11e2-9bde-7ddaa186b751_story.html|url-status=live}}

After graduation from law school, Cheney practiced law at the law firm of White & Case and as an international law attorney and consultant at the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group. She was also special assistant to the deputy secretary of state for assistance to the former Soviet Union, and a USAID officer in U.S. embassies in Budapest and Warsaw.{{Citation |last=Cooper |first=Michael |date=October 1, 2000 |title=The 2000 Campaign: The Republican Running Mate; For the Cheney Family the Motto is 'All for One' |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/01/us/2000-campaign-republican-running-mate-for-cheney-family-motto-all-for-one.html |url-access=limited |access-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210636/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/01/us/2000-campaign-republican-running-mate-for-cheney-family-motto-all-for-one.html |url-status=live }}

In 2002, Cheney was appointed deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs,{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C001109|title=Cheney, Liz – Biographical Information|website=bioguide.congress.gov|access-date=March 23, 2017|archive-date=April 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430103855/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C001109|url-status=live}}Gellman, Barton, Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency, p. 37 (2008).{{ISBN?}} a preexisting vacant post with an "economic portfolio", a mandate to promote investment in the region. Amid reports, including a New York Times op-ed piece by Paul Krugman,{{cite news |date=November 22, 2002 |title=The Sons Also Rise |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/22/opinion/the-sons-also-rise.html |access-date=June 16, 2022 |archive-date=June 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616201457/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/22/opinion/the-sons-also-rise.html |url-status=live }} that the job was created especially for her, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said that she had come recommended by then-Secretary of State Colin Powell.{{cite news |date=March 2, 2002 |title=State Department Post for Cheney Daughter |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/02/world/state-department-post-for-cheney-daughter.html |access-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210636/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/02/world/state-department-post-for-cheney-daughter.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news|first=Dana|last=Milbank|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/03/12/in-appointments-administration-leaves-no-family-behind/60424ca0-f480-4ecf-beda-f7275c06a51b/|title=In Appointments, Administration Leaves No Family Behind|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=March 12, 2002|access-date=January 14, 2021|url-access=limited|archive-date=January 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115164757/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/03/12/in-appointments-administration-leaves-no-family-behind/60424ca0-f480-4ecf-beda-f7275c06a51b/|url-status=live}} The Sunday Times reported that Cheney's appointment was "the most intriguing sign that America is getting serious about Middle East reform" and "a measure of the seriousness with which the administration was taking Middle East programmes for literacy, education, and reform."{{cite web |last=Allen-Mills |first=Tony |title=Cheney Family Try a New Peace Tack |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/cheney-family-try-a-new-peace-tack-95fczmq0rm8 |work=The Sunday Times |date=September 11, 2003 |access-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-date=February 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205195535/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cheney-family-try-a-new-peace-tack-95fczmq0rm8 |url-status=live }} The appointment followed publicized policy divisions between the vice president's office and the State Department on Middle East policy. In that position, she was given control of the Middle East Partnership Initiative, designed to "foster increased democracy and economic progress in a troubled region". The program spent $29 million in 2002, increased to $129 million in the following year. Cheney's task was to channel money to prescreened groups, some of which were not identified publicly for fear of retaliations from extant governments they sought to undermine. For the budget year 2004, the project sought $145 million.{{cite news |last1=Kessler |first1=Glenn |last2=Slevin |first2=Peter |title=Cheney is Fulcrum of Foreign Policy |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2002/10/13/AR2006051500660.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 13, 2002 |access-date=January 14, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210655/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2002/10/13/AR2006051500660.html |url-status=live }}{{citation |last=Weiseman |first=Steven R. |title=Mideast Mix: New Promise of Democracy and Threat of Instability |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/01/politics/01assess.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 1, 2005 |access-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210714/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/01/politics/mideast-mix-new-promise-of-democracy-and-threat-of-instability.html |url-status=live }}

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After two years, Cheney left her State Department post in 2003 to work for the Bush–Cheney 2004 reelection campaign. She participated in the campaign's "W Stands for Women" initiative to target female voters.{{cite news|first=Mike|last=Allen|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22399-2004May12.html|title=The Five (or More) W's|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=May 13, 2004|access-date=January 14, 2021|url-access=limited|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210708/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22399-2004May12.html|url-status=live}}

On February 14, 2005, she returned to the U.S. State Department and was appointed principal deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs and coordinator for broader Middle East and North Africa initiatives.{{cite web |last=Boucher |first=Richard |title=Selection of Elizabeth Cheney as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State For Near Eastern Affairs and Coordinator for Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiatives |url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2005/42273.htm |website=US State Department |access-date=November 12, 2016 |archive-date=November 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117170050/https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2005/42273.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Kamen |first=Al |title=A Newly Meaningful Relationship? |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21588-2005Feb13.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 14, 2005 |access-date=January 14, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210710/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21588-2005Feb13.html |url-status=live }} In this position, Cheney supported the assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, C. David Welch, and coordinated multilateral efforts to promote and support democracy and expand education and economic opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa. Cheney oversaw the launch of two semi-independent foundations, the Fund of the Future (worth $100 million), to provide capital for small businesses, and the Foundation of the Future (worth $55 million), to promote freedom of the press and democracy.{{cite web|first=Maha|last=Akeel|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/276041?quicktabs_stat2=0|title=Correcting Perceptions About American Is My Job:; Liz Cheney|work=Arab News|date=November 16, 2005|access-date=January 14, 2021|archive-date=January 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101143244/http://www.arabnews.com/node/276041?quicktabs_stat2=0|url-status=live}} In that capacity, Cheney endorsed a draft of a new Iraqi constitution.{{cite news|first=Robin|last=Wright|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/24/AR2005082402217.html|title=Constitution Sparks Debate on Viability|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=August 25, 2005|access-date=January 14, 2021|url-access=limited|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210709/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/24/AR2005082402217.html|url-status=live}}

Cheney also headed the Iran Syria Policy and Operations Group (ISOG), established in March 2006, a unit within the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.

In April 2006, The New York Times published a story that was critical of Cheney's work, particularly with respect to Iran. The International Republican Institute, a grants program administered by Cheney's unit in collaboration with a Republican-affiliated foundation, received particular scrutiny.{{Citation |last=Weisman |first=Steven R. |date=April 15, 2006 |title=U.S. Program Is Directed at Altering Iran's Politics |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/15/washington/15diplo.html |url-access=limited |access-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210701/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/15/washington/us-program-is-directed-at-altering-irans-politics.html |url-status=live }} Shortly before the ISOG group was dissolved, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice initiated a major effort to engage Iran and Syria in efforts to stabilize Iraq.Farah, Stockman, [http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/05/26/us_unit_created_to_pressure_iran_syria_disbanded/?page=full "U.S. Unit Created to Pressure Iran, Syria, Disbanded,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609134805/http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/05/26/us_unit_created_to_pressure_iran_syria_disbanded/?page=full |date=June 9, 2013 }} The Boston Globe, May 26, 2007.

In June 2007 Cheney signed on as one of three national co-chairs of Fred Thompson's 2008 presidential campaign. The others were Spencer Abraham and George Allen. In a press release issued at the beginning of his campaign, Thompson said he was "very pleased to announce that former senators Abraham and Allen, as well as Liz Cheney, will serve as co-chairs of my national leadership team". He added: "These distinguished individuals bring wise counsel and invaluable experience to my campaign leadership team, and they will play a critical role in helping spread my consistent conservative message across America."Karen Hanretty, "Fred Thompson announces his Presidential Campaign," Thompson campaign press release, October 8, 2007. After Thompson dropped out of the race, Cheney joined Mitt Romney's presidential campaign as a senior foreign policy advisor.{{cite press release|url=http://www.mittromney.com/News/Press-Releases/Endorsement_Cheney |title=Liz Cheney Joins Romney For President |publisher=Mittromney.com |access-date=May 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080131092353/http://www.mittromney.com/News/Press-Releases/Endorsement_Cheney |archive-date=January 31, 2008}}

In October 2009, Liz Cheney, William Kristol, and Deborah Burlingame launched, as board members, the nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization Keep America Safe. The group's stated purpose is to "provide information for concerned Americans about critical national security issues"."Mission Statement" Keep America Safe, 2009. {{cite web|url=http://www.keepamericasafe.com/?page_id%3D21 |title=| Keep America Safe |access-date=April 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713142414/http://www.keepamericasafe.com/?page_id=21 |archive-date=July 13, 2011 }} It drew strong criticism from conservative lawyers, many of whom had worked for the Bush administration, after its campaign against "The Al Qaeda 7", seven Justice Department lawyers in the Obama administration who previously had worked as defense lawyers for Guantanamo detainees.{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2010/03/republicans-scold-liz-cheney-034050 |title=Republicans scold Liz Cheney |website=Politico.com |first=Ben |last=Smith |date=August 3, 2010 |access-date=December 28, 2014 |archive-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210722/https://www.politico.com/story/2010/03/republicans-scold-liz-cheney-034050 |url-status=live }} Shortly after, all information about the organization disappeared from the Internet.{{cite news |url=http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/07/17/2317311/liz-cheney-keep-america-safe/ |title=Liz Cheney-Founded Neocon Group Quietly Scrubbed From The Internet |work=Think Progress |date=July 17, 2013 |access-date=December 28, 2014 |archive-date=March 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323210129/http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/07/17/2317311/liz-cheney-keep-america-safe/ |url-status=live }}

In January 2012, Cheney was hired as a contributor for Fox News. She guest-hosted programs such as Hannity and Fox News Sunday.{{cite web |first=Bill |last=O'Reilly |url=http://nation.foxnews.com/liz-cheney/2012/01/06/welcome-liz-cheney-joins-fox-news-contributor |title=Welcome! Liz Cheney Joins Fox News as Contributor |publisher=Fox News |date=October 1, 2006 |access-date=December 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907140856/http://nation.foxnews.com/liz-cheney/2012/01/06/welcome-liz-cheney-joins-fox-news-contributor |archive-date=September 7, 2017 |url-status=dead }} The network terminated her contract in July 2013 after she started her 2014 bid for the Senate in Wyoming.{{cite web |url=http://www.mediaite.com/tv/fox-news-terminates-liz-cheney-as-paid-contributor-in-light-of-senate-run/ |title=Fox News Terminates Liz Cheney's Contract As Paid Contributor In Light Of Senate Run |work=Mediaite |date=July 16, 2013 |access-date=December 31, 2013 |archive-date=January 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101144508/http://www.mediaite.com/tv/fox-news-terminates-liz-cheney-as-paid-contributor-in-light-of-senate-run/ |url-status=live }}

{{main|2014 United States Senate election in Wyoming}}

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On July 16, 2013, Cheney launched a run for the Senate in 2014 from Wyoming as a Republican, challenging incumbent Republican senator Mike Enzi.{{cite news|last=Camina|first=Catalina|title=Dick Cheney's daughter jumps into Wyo. Senate race|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/07/16/liz-cheney-senate-mike-enzi-wyoming/2522577/|access-date=July 16, 2013|newspaper=USA Today|date=July 16, 2013|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210755/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/07/16/liz-cheney-senate-mike-enzi-wyoming/2522577/|url-status=live}} The National Republican Senatorial Committee said it would back Enzi, as was policy.{{cite news|title=Liz Cheney to challenge US Senator Mike Enzi of Wyoming|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/liz-cheney-to-challenge-us-senator-mike-enzi-of-wyoming|work=Fox News|access-date=May 19, 2022|date=December 21, 2015|archive-date=May 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519222109/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/liz-cheney-to-challenge-us-senator-mike-enzi-of-wyoming|url-status=live}} Cheney was expected to receive strong fundraising, but was subject to public perceptions of carpetbagging, having lived in Wyoming only a few years as a child before purchasing a home there in 2012.{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Jonathan|author-link=Jonathan Martin (journalist)|title=Liz Cheney to Challenge Senator Michael Enzi of Wyoming|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/us/politics/liz-cheney-to-challenge-senator-michael-enzi-of-wyoming.html|work=The New York Times|date=July 16, 2013 |access-date=July 17, 2013|url-access=limited|archive-date=May 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519222115/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/us/politics/liz-cheney-to-challenge-senator-michael-enzi-of-wyoming.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Cottelle |first1=Michelle |title=Liz Cheney Makes Nice |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/02/liz-cheney-makes-nice/436683/ |access-date=May 12, 2021 |work=The Atlantic |date=February 1, 2016 |archive-date=May 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513102730/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/02/liz-cheney-makes-nice/436683/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Ward |first1=Jon |title=Why Liz Cheney Flamed Out |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/116120/liz-cheneys-wyoming-flame-out-was-result-her-cable-tv-style |access-date=May 12, 2021 |magazine=The New Republic |date=January 7, 2014 |archive-date=May 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513150331/https://newrepublic.com/article/116120/liz-cheneys-wyoming-flame-out-was-result-her-cable-tv-style |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Camia |first1=Catalina |title=Poll: Wyoming voters say Cheney isn't one of them |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/07/22/cheney-senate-wyoming-enzi-carpetbagger/2575197/ |access-date=May 12, 2021 |work=USA Today |date=July 22, 2013 |archive-date=May 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512194728/https://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/07/22/cheney-senate-wyoming-enzi-carpetbagger/2575197/ |url-status=live }} When she launched her 2014 Senate campaign, she did it with a Facebook post geotagged to McLean, Virginia, her primary residence at the time.{{cite news |last1=Grim |first1=Ryan |title=Liz Cheney's Stand Had Nothing to Do With Principle. Ask Her Sister. |url=https://theintercept.com/2021/05/12/liz-cheney-republican-house-trump/ |access-date=May 12, 2021 |work=The Intercept |date=May 12, 2021 |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514005025/https://theintercept.com/2021/05/12/liz-cheney-republican-house-trump/ |url-status=live }} During that campaign, The New Republic columnist Jon Ward wrote, "she talked up her Wyoming roots and dressed in boots. But when I chatted with her at one stop, her jeans were so new that her hands were stained blue from touching them." In the video she noted that the Cheney family first came to Wyoming in 1852. Her father represented Wyoming in the House from 1979 to 1989.

In her first campaign appearance in Cheyenne, Cheney said, "We have to not be afraid of being called obstructionists. Obstructing President Obama's policies and his agenda isn't actually obstruction; it's patriotism."{{cite web|url=https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/liz-cheney-promises-stiff-opposition-to-president-obama/article_cc6e8ea1-df2a-583b-92be-17089b6ca7fa.html|first=Trevor|last=Brown|title=Liz Cheney promises stiff opposition to President Obama|work=Wyoming Tribune Eagle|date=July 18, 2013|access-date=May 19, 2022|archive-date=September 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909035921/http://www.wyomingnews.com/news/liz-cheney-promises-stiff-opposition-to-president-obama/article_cc6e8ea1-df2a-583b-92be-17089b6ca7fa.html|url-status=live}} Cheney claimed that Obama had "literally declared war" on the First and Second amendments to the United States Constitution as well as the interests of Wyoming ranchers and energy workers who faced regulations from the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Cheney's campaign was marred by criticism from her championing of "hawkish" foreign policy positions to a public spat with her sister over her opposition to same-sex marriage. Enzi's continuing popularity made it difficult for Cheney to make inroads with Wyoming Republicans. On January 6, 2014, Cheney withdrew from the race, citing family health issues.{{cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Sean|date=January 6, 2014|title=Liz Cheney to end Wyoming Senate bid, citing family health issues|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/01/06/liz-cheney-to-end-wyoming-senate-bid-citing-family-health-issues/|access-date=April 21, 2015|url-access=limited|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210637/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2014/01/06/liz-cheney-to-end-wyoming-senate-bid-citing-family-health-issues/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Jonathan|title=Liz Cheney Quits Wyoming Senate Race|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/07/us/politics/liz-cheney-to-quit-wyoming-senate-race.html|access-date=January 6, 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 6, 2014|url-access=limited|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210811/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/07/us/politics/liz-cheney-to-quit-wyoming-senate-race.html|url-status=live}}

{{main|2016 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming}}

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After Wyoming congresswoman Cynthia Lummis retired in the fall of 2015, Cheney launched a campaign for her House seat on February 1, 2016. She was widely considered the front-runner, and a poll commissioned by the Casper Star-Tribune and Wyoming PBS showed her leading in the Republican primary{{snd}}the real contest in this heavily Republican state.{{cite news|last1=Hancock|first1=Laura|title=Liz Cheney leading in GOP primary for U.S. House, over 50 percent undecided|url=http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/liz-cheney-leading-in-gop-primary-for-u-s-house/article_893cc8bd-364b-508b-8852-956c06f43425.html|work=Casper Star-Tribune|date=July 27, 2016|location=Casper, Wyoming|access-date=July 28, 2016|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210719/https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/liz-cheney-leading-in-gop-primary-for-u-s-house/article_893cc8bd-364b-508b-8852-956c06f43425.html|url-status=live}} She won a crowded Republican primary with 38% of the vote, and went on to win the general election.

{{main|2018 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming}}

In the November 6 general election, Cheney was reelected to the House with 127,951 votes, defeating Democrat Greg Hunter (59,898 votes), Libertarian Richard Brubaker (6,918) and Constitution Party candidate Daniel Clyde Cummings (6,069). Cheney won 21 of 23 counties, losing Albany and Teton Counties to Hunter. On November 14, the Republican membership elected Cheney chair of the House Republican Conference for the 116th Congress. In this post, she was the third-ranking Republican in the chamber, behind Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Minority Whip Steve Scalise.{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/ca74a2e03537423584447fe1e6b4fbf6 |title=Liz Cheney poised for ascent into Republican leadership|access-date=November 14, 2018 |work=AP News|first1=Mead|last1=Gruver|first2=Lisa|last2=Mascaro|date=November 12, 2018|archive-date=November 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113163012/https://apnews.com/ca74a2e03537423584447fe1e6b4fbf6|url-status=live}}

{{main|2020 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming}}

Cheney defeated Blake Stanley in the Republican primary with 73% of the vote, and Democrat Lynnette Grey Bull in the general election with 69% of the vote.{{cite web |title=Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election – November 3, 2020 |url=https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2020/Results/General/2020_General_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf |website=Wyoming Secretary of State |access-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-date=March 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327031501/https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2020/Results/General/2020_General_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf |url-status=live }}

{{main|2022 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming}}

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Cheney lost the August 16, 2022, Republican primary to pro-Trump candidate Harriet Hageman,{{cite web|website=Wyoming Secretary of State|author=Wyoming Secretary of State|title=Key Election Dates|url=https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2022/2022_Key_Election_Dates.pdf|access-date=August 5, 2022|archive-date=August 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817022211/https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2022/2022_Key_Election_Dates.pdf|url-status=live}} with 28.9% of the vote to Hageman's 66.3%. Her margin of defeat was the second-worst for a House incumbent in the last 60 years, behind that of South Carolina Republican Bob Inglis in a 2010 primary runoff.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/politics/liz-cheney-worst-defeat-house-incumbent/index.html|title=Cheney's loss may be the second worst for a House incumbent in 60 years|publisher=CNN|last=Enten|first=Harry|date=August 17, 2022|access-date=August 17, 2022}}

Cheney was sworn into office on January 3, 2017. Donald Trump became president that same month, and an analysis by FiveThirtyEight found Cheney supported Trump's position in 92.9% of House votes.{{cite web|url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/|title=Tracking Congress In The Age Of Trump|first=Aaron|last=Bycoffe|date=January 30, 2017|website=FiveThirtyEight|access-date=May 6, 2021|archive-date=January 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102194848/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/|url-status=dead}}

She co-sponsored legislation that would end protection for gray wolves in the Endangered Species Act.{{cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/republican-controlled-government-sees-chance-to-weaken-endangered-species-act/|title=Republican-controlled government sees chance to weaken Endangered Species Act|first=Megan|last=Geuss|date=January 18, 2017|work=Ars Technica|access-date=March 11, 2017|archive-date=January 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121005622/http://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/republican-controlled-government-sees-chance-to-weaken-endangered-species-act/|url-status=live}}

In May 2019, Cheney said that Peter Strzok and another FBI agent who sent personal text messages in which they disparaged various politicians (including Trump) sounded as if they were planning a "coup" and may be guilty of "treason".{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/445588-liz-cheney-statements-by-agents-investigating-trump-could-well-be|title=Liz Cheney: Statements by agents investigating Trump 'could well be treason'|last=Zilbermints|first=Regina|date=May 26, 2019|website=TheHill|access-date=May 26, 2019|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210714/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/445588-liz-cheney-statements-by-agents-investigating-trump-could-well-be|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cheney-refuses-respond-trump-tweet-praising-kim-jong/story?id=63277503|title=Cheney doesn't comment on tweet about N. Korea, Biden, says she supports Trump policy|first=Quinn|last=Scanlan|website=ABC News|access-date=May 26, 2019|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210715/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cheney-refuses-respond-trump-tweet-praising-kim-jong/story?id=63277503|url-status=live}}

File:Robert Aderholt - Liz Cheney - Dick Cheney.jpg, Liz Cheney, and Liz's father Dick Cheney, in November 2018]]

In June 2019, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared the holding centers for illegal immigrants at the Mexico–United States border to "concentration camps". Cheney criticized her words, saying they showed "disrespect" for Holocaust victims.{{cite news |title=Yad Vashem to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Learn about concentration camps |url=https://www.jpost.com/American-Politics/Yad-Vashem-to-AOC-Learn-about-concentration-camps-593059 |first=Ilanit |last=Chernick |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=June 20, 2019 |access-date=June 24, 2019 |archive-date=June 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622112815/https://www.jpost.com/American-Politics/Yad-Vashem-to-AOC-Learn-about-concentration-camps-593059 |url-status=live }}

Speaking as chairwoman at a House Republican Conference in August 2019, Cheney said that the successful litigation (Crow Tribe et al v. Zinke) by Native tribes and environmentalists to return the grizzly bear in Greater Yellowstone to the Endangered Species Act "was not based on science or facts" but motivated by plaintiffs' "intent on destroying our Western way of life". Her statements drew comments from indigenous tribal nations and environmentalists. Tribal nations hold the grizzly sacred, and environmentalists have voiced concerns about trophy hunts, livestock and logging interests, and the gas, coal, and oil extraction industries.{{cite news |last=Brulliard |first=Karin |title=Court restores federal protections for Yellowstone-area grizzly bears |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/09/25/court-restores-federal-protections-yellowstone-area-grizzly-bears/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=August 2, 2019 |url-access=limited |archive-date=August 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802144011/https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/09/25/court-restores-federal-protections-yellowstone-area-grizzly-bears/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |author= |title=Rep. Cheney Accuses Tribes of "Destroying Our Western Way of Life" Over Sacred Grizzly Protections |url=https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/rep-cheney-accuses-tribes-of-destroying-our-western-way-of-life-over-sacred-grizzly-protections/ |website=Native News Online |access-date=August 2, 2019 |archive-date=August 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802001351/https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/rep-cheney-accuses-tribes-of-destroying-our-western-way-of-life-over-sacred-grizzly-protections/ |url-status=live }}

Cheney condemned the Turkish invasion of the Kurdish areas in Syria, which was made possible by Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. military forces that served as a buffer between Turkey and the Kurdish areas in Syria, saying, "The U.S. is abandoning our ally the Kurds, who fought ISIS on the ground and helped protect the U.S. homeland. This decision aids America's adversaries, Russia, Iran, and Turkey, and paves the way for a resurgence of ISIS."{{cite news |title=Turkey opens ground assault on Syria's Kurds; U.S. Republicans turn on Trump |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-usa/turkey-opens-ground-assault-on-syrias-kurds-u-s-republicans-turn-on-trump-idUSKBN1WO05Z |work=Reuters |first=Mert |last=Ozkan |date=October 9, 2019 |url-access=limited |access-date=October 11, 2019 |archive-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210751/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-usa/turkey-opens-ground-assault-on-syrias-kurds-u-s-republicans-turn-on-trump-idUSKBN1WO05Z |url-status=live }} Cheney partly blamed the Democratic Party and the impeachment inquiry into Trump for Turkey's actions, saying, "It was not an accident that the Turks chose this moment to roll across the border."{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/liz-cheney-syria-trump-democrats_n_5da48f5ce4b087efdbb267da|title=Liz Cheney: Impeachment Inquiry Partly To Blame For Turkey's Invasion Of Syria|last=Miller|first=Hayley|date=October 14, 2019|website=HuffPost|access-date=October 15, 2019|archive-date=October 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014230602/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/liz-cheney-syria-trump-democrats_n_5da48f5ce4b087efdbb267da|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/gop-liz-cheney-fox-news-turkey-invaded-syria-because-democrats-impeachment-inquiry-trump-1465003|title=Liz Cheney tells Fox News Turkey invaded Syria because Democrats launched impeachment inquiry against Trump|first=Jason|last=Lemon|date=October 14, 2019|website=Newsweek|access-date=October 15, 2019|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210722/https://www.newsweek.com/gop-liz-cheney-fox-news-turkey-invaded-syria-because-democrats-impeachment-inquiry-trump-1465003|url-status=live}} A spokesperson for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Cheney's claim about the impact of U.S. presidential impeachment proceedings on the invasion "delusional".

At a House Republican Conference in July 2020, some Republicans, including Jim Jordan of Ohio and Andy Biggs of Arizona, criticized Cheney for defending Dr. Fauci amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and for previously endorsing Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie's primary opponent.{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/21/house-cheney-gop-conference-375812|title=House conservatives pile on Cheney at GOP conference meeting|work=Politico.com|first=Melanie|last=Zanona|date=July 21, 2020|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210811/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/21/house-cheney-gop-conference-375812|url-status=live}}

File:20190731-OSEC-LSC-0566 (48431978047).jpg, on July 31, 2019]]

In September 2020, Cheney asked the Justice Department to investigate environmental groups such as the NRDC, Sea Change, and the Sierra Club, saying that "robust political and judicial activism{{snd}}combined with the fact that these groups often espouse views that align with those of our adversaries{{snd}}makes it all the more critical that the Department is aware of any potential foreign influence within or targeting these groups. I urge the Department to investigate Chinese and Russian attempts to influence environmental and energy policy in the United States".{{cite news |title=Cheney asks DOJ to probe environmental groups |url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/516973-cheney-asks-doj-to-probe-environmental-groups |first=Rachel |last=Frazin |work=The Hill |date=September 17, 2020 |access-date=September 20, 2020 |archive-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210804/https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/516973-cheney-asks-doj-to-probe-environmental-groups |url-status=live }}

Beginning during his time as a Dublin, California city councilman, Eric Swalwell was targeted by a Chinese woman believed to be an undercover officer of China's Ministry of State Security. Swalwell's general relationship with a suspected Chinese agent has been characterized as problematic, particularly given his high-profile role as a member of the House Intelligence Committee.{{cite news |title=Rep. Swalwell under fire for connection with alleged Chinese spy, blames Trump for report |url=https://news.yahoo.com/rep-swalwell-under-fire-connection-195640328.html |agency=Yahoo |publisher=Fox News |date=December 9, 2020 |archive-date=December 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211163458/https://news.yahoo.com/rep-swalwell-under-fire-connection-195640328.html |url-status=live }} Cheney signed a letter demanding Swalwell's removal from the House Intelligence Committee. She also said, "the extent to which [the Chinese Communist Party] caused [COVID-19] to be spread around the world has really shone a spotlight on the nature of that regime, and has really focused the attention of not just people in the United States but our allies around the world on the threat that they pose and how important it is we protect ourselves by moving supply chains, by ending our dependence on the Chinese government".{{cite news |title=Liz Cheney says Swalwell represents 'national security hazard,' urges Pelosi to take action |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/liz-cheney-swalwell-national-security-risk-pelosi |first=Stephanie |last=Giang-Paunon |work=Fox News |date=December 18, 2020 |access-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210806/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/liz-cheney-swalwell-national-security-risk-pelosi |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Editorial: Chinese infiltration: Taiwan can help |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2020/12/18/2003748913 |work=Taipei Times |date=December 18, 2020 |access-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210729/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2020/12/18/2003748913 |url-status=live }}

During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Cheney voted against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, but for the PPP Extension Act.{{cite news |first=Emily |last=Cochrane |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/us/politics/covid-stimulus-bill.html |title=Congress Clears $1.9 Trillion Aid Bill, Sending It to Biden |work=The New York Times |date=March 10, 2021 |url-access=limited |access-date=April 12, 2022 |archive-date=March 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316195801/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/us/politics/covid-stimulus-bill.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|title=House Condemns Racism Against Asian Americans Amid Pandemic|url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/national-international/house-condemns-racism-against-asian-americans-amid-pandemic/2407904/|access-date=September 19, 2020|website=NBC 7 San Diego|date=September 18, 2020 |language=en-US|archive-date=November 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104213604/https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/national-international/house-condemns-racism-against-asian-americans-amid-pandemic/2407904/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last1=Washington|first1=U. S. Capitol Room H154|last2=p:225-7000|first2=DC 20515-6601|date=March 16, 2021|title=Roll Call 80 Roll Call 80, Bill Number: H. R. 1799, 117th Congress, 1st Session|url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202180|access-date=March 30, 2021|website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives|language=en|archive-date=March 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302024155/https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202180|url-status=live}}

From 2017 to 2021, Cheney voted in line with Trump's position around 93% of the time, supporting him more consistently in House votes than many House Republican members, even his former chief of staff Mark Meadows.{{cite news |last1=Brewster |first1=Jack |title=Who's More Loyal?: Cheney Voted With Trump More Than Possible Replacement Stefanik |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2021/05/06/whos-more-loyal-cheney-voted-more-with-trump-than-possible-successor-stefanik/ |access-date=May 6, 2021 |work=Forbes |date=May 12, 2021 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506163826/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2021/05/06/whos-more-loyal-cheney-voted-more-with-trump-than-possible-successor-stefanik/ |url-status=live }} In 2019, according to the New York Times, Cheney publicly feuded with Rand Paul over who was "Trumpier".{{cite news |last1=Stolberg |first1=Sheryl Gay |title=Liz Cheney, Tart-Tongued Fighter, Is Warring With Rand Paul Over Who's Trumpier |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/13/us/politics/liz-cheney-trump-paul.html |access-date=May 12, 2021 |work=New York Times |date=September 13, 2019 |archive-date=May 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512201701/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/13/us/politics/liz-cheney-trump-paul.html |url-status=live }} According to The Atlantic, she was a "loyal Trumpist" and helped build "the party of Trump" at that time.{{cite news |last1=Serwer |first1=Adam |title=Liz Cheney Has Only Herself to Blame |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/05/liz-cheney-trump-fraud/618820/ |access-date=May 12, 2021 |work=The Atlantic |date=May 6, 2021 |archive-date=May 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513020405/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/05/liz-cheney-trump-fraud/618820/ |url-status=live }}

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Cheney voted against impeaching Trump on both articles during Trump's first impeachment on December 18, 2019.{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=Final vote results for roll call 695 |url=https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll695.xml |website=clerk.house.gov}} On January 12, 2021, following the January 6 United States Capitol attack during the certification process for President-elect Joe Biden, Cheney said during Trump's second impeachment that she would vote to impeach Trump for his role in inciting the attack. Cheney said that Trump "lit the flame" of the riot and did nothing to stop it. Saying, "there has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath", she supported impeachment.{{Cite news|work=AP News|title=No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney to vote to impeach Trump, says there's "never been a greater betrayal" by a president|language=en-US|url=https://apnews.com/article/political-issues-liz-cheney-ap-news-alert-impeachments-political-corruption-553366a4093b4efc8a03c3da3cec3cf4|access-date=May 19, 2022|date=January 12, 2021|archive-date=May 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519223319/https://apnews.com/article/political-issues-liz-cheney-ap-news-alert-impeachments-political-corruption-553366a4093b4efc8a03c3da3cec3cf4|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Prokop|first=Andrew|date=January 12, 2021|title=Rep. Liz Cheney just backed impeaching Trump{{snd}}and even Mitch McConnell may be open to it|url=https://www.vox.com/2021/1/12/22227838/impeachment-liz-cheney-mcconnell-trump-katko|access-date=January 13, 2021|website=Vox|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205172940/https://www.vox.com/2021/1/12/22227838/impeachment-liz-cheney-mcconnell-trump-katko|url-status=live}} Nine other Republicans joined her in doing so on January 13.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/13/politics/house-republicans-vote-yes-impeachment/|title=These 10 House Republicans voted to impeach Trump on Wednesday|work=CNN|date=January 13, 2021|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113222508/https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/13/politics/house-republicans-vote-yes-impeachment/|url-status=live}} She was then the third-ranking Republican in the House.{{cite news |last=King |first=Ledyard |title=Read the statement from GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, chair of the House GOP Conference, on why she'll vote to impeach Donald Trump |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/13/liz-cheney-explains-why-shes-voting-impeach-president-donald-trump/6652418002/ |access-date=January 13, 2021 |work=USA Today |date=January 13, 2021 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224213758/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/13/liz-cheney-explains-why-shes-voting-impeach-president-donald-trump/6652418002/ |url-status=live }} Jim Jordan (one of 139 House members, and 8 senators, who voted for — or supported — the objections to the Electoral College count) called for her removal from Republican Party leadership.{{cite news |last=Byrnes |first=Jesse |title=Jordan calls on Cheney to step down from House leadership |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534028-jordan-calls-on-cheney-to-step-down-from-house-leadership |access-date=January 13, 2021 |work=The Hill |date=January 13, 2021 |archive-date=January 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108213417/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534028-jordan-calls-on-cheney-to-step-down-from-house-leadership |url-status=live }} Andy Biggs took offense specifically with the wording of Cheney's remark, saying: "She puts out a statement saying that what this president did is maybe one of the most heinous things in the history of the US presidency. Her words were used over and over again when the Democrats were making their speeches on the floor of the House. And they will be used again when the Senate opens up another bogus trial in the Senate. That is what the problem is."{{cite news |last=Kilander |first=Gustaf |title='In Wyoming men don't wear make-up': Cheney spokesperson hits out at Matt Gaetz amid GOP civil war |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/liz-cheney-matt-gaetz-gop-b1792462.html |website=The Independent |date=January 25, 2021 |access-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-date=June 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629055541/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/liz-cheney-matt-gaetz-gop-b1792462.html |url-status=live }}

Former president George W. Bush's spokesman said on January 30 that Bush supported Cheney's actions and intended to call his former vice president, Dick Cheney, to "thank him for his daughter's service".{{cite news |first1=Jamie |last1=Gangel |first2=Caroline |last2=Kelly |title=George W. Bush to thank Dick Cheney, father of Liz Cheney, 'for his daughter's service' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/29/politics/george-w-bush-thank-dick-cheney-liz-cheney/ |work=CNN |date=January 29, 2021 |access-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519223943/https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/29/politics/george-w-bush-thank-dick-cheney-liz-cheney/ |url-status=live }} Days later, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell said, "Liz Cheney is a leader with deep convictions and the courage to act on them. She is an important leader in our party and in our nation. I am grateful for her service and look forward to continuing to work with her on the crucial issues facing our nation".{{cite news |first=Manu |last=Raju |title=Liz Cheney gets boost from McConnell amid divisive intraparty battle over Trump's impeachment |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/01/politics/liz-cheney-mitch-mcconnell/ |work=CNN |date=February 1, 2021 |access-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519232000/https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/01/politics/liz-cheney-mitch-mcconnell/ |url-status=live }} McConnell also condemned Trump supporters' "loony lies".{{cite news |title=McConnell condemns 'loony lies' in swipe at Marjorie Taylor Greene, defends Cheney |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/cancer-republican-party-mcconnell-condemns-loony-lies-swipe-marjorie-taylor-n1256429 |work=NBC News |date=February 2, 2021 |access-date=February 3, 2021 |archive-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303041207/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/cancer-republican-party-mcconnell-condemns-loony-lies-swipe-marjorie-taylor-n1256429 |url-status=live }} Senator Lindsey Graham said Cheney "is one of the strongest and most reliable conservative voices in the Republican Party. She is a fiscal and social conservative, and no one works harder to ensure that our military is well prepared".{{cite news |last=Raju |first=Manu |title=Cheney shoring up GOP support behind the scenes ahead of crucial conference meeting |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/02/politics/liz-cheney-republican-reaction-lindsey-graham |work=CNN |date=February 2, 2021 |access-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519223944/https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/02/politics/liz-cheney-republican-reaction-lindsey-graham |url-status=live }}

Trump supporters were angered by Cheney's vote to impeach. On February 3, 2021, the House Republican Conference held a closed-door, secret-ballot vote on whether to remove her from her position in the Republican House leadership. She held her position by a 145–61 vote, with one member voting present. After the vote, Cheney said, "we're not going to be divided and that we're not going to be in a situation where people can pick off any member of leadership".{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/03/politics/liz-cheney-house-republican-meeting/|title=House Republicans vote to keep Liz Cheney in leadership after impeachment vote|first1=Manu|last1=Raju|first2=Jeff|last2=Zeleny|first3=Clare|last3=Foran|website=CNN|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204014023/https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/03/politics/liz-cheney-house-republican-meeting/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|first1=Kristina|last1=Peterson|first2=Siobhan|last2=Hughes|date=February 4, 2021|title=Liz Cheney Retains GOP Post, Marjorie Taylor Greene's Committee Seats Under Threat|language=en-US|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-weigh-political-fates-of-marjorie-taylor-greene-liz-cheney-11612374731|access-date=February 4, 2021|issn=0099-9660|url-access=subscription|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301121537/https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-weigh-political-fates-of-marjorie-taylor-greene-liz-cheney-11612374731|url-status=live}} On February 6, the Wyoming Republican Party censured Cheney for her vote to impeach Trump.{{cite web|last=Leonard|first=Ben|title=Wyoming GOP censures Liz Cheney for vote to impeach Trump|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/06/wyoming-gop-censure-liz-cheney-466561|access-date=February 7, 2021|website=Politico|date=February 6, 2021 |language=en|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222032200/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/06/wyoming-gop-censure-liz-cheney-466561|url-status=live}} Cheney responded, "My vote to impeach was compelled by the oath I swore to the Constitution. Wyoming citizens know that this oath does not bend or yield to politics or partisanship. I will always fight for Wyoming values and stand up for our Western way of life." She rejected the Wyoming party's demands that she step down and noted the censure incorrectly asserted that the Capitol attack was instigated by antifa and Black Lives Matter.Richardson, Valerie. [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/7/liz-cheney-says-she-wont-resign-after-wyoming-gop-/ "Liz Cheney says she won't resign after Wyoming GOP calls for her to step down"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209185532/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/7/liz-cheney-says-she-wont-resign-after-wyoming-gop-/ |date=February 9, 2021 }}, Washington Times, February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2021.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/2020-election-misinformation-distortions#fbi-says-there-is-no-evidence-antifa-participated-in-storming-the-capitol|title=F.B.I. says there is no evidence antifa participated in storming the Capitol|first=Davey|last=Alba|author-link=Davey Alba|date=September 16, 2020|work=The New York Times|url-access=limited|access-date=February 8, 2021|archive-date=October 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009232329/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/2020-election-misinformation-distortions#fbi-says-there-is-no-evidence-antifa-participated-in-storming-the-capitol|url-status=live}}

Cheney raised the possibility of a criminal investigation of Trump for provoking violence{{cite news|title=Liz Cheney raises possibility of criminal investigation of Trump for provoking violence|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/07/liz-cheney-criminal-investigation-trump-tweet-mike-pence|access-date=February 8, 2021|work=The Guardian|first=Ed|last=Pilkington|date=February 7, 2021|archive-date=February 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214173102/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/07/liz-cheney-criminal-investigation-trump-tweet-mike-pence|url-status=live}} and said he "does not have a role as a leader of our party going forward".{{cite news|title=Cheney: Trump 'does not have a role as a leader of our party going forward'|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/537724-cheney-trump-does-not-have-a-role-as-the-leader-of-our-party-going-forward|access-date=February 8, 2021|work=The Hill|first=Aris|last=Folley|date=February 7, 2021|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302101050/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/537724-cheney-trump-does-not-have-a-role-as-the-leader-of-our-party-going-forward|url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Spurning Calls to Resign, Liz Cheney Says G.O.P. Must Move Past Trump |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/07/us/politics/liz-cheney-trump.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/07/us/politics/liz-cheney-trump.html |archive-date=December 28, 2021 |url-access=limited |access-date=February 8, 2021 |work=The New York Times|first=Nicholas|last=Fandos|date=February 7, 2021}}{{cbignore}} In April 2021, she said she would not vote for him if he were the Republican nominee for president in 2024.{{cite web|last=Moye|first=David|date=April 14, 2021|title=Liz Cheney's Answer On If She'd Ever Vote For Trump Stumps Fox News Anchor|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/liz-cheney-fox-news-trump-answer_n_60777289e4b08e452a170350|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=HuffPost|archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415002800/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/liz-cheney-fox-news-trump-answer_n_60777289e4b08e452a170350|url-status=live}} In May 2021, she said: "I will do everything I can to ensure that [Trump] never again gets anywhere near the Oval Office" and "we cannot let the former president drag us backward and make us complicit in his efforts to unravel our democracy."{{cite news |title=Liz Cheney: Republican ousted from leadership for challenging Trump election claims |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57090202 |work=BBC News |date=May 13, 2021 |access-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514022408/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57090202 |url-status=live }}

In his first speech since the Capitol attack, Trump attacked the Bush administration for launching the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, and described Liz Cheney as a "warmonger" and "a person that loves seeing our troops fighting" for her support for the Bush administration's foreign policy.{{cite news |title=Trump speaks at CPAC |url=https://thehill.com/video/in-the-news/540899-watch-live-trump-speaks-at-cpac-2021-final-day |date=February 28, 2021 |access-date=February 28, 2021 |work=The Hill |archive-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303012613/https://thehill.com/video/in-the-news/540899-watch-live-trump-speaks-at-cpac-2021-final-day |url-status=live }}

In March 2021 former Republican speaker Paul Ryan stated his support for Cheney.{{cite news |title=Guess who's fundraising for Liz Cheney |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2021/03/05/guess-whos-fundraising-for-liz-cheney-492016 |access-date=March 14, 2021 |work=Politico |archive-date=March 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310134456/https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2021/03/05/guess-whos-fundraising-for-liz-cheney-492016 |url-status=live }} Salon wrote that although Cheney is "arch-conservative", she is "now considered too liberal for some GOP extremists".{{cite news |last=Henderson |first=Alex |title=Why arch-conservative Liz Cheney is now considered too liberal for some GOP extremists |url=https://www.salon.com/2021/02/02/why-arch-conservative-liz-cheney-is-now-considered-too-liberal-for-some-gop-extremists_partner/ |work=Salon |date=February 2, 2021 |access-date=March 14, 2021 |archive-date=March 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313171953/https://www.salon.com/2021/02/02/why-arch-conservative-liz-cheney-is-now-considered-too-liberal-for-some-gop-extremists_partner/ |url-status=live }} Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said "Liz Cheney is a solid conservative Republican" who "just stood up and told the truth" in May 2021.{{cite web |last=Weaver |first=Aubree Eliza |title=Larry Hogan: Ousting Liz Cheney was a mistake |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/16/hogan-ousting-cheney-was-a-mistake-488666 |website=Politico |date=May 16, 2021 |access-date=May 16, 2021 |archive-date=May 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517015932/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/16/hogan-ousting-cheney-was-a-mistake-488666 |url-status=live }}

In March 2022, in an interview on Meet The Press, Cheney said she didn't regret her vote against impeaching Trump during his first impeachment for his role in the Trump–Ukraine scandal, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{cite web |last=Weaver |first=Aubree Eliza |title=Liz Cheney does not regret vote against Trump Ukraine impeachment |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/20/liz-cheney-trump-ukraine-impeachment-capitol-attack |website=The Guardian |date=March 20, 2022 |access-date=March 20, 2022 |archive-date=March 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320170320/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/20/liz-cheney-trump-ukraine-impeachment-capitol-attack |url-status=live }}

In response to rising calls from House Republicans for her to be removed from her position as House Republican Conference chair after her ongoing criticism of Trump, Cheney wrote an opinion article, "The GOP is at a turning point. History is watching us", published in The Washington Post on May 5, 2021. In it, she reiterated her positions on adhering to the principles of the U.S. Constitution, upholding the law, and defending "the basic principles that underpin and protect our freedom and our democratic process".{{cite news |last=Cheney |first=Liz |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/05/liz-cheney-republican-party-turning-point/ |title=The GOP is at a turning point. History is watching us. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506195739/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/05/liz-cheney-republican-party-turning-point/ |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 5, 2021 |department=Opinion |url-access=limited}} Senator Joni Ernst criticized the GOP's efforts to remove Cheney from party leadership, comparing it to cancel culture.{{cite web|last=Zilbermints|first=Regina|date=May 10, 2021|title=Top female GOP senator compares Cheney ousting to 'cancel culture'|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/552734-top-female-gop-senator-compares-cheney-ousting-to-cancel-culture|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=The Hill|archive-date=May 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511001016/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/552734-top-female-gop-senator-compares-cheney-ousting-to-cancel-culture|url-status=live}}

On the eve of a House Republican vote to remove her, Cheney made an address on the House floor after her colleagues had left the chamber, saying in part:

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Today we face a threat America has never seen before. A former president, who provoked a violent attack on this Capitol in an effort to steal the election, has resumed his aggressive effort to convince Americans that the election was stolen from him. He risks inciting further violence. Millions of Americans have been misled by the former president. They have heard only his words, but not the truth, as he continues to undermine our democratic process, sowing seeds of doubt about whether democracy really works at all. I am a conservative Republican and the most conservative of conservative principles is reverence for the rule of law. The Electoral College has voted. More than sixty state and federal courts, including multiple judges he appointed, have rejected the former president's claims. The Department of Justice in his administration investigated the former president's claims of widespread fraud and found no evidence to support them. The election is over. That is the rule of law. That is our constitutional process. Those who refuse to accept the rulings of our courts are at war with the Constitution.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/11/politics/cheney-house-floor-remarks/|title=Liz Cheney strikes defiant tone in floor speech on eve of her expected ousting from House GOP leadership|first1=Jeremy|last1=Herb|first2=Annie|last2=Grayer|work=CNN|date=May 12, 2021|access-date=May 19, 2022|archive-date=May 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519231952/https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/11/politics/cheney-house-floor-remarks/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/11/politics/liz-cheney-floor-speech-full-remarks/|title=Liz Cheney's remarks on the House floor on the night before her expected removal from leadership post|date=May 12, 2021|work=CNN|access-date=May 12, 2021|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512145311/https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/11/politics/liz-cheney-floor-speech-full-remarks/|url-status=live}}

Cheney was formally removed by voice vote at a closed-door House Republican Conference meeting on May 12, 2021, and was replaced by Elise Stefanik.{{cite web|last=King|first=Ledyard|title=Liz Cheney's future in Republican leadership decided by voice vote in closed-door meeting|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/05/12/liz-cheney-secret-ballot-republican-meeting-decide-her-fate/5040165001/|access-date=May 12, 2021|website=USA Today|language=en-US|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512231233/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/05/12/liz-cheney-secret-ballot-republican-meeting-decide-her-fate/5040165001/|url-status=live}} Five GOP representatives requested a recorded vote, but McCarthy chose to decide the matter by voice vote.{{cite news|last1=Diaz|first1=Daniella|last2=Grayer|first2=Annie|date=May 12, 2021|title=The vote to oust Liz Cheney took only 16 minutes. Here's what happened.|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/12/politics/vote-on-liz-cheney-what-happened/|access-date=May 19, 2022|work=CNN|archive-date=May 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519231950/https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/12/politics/vote-on-liz-cheney-what-happened/|url-status=live}} As it was a voice vote conducted behind closed doors, it was unclear which lawmakers supported her ouster.

After her battles with Republican leadership, Cheney spent $58,000 on a private security detail.{{cite news|date=June 2, 2021|title=Liz Cheney spent $58K on security after impeachment vote|url=https://apnews.com/article/wy-state-wire-liz-cheney-donald-trump-impeachments-business-dcdd56448ef0708d403ecb6cb0d94ca5|access-date=June 21, 2021|work=AP News|archive-date=June 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629025717/https://apnews.com/article/wy-state-wire-liz-cheney-donald-trump-impeachments-business-dcdd56448ef0708d403ecb6cb0d94ca5|url-status=live}}

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On July 1, 2021, Cheney was appointed by House speaker Nancy Pelosi to the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack.{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-government-and-politics-268a3d4fed79bec580beed75b7925e6e|title=A look at 8 lawmakers appointed to probe Jan. 6 attack|date=July 2, 2021|website=AP News}} Cheney served as vice chair of the committee.{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/06/10/1104267739/who-is-liz-cheney-the-republican-vice-chair-of-the-jan-6-committee |title=Who Is Liz Cheney, The Republican Vice Chair Of The Jan. 6 Committee? |work=NPR.org |first1=Danielle |last1=Kurtzleben |first2=Domenico |last2=Montanaro |first3=Deirdre |last3=Walsh |first4=Marisa |last4=Lagos |date=June 10, 2022 |access-date=December 12, 2023}}

While addressing the committee in June 2022, Cheney "offered a stark message to members of her party who continue to support former president Donald Trump and downplay the events of Jan. 6. 'Tonight, I say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain', she said".{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/06/09/1104083111/liz-cheney-stark-message-gop-trump-supporters |title=Liz Cheney offers a stark message to the GOP members who continue to support Trump |work=NPR.org |last=Treisman |first=Rachel |date=June 9, 2022 |access-date=December 12, 2023}}

On January 20, 2025, just hours before he left office, President Biden preemptively pardoned the January 6th Committee members in an extraordinary use of executive power against future prosecution. The President said that "the issuance of these pardons should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense. Our nation owes these public servants a debt of gratitude for their tireless commitment to our country."{{cite news |title=Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and the Jan. 6 panel. It's a guard against potential 'revenge' by Trump |url=https://apnews.com/article/biden-trump-fauci-milley-pardons-january-6-3cba287f89051513fb48d7ae700ae747 |access-date=22 January 2025 |work=AP}}{{Cite news |last=Baker |first=Peter |date=2025-01-20 |title=Biden Issues Pre-Emptive Pardons to Guard Against Trump's Reprisals |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/politics/biden-pardons-fauci-milley-cheney-jan-6.html |access-date=2025-01-20 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news |last=Politi |first=James |date=2025-01-20 |title=Joe Biden pardons Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney and Mark Milley |url=https://www.ft.com/content/5947c98c-0fe3-4ba9-acae-7d06cd0a8a99 |access-date=2025-01-20 |work=Financial Times}} On January 2, 2025, citing her work on the committee and record of public service, Cheney was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by Biden, who described Cheney and fellow recipient Bennie Thompson as "elected officials who served in difficult times with honor, decency, and ensure our democracy delivers".{{cite news|last=Marquez|first=Alexandra|date=January 2, 2025|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-presidential-citizens-medal-jan-6-liz-cheney-bennie-thompson-rcna186004|title=

Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medal to key members of House Jan. 6 committee|publisher=NBC News|access-date=January 3, 2025}}{{cite news|last=Samuels|first=Brett|date=January 2, 2025|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5064440-biden-honors-cheney-jan-6-committee/|title=Cheney gets standing ovation as Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medal|work=The Hill|access-date=January 3, 2025}}{{Cite web |last=Ramaswamy |first=Swapna Venugopal |title=Liz Cheney, Trump target, receives presidential medal from Biden |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/02/presidential-citizens-medal-liz-cheney/77398513007/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}

On November 13, 2021, the Wyoming GOP Central Committee voted 31–29 to no longer recognize Cheney as a member of the party. The resolution reiterated the general complaint for which it had censured her the previous February, saying that Cheney had never provided "quantifiable and or undisputed evidence" for why she had voted in favor of impeachment.{{cite web|last=Eavis|first=Victoria|date=November 15, 2021|title=Wyoming GOP votes to no longer recognize Rep. Cheney as a Republican|url=https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/wyoming-gop-votes-to-no-longer-recognize-rep-cheney-as-a-republican/article_66c3a62d-7207-54c7-b277-183817c0563c.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 16, 2021|website=Casper Star-Tribune Online|archive-date=November 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116043418/https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/wyoming-gop-votes-to-no-longer-recognize-rep-cheney-as-a-republican/article_66c3a62d-7207-54c7-b277-183817c0563c.html}} There had been similar votes by two Wyoming counties three months earlier to remove her from the party.{{cite web|last=Eavis|first=Victoria|date=August 9, 2021|title=Republicans in 2 Wyoming counties vote to stop recognizing Cheney as party member|url=https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/republicans-in-2-wyoming-counties-vote-to-stop-recognizing-cheney-as-party-member/article_758e6ffc-921d-5f6c-b02d-fdb061977feb.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 16, 2021|website=Casper Star-Tribune|archive-date=September 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922222414/https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/republicans-in-2-wyoming-counties-vote-to-stop-recognizing-cheney-as-party-member/article_758e6ffc-921d-5f6c-b02d-fdb061977feb.html}}

On February 4, 2022, the Republican National Committee called the events of January 6, 2021 "legitimate political discourse" and overwhelmingly voted to censure Cheney and Representative Adam Kinzinger by voice vote for taking part in the House investigation of the Capitol assault.{{cite news |last1=Weisman |first1=Jonathan |last2=Epstein |first2=Reid J. |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/04/nation/republican-party-declares-jan-6-attack-legitimate-political-discourse/ |title=Republican Party declares Jan. 6 attack 'legitimate political discourse' |work=The Boston Globe |date=February 4, 2022 |access-date=February 4, 2022 |archive-date=February 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204191407/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/04/nation/republican-party-declares-jan-6-attack-legitimate-political-discourse/ |url-status=live }}

• Committee on Armed Services
• Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations
• Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
• United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack (Vice Chair)

• Congressional Western Caucus{{cite web |title=Members |url=https://westerncaucus.house.gov/about/membership.htm |publisher=Congressional Western Caucus |access-date=June 27, 2018 |archive-date=May 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502203316/https://westerncaucus.house.gov/about/membership.htm |url-status=live }}

Cheney has described herself as a conservative Republican.{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/05/liz-cheney-republican-party-turning-point/ |title=The Washington Post |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506195739/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/05/liz-cheney-republican-party-turning-point/ |url-status=dead }} Lawrence R. Jacobs has said, "Cheney is an arch-conservative. She's a hard-edged, small government, lower taxes figure and a leading voice on national defense."{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/08/liz-cheney-republican-party-trump|title=Liz Cheney a martyr to resistance as Republican party picks cult of Trump|date=May 8, 2021|website=the Guardian|access-date=May 12, 2021|archive-date=May 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513104551/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/08/liz-cheney-republican-party-trump|url-status=live}} Jake Bernstein argued that "Liz Cheney is a true conservative in every sense of the word and she's only a moderate in relation to the radicalism that has seized the Republican party." Politico called her the "face of the anti-Trump GOP and a relic of the Republican Party before the dominance of Trump."{{cite web |last1=Ward |first1=Myah |title=Liz Cheney: 'Republicans cannot be both loyal to Donald Trump and loyal to the Constitution' |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/29/liz-cheney-republicans-trump-constitution-00043374 |website=Politico|date=June 29, 2022 |access-date=August 17, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=July 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722183410/https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/29/liz-cheney-republicans-trump-constitution-00043374 |url-status=live }}

Cheney has several times been described as "Republican royalty".{{cite news |title=Incandescent with fury, Donald Trump wants his party to burn |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/incandescent-with-fury-trump-wants-his-party-to-burn-tmjhqqjll |access-date=February 2, 2021 |work=The Times |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308123020/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/incandescent-with-fury-trump-wants-his-party-to-burn-tmjhqqjll |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Limbaugh lines up with Liz Cheney |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/rush-limbaugh-liz-cheney-094564 |access-date=February 2, 2021 |work=Politico.com |archive-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303125439/https://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/rush-limbaugh-liz-cheney-094564 |url-status=live }} The National Interest called her the "heiress to a neoconservative throne". Salon called her "arch-conservative". The Brookings Institution argued that Cheney has a long-term strategy to become the leader of the Republican Party in the post-Trump era, and that "she's a real conservative—Democrats who like her opposition to Trump will never like her politics."{{cite web|url=https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/05/11/liz-cheney-wont-be-speaker-but-she-could-be-president/|title=Liz Cheney won't be speaker but she could be president|first=Elaine|last=Kamarck|date=May 11, 2021|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516162138/https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/05/11/liz-cheney-wont-be-speaker-but-she-could-be-president/|url-status=live}}

Conservative Republican John Bolton has described Cheney as "a person of integrity and character" who is involved in politics for philosophical reasons rather than self-interest, and who shares the determination of her father.{{cite web |title=Lies, Politics and Democracy: John Bolton (interview) | date=September 6, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbJo1LS2mn8&t=993s&ab_channel=FRONTLINEPBS%7COfficial |publisher=Frontline |access-date=August 11, 2023}}

In May 2021, Cheney said that she intended to be "the leader, one of the leaders, in a fight to help to restore our party".

Following her primary defeat in August 2022, Cheney filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission creating a leadership political action committee (PAC) named The Great Task. The PAC's name comes from the Gettysburg Address: Lincoln spoke of the "great task remaining before us".{{cite news |last=Krieg |first=Gregory |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/16/politics/liz-cheney-wyoming-alaska-primaries/index.html |title=Liz Cheney vows to carry on fight against Trump after conceding defeat in Wyoming primary |work=CNN |date=August 17, 2022 |access-date=August 17, 2022 }} In September 2022, Cheney stated "if [Donald Trump] is the nominee, I won't be a Republican."{{Cite web |last=Blanchet |first=Ben |date=September 25, 2022 |title=Liz Cheney Says She 'Won't Be A Republican' If Trump Is Nominee In 2024 |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/liz-cheney-republican-trump-2024-elections_n_632fda6ce4b0e2478903bce2 |access-date=September 25, 2022 |website=HuffPost |language=en}} The following May, The Great Task ran an ad in New Hampshire advising Republican primary voters not to support Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.{{cite news |last1=Hillyard |first1=Vaughn |title=Cheney launches New Hampshire TV ad slashing Trump |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/cheney-launches-new-hampshire-tv-ad-slashing-trump-rcna83409 |access-date=May 12, 2023 |work=NBC News |date=May 9, 2023}} As recently as June 2023, Cheney declined to rule out a presidential bid in 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/cheney-vows-not-anything-helps-trump-weighs-2024-bid-rcna91517|title=Cheney says she won't do anything that 'helps' Trump as she weighs White House bid|date=June 28, 2023|website=NBC News}}

Beginning in 2021, Cheney repeatedly expressed an openness to potentially running for president in 2024.{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/13/liz-cheney-trump-possible-run-for-president|title=Liz Cheney refuses to rule out run for president in bid to thwart Trump|date=May 13, 2021|website=the Guardian|access-date=May 13, 2021|archive-date=May 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514004511/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/13/liz-cheney-trump-possible-run-for-president|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=August 17, 2022 |title=Liz Cheney 'thinking about' presidential run following primary loss |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/86e5bfc4-8cb7-481e-8af3-f8ac7cb1cd4c |access-date=August 17, 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Liz Cheney says she's ready to consider a third party, warns of 'grave' threat of Trump-led GOP |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/12/05/liz-cheney-third-party-trump-threat/71750947007/ |access-date=December 5, 2023 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} On September 4, 2024, Cheney told a group of students at Duke University that she would be voting for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, stating that, "As a conservative and someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution ... I will be voting for Kamala Harris.”{{Cite web |last=Karni |first=Annie |date=September 4, 2024 |title=Liz Cheney, a Top G.O.P. Trump Critic, Says She Will Vote for Harris |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/04/us/politics/liz-cheney-kamala-harris-vote.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904223139/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/04/us/politics/liz-cheney-kamala-harris-vote.html/ |archive-date=September 4, 2024 |access-date=September 4, 2024 |website=New York Times}}

During the 2022 midterm elections, Cheney said she would campaign against Republican candidates who denied or questioned the results of the 2020 presidential election.{{cite news |last1=Axelrod |first1=Tal |last2=Cathey |first2=Libby |title=Cheney says she'll campaign against Lake and Mastriano because of their election denials |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cheney-shell-campaign-lake-mastriano-election-denials/story?id=90477962 |access-date=November 6, 2022 |work=ABC News |date=September 25, 2022}} Her political action committee, the Great Task, ran TV ads imploring Republican voters in Arizona to vote against Kari Lake and Mark Finchem, the Republican nominees for governor and secretary of state, respectively. (Both lost.) In October 2022, she endorsed Democratic congresswoman Elissa Slotkin for reelection over Republican nominee Tom Barrett, a Michigan state senator who questioned the results of the 2020 election.{{cite news |last1=Weisman |first1=Jonathan |title=Once a G.O.P. Stalwart, Liz Cheney Hits the Trail for Democrats |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/01/us/politics/cheney-kinzinger-democrats-independents.html |access-date=November 6, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=November 3, 2022}} According to Cheney, her endorsement of Slotkin was her first ever of a Democrat.{{cite news |last1=Breuninger |first1=Kevin |title=GOP Rep. Liz Cheney backs Rep. Elissa Slotkin in tight Michigan House race in her first endorsement of a Democrat |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/27/liz-cheney-endorses-democrat-elissa-slotkin-in-michigan-house-race.html |access-date=October 28, 2022 |work=CNBC |date=October 27, 2022}} Cheney also expressed support for Ohio Democrat Tim Ryan in his U.S. Senate campaign against Republican JD Vance; Vance supported false claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.{{cite news |last1=Bolton |first1=Alexander |title=Liz Cheney backs Democrat Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate race |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3714527-liz-cheney-endorses-democrat-tim-ryan-in-ohio-senate-race/ |access-date=November 6, 2022 |work=The Hill |date=November 1, 2022}} Cheney also endorsed Democratic congresswomen Abigail Spanberger over her Republican opponent, Yesli Vega, who Cheney said promoted conspiracy theories.{{cite news |last1=Rankin |first1=Sarah |title=GOP's Cheney endorses Virginia Democrat Abigail Spanberger |url=https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-virginia-congress-5b310c8792497d30f24886b3571b6bd5 |access-date=November 8, 2022 |work=AP News |date=November 5, 2022}}

On December 5, 2023, Cheney released a memoir, titled Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning, in which she recounted her experience before, during, and after January 6, as well as her time serving as Vice Chair of the January 6th Committee, and admonished many of her Republican colleagues, including former House speaker Kevin McCarthy and current speaker Mike Johnson.{{Cite web |title=Exclusive: Liz Cheney's new book blasts GOP as 'enablers and collaborators' of Trump, whom one member called 'Orange Jesus' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/28/politics/liz-cheney-trump-mccarthy-book/index.html |access-date=March 21, 2024 |website=CNN |date=November 28, 2023 |language=en-US}} The book quickly sold out and became a bestseller.{{Cite web |title=Cheney's memoir tops charts, quickly sells out on Amazon |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4343850-cheney-memoir-tops-charts-sells-out-amazon/ |access-date=March 21, 2024 |website=The Hill |date=December 5, 2023 |language=en-US}}

In a speech at the Democracy Summit at Dartmouth College on January 5, Cheney urged voters to reject Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee in the 2024 election, saying, "Show the world that we will defeat the plague of cowardice sweeping through the Republican Party."{{Cite news |last=Astor |first=Maggie |date=January 7, 2024 |title=With Time Running Short, Liz Cheney Implores Republicans to Reject Trump |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/07/us/politics/donald-trump-liz-cheney.html |access-date=January 8, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} The next day, Cheney posted a tweet, criticizing comments by Trump on the American Civil War, in which he said, "I'm so attracted to seeing it, so many mistakes were made...There was something that could've been negotiated."{{Cite web |title=Civil rights groups denounce Donald Trump's comment that Civil War 'could have been negotiated' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/01/07/donald-trump-backlash-civil-war-negotiated/72140796007/ |access-date=January 8, 2024 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} Cheney wrote, "Question for members of the GOP—the party of Lincoln—who have endorsed Donald Trump: How can you possibly defend this?"{{Cite news |last=LeVine |first=Marianne |date=January 7, 2024 |title=Trump says Civil War 'could have been negotiated.' Historians disagree. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/06/trump-says-civil-war-could-have-been-negotiated-historians-disagree/ |access-date=January 8, 2024 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}

On April 22, 2024, Cheney published an essay in The New York Times urging the Supreme Court of the United States to quickly decide on presidential immunity to allow the legal proceedings of former President Trump to overturn the 2020 election to proceed in a timely manner.{{cite news |last=Cheney |first=Liz |author-link=Liz Cheney |title=Liz Cheney: The Supreme Court Should Rule Swiftly on Trump's Immunity Claim |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/opinion/trump-immunity-supreme-court.html |date=April 22, 2024 |work=The New York Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240422045623/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/opinion/trump-immunity-supreme-court.html |archive-date=April 22, 2024 |access-date=April 22, 2024 }}

In September 2024, Cheney said in an interview with Madison, Wisconsin's The Capital Times that Trump has "so corrupted" the Republican Party during his nine years there that it's causing the Republican Party to die and possibly become unsalvageable and that traditional conservatives such as herself may have to start a new conservative party to revive pre-Trump style conservatism.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediaite.com/trump/liz-cheney-says-conservatives-might-have-to-form-new-party-because-gop-has-been-so-corrupted-by-trump/|title=Liz Cheney Says Conservatives Might Have to Form New Party Because GOP Has 'Been So Corrupted' By Trump|date=September 21, 2024}}

Cheney has supported bills to further restrict opioids in the face of the opioid epidemic.{{cite web |last1=Laslo |first1=Matt |title=Cheney Is A Strong Supporter Of Opioid Legislation While Others Aren't So Sure |url=https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/cheney-strong-supporter-opioid-legislation-while-others-arent-so-sure#stream/0 |website=Wyoming Public Media |date=June 15, 2018 |access-date=April 9, 2021 |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205055227/http://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/cheney-strong-supporter-opioid-legislation-while-others-arent-so-sure#stream/0 |url-status=live }} She voted against the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019/2020 (H.R. 3884), which, among other things, would have removed cannabis from the list of scheduled substances regulated by the Controlled Substances Act and establish a process to expunge criminal convictions for cannabis.{{Cite web |date=September 25, 2022 |title=H.R. 3884: MORE Act of 2019 |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/116-2020/h235 |access-date=September 25, 2022 |website=GovTrack}}{{Cite web |title=H.R.3884 – MORE Act of 2020 |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3884 |access-date=September 25, 2022 |website=Congress.gov|date=December 7, 2020 }}

Cheney has largely been considered a neoconservative and an interventionist.{{cite web|last=Zilbermints|first=Regina|date=February 23, 2021|title=Cheney rejects Trump's 'America First' foreign policy as dangerous isolationism|url=https://thehill.com/policy/international/540142-cheney-rejects-america-first-foreign-policy-as-dangerous-isolationism|access-date=May 13, 2021|website=The Hill|archive-date=May 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513113842/https://thehill.com/policy/international/540142-cheney-rejects-america-first-foreign-policy-as-dangerous-isolationism|url-status=live}} She opposed proposals to withdraw from Afghanistan.{{cite web|date=April 14, 2021|title=Cheney rails against plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan|url=https://www.wyofile.com/cheney-rails-against-plans-to-withdraw-troops-from-afghanistan/|access-date=May 13, 2021|website=WyoFile|language=en-US|archive-date=May 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504202025/https://www.wyofile.com/cheney-rails-against-plans-to-withdraw-troops-from-afghanistan/|url-status=live}} Cheney has criticized what she has called the "Putin wing" of the Republican Party.{{cite news |title='The Putin Wing of the GOP': Liz Cheney Rails Against Col. Doug Macgregor For Calling Zelenskyy a 'Puppet' Putting Ukrainian People 'At Unnecessary Risk' |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-putin-wing-of-the-gop-liz-cheney-rails-against-col-doug-macgregor-for-calling-zelenskyy-a-puppet-putting-ukrainian-people-at-unnecessary-risk/ar-AAUFurY |access-date=March 9, 2022 |work=MSN |archive-date=March 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306011621/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-putin-wing-of-the-gop-liz-cheney-rails-against-col-doug-macgregor-for-calling-zelenskyy-a-puppet-putting-ukrainian-people-at-unnecessary-risk/ar-AAUFurY |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Liz Cheney Blasts 'Putin Wing of the GOP' After Ret. Col. Macgregor's Zelensky Remarks |url=https://www.newsweek.com/liz-cheney-blasts-putin-wing-gop-macgregor-zelensky-remarks-1685269 |access-date=March 9, 2022 |work=Newsweek |archive-date=March 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308215729/https://www.newsweek.com/liz-cheney-blasts-putin-wing-gop-macgregor-zelensky-remarks-1685269 |url-status=live }}

When working in the United States Department of State as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Cheney supported the Iraq War, as promoted by her father, Dick Cheney.{{cite news|last=Allen|first=Nick|date=May 12, 2021|title=Trump labels Liz Cheney 'bitter, horrible human being' after Republicans vote to oust her|language=en-GB|work=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/05/12/liz-cheney-ejected-republican-leadership-criticism-donald-trump/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/05/12/liz-cheney-ejected-republican-leadership-criticism-donald-trump/ |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=May 13, 2021|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}{{Better source needed|date=September 2022}}

According to Mother Jones, Cheney insists "that one of the main lies of the Bush-Cheney fraudulent case for war—that there had been a significant connection between al-Qaeda and Iraq—was true." New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd has commented that Cheney used "her patronage perch in the State Department during the Bush-Cheney years ... [and] bolstered her father's trumped-up case for an invasion of Iraq" while cheering "on her dad as he spread fear, propaganda and warped intelligence".{{cite news |last1=Dowd |first1=Maureen |title=Liz Cheney and the Big Lies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/08/opinion/liz-cheney-donald-trump.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/08/opinion/liz-cheney-donald-trump.html |archive-date=December 28, 2021 |url-access=limited |access-date=May 16, 2021 |work=New York Times |date=May 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}

Cheney is a strong supporter of Israel and has expressed support for Israeli plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.{{cite news|title=Republicans sign letter backing Israel's right to set its own borders|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/republicans-sign-letter-backing-israels-right-to-set-its-own-borders/|work=The Times of Israel|first=Ron|last=Kampeas|date=June 23, 2020|access-date=July 25, 2020|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210725/https://www.timesofisrael.com/republicans-sign-letter-backing-israels-right-to-set-its-own-borders/|url-status=live}} She signed a letter to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu that reaffirms "the unshakeable alliance between the United States and Israel".{{cite news |title=Democrats Can't Allow Israel to Pursue Annexation Without Consequences |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/07/20/democrats-israel-west-bank-palestine-annexation-without-consequences/ |work=Foreign Policy |first=Mairav |last=Zonszein |date=July 20, 2020 |access-date=July 25, 2020 |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726003216/https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/07/20/democrats-israel-west-bank-palestine-annexation-without-consequences/ |url-status=live }}

In 2015, Cheney and her father expressed opposition to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, saying that it would "lead to a nuclear-armed Iran".{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dick-liz-cheney-new-book-exceptional-iran-nuclear-deal-2016-election-isis/|title=Dick and Liz Cheney on Iran nuclear deal, 2016 campaign|website=CBS News|date=August 31, 2015|access-date=May 25, 2022|archive-date=June 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611120324/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dick-liz-cheney-new-book-exceptional-iran-nuclear-deal-2016-election-isis/|url-status=live}} On June 21, 2019, after Trump called off military strikes against Iran for allegedly downing an American drone, Cheney compared Trump not attacking Iran to Barack Obama not attacking Syria in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://observer.com/2019/06/liz-cheney-not-attacking-iran-serious-mistake/|title=Liz Cheney Compares Trump to Obama for Not Attacking Iran: Could Be 'Serious Mistake'|website=The New York Observer|date=June 21, 2019|access-date=July 16, 2021|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308094826/https://observer.com/2019/06/liz-cheney-not-attacking-iran-serious-mistake/|url-status=live}} On September 18, 2019, she called for the United States to consider a "proportional military response" against Iran after it was attacking oil bases in the Saudi regions of Abqaiq and Khurais.{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/461953-liz-cheney-calls-for-proportional-military-strikes-against-iran|title=Liz Cheney calls for 'proportional military response' against Iran|first=Rafael|last=Nam|date=September 18, 2019|website=The Hill|access-date=July 16, 2021|archive-date=June 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629142241/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/461953-liz-cheney-calls-for-proportional-military-strikes-against-iran|url-status=live}}

On June 17, 2021, Cheney was one of 160 House Republicans to vote against repealing the 2002 AUMF, which granted the Bush administration the authority to wage war with Iraq. She said that repealing the resolution "would send a message of weakness to our adversaries and allies alike".{{cite news|url=https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/cheney-repealing-aumf-sends-wrong-message-allies-enemies/article_4bc7438e-b803-5f0c-9bf6-246f2ba4701f.html|title=Cheney: Repealing AUMF sends wrong message allies, enemies|website=Wyoming Tribune Eagle|access-date=June 28, 2021|archive-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628012947/https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/cheney-repealing-aumf-sends-wrong-message-allies-enemies/article_4bc7438e-b803-5f0c-9bf6-246f2ba4701f.html|url-status=live}}

Cheney opposes the no-first-use nuclear policy. After the second round of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential debates, Cheney criticized Elizabeth Warren when she advocated the policy.{{cite web|last1=Tenbarge|first1=Kat|date=August 3, 2019|title=Rep. Liz Cheney bashes Bernie Sanders on Twitter and calls him a 'commie' with 'daddy issues' with 'my daddy'|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/liz-cheney-tweets-bernie-sanders-has-daddy-issues-with-my-daddy-2019-8|access-date=December 22, 2021|website=Business Insider|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727163748/https://www.businessinsider.com/liz-cheney-tweets-bernie-sanders-has-daddy-issues-with-my-daddy-2019-8|url-status=live}}{{cite tweet|last=Cheney|first=Liz|user=Liz_Cheney|date=July 31, 2019|title=Key question for Elizabeth Warren @ewarren today – which American cities and how many American citizens are you willing to sacrifice with your policy of forcing the US to absorb a nuclear attack before we can strike back?|number=1156515560441749504|access-date=May 24, 2022|language=en}} Cheney voted to include provisions to draft women in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022.{{cite web |url=https://rollcall.com/2021/10/05/congress-moves-toward-requiring-women-to-register-for-the-draft/ |title=Congress moves toward requiring women to register for the draft |publisher=Roll Call |date=October 5, 2021 |access-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-date=December 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213172321/https://www.rollcall.com/2021/10/05/congress-moves-toward-requiring-women-to-register-for-the-draft/ |url-status=live }}

Cheney has supported the use of torture. In 2009, she defended the use of waterboarding during the George W. Bush administration, comparing it to SERE training.{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2009/09/liz-cheney-the-left-s-new-bugbear/347986/|title=Liz Cheney, the Left's New Bugbear?|first=Max|last=Fisher|date=September 30, 2009|website=The Atlantic|access-date=September 19, 2021|archive-date=September 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919062435/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2009/09/liz-cheney-the-left-s-new-bugbear/347986/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://thedispatch.com/p/liz-cheney-at-high-noon|title=Liz Cheney at High Noon|first=Nicolaus|last=Mills|website=thedispatch.com|date=May 15, 2021 |access-date=September 19, 2021|archive-date=May 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515121930/https://thedispatch.com/p/liz-cheney-at-high-noon|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://reason.com/2021/05/10/liz-cheneys-expected-ouster-shows-the-gop-stands-for-nothing-but-one-mans-whims/|title=Liz Cheney's Expected Ouster Shows the GOP Stands for Nothing but One Man's Whims|date=May 10, 2021|access-date=September 19, 2021|archive-date=September 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919062439/https://reason.com/2021/05/10/liz-cheneys-expected-ouster-shows-the-gop-stands-for-nothing-but-one-mans-whims/|url-status=live}} In 2014, she criticized President Barack Obama after he said, "we tortured some folks".{{cite magazine |last=Miller |first=Zeke |title=Liz Cheney Knocks Obama for Torture Comments |url=https://time.com/3089615/liz-cheney-barack-obama-torture/ |magazine=Time |date=August 7, 2014 |access-date=July 16, 2021 |archive-date=July 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716161533/https://time.com/3089615/liz-cheney-barack-obama-torture/ |url-status=live }} Also that year, she criticized Nancy Pelosi for calling out her father for his support of using torture.{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2014/04/liz-cheney-dick-cheney-cia-interrogation-tactics-105469|title=Liz Cheney defends dad on 'torture'|first=Tal|last=Kopan|date=April 8, 2014|website=Politico.com|access-date=July 16, 2021|archive-date=June 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629081041/https://www.politico.com/story/2014/04/liz-cheney-dick-cheney-cia-interrogation-tactics-105469|url-status=live}}

In 2018, when U.S. senator John McCain criticized CIA director nominee Gina Haspel, Cheney again defended the use of so-called enhanced interrogation techniques, saying that they "saved lives, prevented attacks, and produced intel that led to Osama bin Laden". Cheney's remarks were criticized by Meghan McCain, who responded that her father—who was tortured as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War—"doesn't need torture explained to him".{{cite news |last=Stracqualursi |first=Veronica |title=Meghan McCain to Liz Cheney: 'My father doesn't need torture explained to him' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/15/politics/meghan-mccain-liz-cheney/ |work=CNN |date=March 15, 2018 |access-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519232002/https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/15/politics/meghan-mccain-liz-cheney/ |url-status=live }}

On September 26, 2021, during an interview with Lesley Stahl on 60 Minutes, Cheney reaffirmed her support for waterboarding, saying that it is not torture.{{cite web |last=Stahl |first=Lesley |title=Liz Cheney on being a Republican while opposing Donald Trump |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/liz-cheney-donald-trump-wyoming-60-minutes-2021-09-26/ |work=CBS News |date=September 26, 2021 |access-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927040547/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/liz-cheney-donald-trump-wyoming-60-minutes-2021-09-26/ |url-status=live }}

Cheney was one of 35 Republicans who joined all Democrats in voting to approve legislation to establish the January 6 commission meant to investigate the storming of the U.S. Capitol.{{cite news |last=LeBlanc |first=Paul |title=Here are the 35 House Republicans who voted for the January 6 commission |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/19/politics/house-republicans-january-6-commission/ |work=CNN |date=May 19, 2021 |access-date=May 19, 2021 |archive-date=May 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520010542/https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/19/politics/house-republicans-january-6-commission/ |url-status=live }}[https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021154 Roll Call 154 Bill Number: H. R. 3233 117th Congress, 1st Session] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519234558/https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021154 |date=May 19, 2021 }}, United States House of Representatives, May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/19/jan-6-commission-vote/ |title=How Republicans voted on a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 19, 2021 |access-date=May 20, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=May 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520160544/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/19/jan-6-commission-vote/ |url-status=live }} Before the vote, she was one of few Republican lawmakers who openly expressed support for the commission.{{cite news |last=Grayer |first=Annie |title=House sends bill creating January 6 commission to the Senate |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/19/politics/house-vote-january-6-commission/ |work=CNN |date=May 19, 2021 |access-date=May 19, 2021 |archive-date=May 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519152308/https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/19/politics/house-vote-january-6-commission/ |url-status=live }}

On October 21, 2021, Cheney was one of nine House Republicans who voted to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/21/politics/house-republicans-vote-yes-steve-bannon-contempt-of-congress/|title=These are the 9 House Republicans who voted to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress|work=CNN|access-date=October 22, 2021|archive-date=October 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026010223/https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/21/politics/house-republicans-vote-yes-steve-bannon-contempt-of-congress/index.html|url-status=dead}}

In 2013, during her Senate bid, Cheney voiced her opposition to same-sex marriage.{{cite web|last=Clark|first=Meredith|date=November 17, 2013|title=Liz Cheney sparks family feud with anti-gay marriage remarks|url=https://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/liz-cheney-sparks-family-feud|access-date=December 24, 2018|website=MSNBC|archive-date=November 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119203752/https://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/liz-cheney-sparks-family-feud|url-status=live}} This caused a public falling-out with her sister, Mary Cheney, who is gay and wrote in a Facebook post, "Either [y]ou think all families should be treated equally or you don't. Liz's position is to treat my family as second class citizens."{{cite news|last=Blake|first=Aaron|date=November 18, 2013|title=Mary Cheney: My sister is treating us as 'second class citizens'|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2013/11/18/mary-cheney-my-sister-is-treating-us-as-second-class-citizens/|access-date=July 12, 2019|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210625/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2013/11/18/mary-cheney-my-sister-is-treating-us-as-second-class-citizens/|url-status=live}}{{efn|Mary's wife Heather Poe wrote in a Facebook post, "Liz has been a guest in our home, has spent time and shared holidays with our children, and when Mary and I got married in 2012, she didn't hesitate to tell us how happy she was for us. To have her now say she doesn't support our right to marry is offensive to say the least."{{cite news|last=Camia|first=Catalina|date=November 18, 2013|title=Cheney sisters spar over gay marriage on social media|newspaper=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/11/18/liz-cheney-gay-marriage-sister-facebook/3625829/|access-date=July 12, 2019|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210611/https://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/11/18/liz-cheney-gay-marriage-sister-facebook/3625829/|url-status=live}}}} Mary declared she would not support Liz's 2014 Senate candidacy.{{cite web|last=Zengerle|first=Jason|date=November 20, 2013|title=The Race That Broke the Cheneys|url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2013/11/the-race-that-broke-the-cheney-family-100174/|access-date=May 24, 2022|website=Politico Magazine|archive-date=September 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920214649/https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2013/11/the-race-that-broke-the-cheney-family-100174|url-status=live}} The family spat becoming a focus of media attention was cited as one of the reasons Cheney ended her Senate campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/liz-cheney-wyoming-senate-race-101767|title=Cheney: 'I have decided to discontinue my campaign'|website=Politico|date=January 6, 2014|first1=James|last1=Hohmann|first2=Tal|last2=Kopan|first3=Alexander|last3=Burns|access-date=May 24, 2022|archive-date=July 28, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210728103521/https://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/liz-cheney-wyoming-senate-race-101767|url-status=live}}

On September 26, 2021, during an interview with Lesley Stahl on 60 Minutes, Cheney expressed regret for not supporting same-sex marriage. She was one of 47 Republicans to vote for the Respect for Marriage Act of 2022, which would codify same-sex marriage into federal law, and passed the House, 267–157.{{Cite web | last=Eavis | first=Victoria |title=Rep. Liz Cheney votes in favor of same-sex marriage protections |url=https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rep-liz-cheney-votes-in-favor-of-same-sex-marriage-protections/article_87e2e0f4-07ab-11ed-8a8a-47e1a3ea1198.html |access-date=July 20, 2022 |website=Casper Star-Tribune Online |date=July 19, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=July 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720020615/https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rep-liz-cheney-votes-in-favor-of-same-sex-marriage-protections/article_87e2e0f4-07ab-11ed-8a8a-47e1a3ea1198.html |url-status=live }}

In 2022, Cheney voted for H.R. 8373 ("The Right to Contraception Act"), a bill designed to protect access to contraceptives and health care providers' ability to provide contraceptives and information about contraception.{{cite web | url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/117-2022/h385 | title=H.R. 8373: To protect a person's ability to access contraceptives ... House Vote #385 |date=July 21, 2022 }}

Cheney, stating she had, "always been strongly pro-life" spoke in praise of the Supreme Court's overturn of Roe v. Wade as part of their Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling.{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/06-24-2022/cheney-dichotomy/|title=Liz Cheney praised the Supreme Court for striking down Roe v. Wade, and hours later voted for a bipartisan gun safety bill.|website=Politico|date=June 24, 2022}} Cheney's opposition to abortion has earned her a 0% approval rating from the Planned Parenthood action fund, and a 93% approval rating from the National Right to Life Committee.{{cite web | url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/171319/liz-cheney?categoryId=2&type=V,S,R,E,F,P | title=Vote Smart | Facts for All }}

Bud Goodall in 2010 called Cheney a "conspiracy propagandist".{{cite book |last1=Goodall |first1=H.L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A9NmDAAAQBAJ |title=Counter-Narrative: How Progressive Academics Can Challenge Extremists and Promote Social Justice |date=2016 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1315431482 |page=71 |access-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203230035/https://books.google.com/books?id=A9NmDAAAQBAJ |archive-date=February 3, 2021 |url-status=live}}

In 2009, Cheney refused to denounce adherents of Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories (birtherism) on Larry King Live, saying that the birtherism movement existed because "people are uncomfortable with a president who is reluctant to defend the nation overseas".{{cite news |last=Walsh |first=Joan |title=Liz Cheney defends the Birthers |url=https://www.salon.com/2009/07/23/liz_cheney_and_birthers/ |access-date=January 13, 2021 |work=Salon |date=July 23, 2009 |archive-date=February 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204022013/https://www.salon.com/2009/07/23/liz_cheney_and_birthers/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Benen |first=Steve |author-link=Steve Benen |title=Birther madness |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2009/07/22/birther-madness/ |access-date=January 13, 2021 |work=Washington Monthly |date=July 22, 2009 |archive-date=February 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203233923/https://washingtonmonthly.com/2009/07/22/birther-madness/ |url-status=live }} According to Mother Jones, the Obama citizenship conspiracy theory was an "odious lie that Liz Cheney also defended".{{cite news |last1=Corn |first1=David |title=How Liz Cheney and Her Dad Paved the Way for the Big Lie |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/05/how-liz-cheney-and-her-dad-paved-the-way-for-the-big-lie/ |access-date=May 16, 2021 |work=Mother Jones |date=May 7, 2021 |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514230533/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/05/how-liz-cheney-and-her-dad-paved-the-way-for-the-big-lie/ |url-status=live }} In 2009, Cheney gave the keynote address at a dinner hosted by the Center for Security Policy, an anti-Muslim think tank deemed a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center{{cite web |title=Center for Security Policy |url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/center-security-policy |website=splcenter.org |publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center |access-date=January 13, 2021 |archive-date=April 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411234113/https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/center-security-policy |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Liz Cheney at the Freedom Flame: Educating Obama |url=https://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/2010/06/30/liz-cheney-at-the-freedom-flame-educating-obama-2/ |website=centerforsecuritypolicy.org |date=June 30, 2010 |publisher=Center for Security Policy |access-date=January 13, 2021 |archive-date=February 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206110126/https://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/2010/06/30/liz-cheney-at-the-freedom-flame-educating-obama-2/ |url-status=live }} and known for promoting the false claim that Obama is a Muslim.{{Cite web|title=Ted Cruz Defends Adviser Who Called Obama America's "First Muslim President"|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/frank-gaffney-cruz-obama-muslim_n_56f093cde4b03a640a6b70ed|last=Baumann|first=Nick|date=March 21, 2016|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=May 25, 2020}}

Cheney has denounced the far-right conspiracy theory QAnon, saying, "QAnon is a dangerous lunacy that should have no place in American politics".{{Cite web |last=Brufke |first=Juliegrace |date=August 20, 2020 |title=Liz Cheney condemns QAnon conspiracy |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/512959-liz-cheney-condemns-qanon-conspiracy/ |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}

On September 4, 2024, Liz Cheney announced at Duke University that she is supporting Kamala Harris for president. "And as a conservative, as someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution, I have thought deeply about this, and because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris" she said. On September 6, 2024, her father Dick Cheney announced that he is supporting Kamala Harris and the Democratic ticket for president of the United States and that Trump is a "threat to our republic" and a "coward" and that "he tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him." In response, Donald Trump texted on his Trump Social platform that "Dick Cheney is an irrelevant RINO, along with his daughter".{{cite news |last1=Gangel |first1=Jamie |last2=Rose |first2=Rashard |last3=Hudspeth Blackburn |first3=Piper |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/04/politics/liz-cheney-voting-kamala-harris/index.html |title=Liz Cheney says she is voting for Harris for president |work=CNN |date=September 4, 2024 |access-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909175659/https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/04/politics/liz-cheney-voting-kamala-harris/index.html |archive-date=September 9, 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Stracqualursi |first1=Veronica |last2=Hudspeth Blackburn |first2=Piper |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/06/politics/dick-cheney-kamala-harris-president/index.html |title=Dick Cheney says he's voting for Harris in November and Trump 'can never be trusted with power again' |work=CNN |date=September 6, 2024 |access-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909175539/https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/06/politics/dick-cheney-kamala-harris-president/index.html |archive-date=September 9, 2024}}

At an Arizona rally on November 1, 2024, Trump called Cheney a "war hawk" and said "Let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her. OK? Let's see how she feels about it, you know when the guns are trained on her face. They're all war hawks when they're sitting in Washington in a nice building saying, 'Oh, gee, well let's send 10,000 troops right into the mouth of the enemy.'" Cheney responded by saying, "This is how dictators destroy free nations. They threaten those who speak against them with death."{{Cite web |last1=Quinn |first1=Melissa |last2=Rinaldi |first2=Olivia |date=2024-11-01 |title=Trump attacks Liz Cheney as "war hawk," saying see how she feels "when the guns are trained on her face"|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-attacks-liz-cheney-war-hawk-guns-trained-on-her-face/ |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=www.cbsnews.com|quote=Washington — Former President Donald Trump attacked former Rep. Liz Cheney, one of his most ardent critics, on Thursday as a "war hawk" and suggested she be sent into the line of fire.}}{{Cite web |date=2024-11-01 |title=Trump attacks Liz Cheney, says she wouldn't be a 'war hawk' if 'guns are trained on her face' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-liz-cheney-war-hawk-guns-pointed-rcna178349 |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=NBC News |language=en}} Following Trump's remarks, Kris Mayes, the Arizona Attorney General, launched an investigation into whether Trump's statement qualified as a prosecutable death threat under Arizona law.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-01 |title=Arizona attorney general's office probing Trump's violent comments about Liz Cheney |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/arizona-ags-office-probing-trumps-violent-comments-liz-cheney-rcna178228 |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=NBC News |language=en}}

Kamala Harris' campaign welcomed Cheney's support, a move criticized by Ilhan Omar, The Nation, and Newsweek as ineffective due to her bipartisan unpopularity.{{Cite web |last=Kashiwagi |first=Sydney |date=2024-11-26 |title=Rep. Ilhan Omar says Harris-Walz tapping Liz Cheney was 'huge misstep' |url=https://www.startribune.com/rep-ilhan-omar-says-harris-walz-tapping-liz-cheney-was-huge-misstep/601187033 |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=www.startribune.com |language=en}}{{Cite magazine |last=Perez |first=Nikki McCann Ramirez,Andrew |date=2024-11-26 |title=Harris Adviser on Liz Cheney Alliance: 'This Political Environment Sucked, OK?' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/harris-advisers-pod-save-america-1235182575/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Nichols |first=John |date=2024-11-12 |title=Liz Cheney Was an Electoral Fiasco for Kamala Harris |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/liz-cheney-electoral-fiasco-kamala-harris/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |language=en-US |issn=0027-8378}}{{Cite web |last1=Professor |first1=David Faris Associate |last2=University |first2=Roosevelt |date=2024-10-24 |title=The Kamala Harris Campaign Is Leaning Into a Losing Strategy {{!}} Opinion |url=https://www.newsweek.com/kamala-harris-campaign-leaning-losing-strategy-opinion-1974332 |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}

Cheney was selected for the inaugural 2021 Forbes 50 Over 50, a list of notable entrepreneurs, leaders, scientists, and creators older than age 50.{{cite news |last1=Gross |first1=Elana Lyn |last2=Voytko |first2=Lisette |last3=McGrath |first3=Maggie |url=https://www.forbes.com/50over50/ |title=The New Golden Age |work=Forbes |date=June 2, 2021 |access-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-date=June 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607030212/https://www.forbes.com/50over50/ |url-status=live }} She was also included in the 2021 Time 100, Time{{'}}s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.{{cite web |last=Spinner |first=Claire |title=Cindy McCain praises Liz Cheney in Time magazine's list of influential people |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2021/09/15/cindy-mccain-praises-liz-cheney-time-100-list-influential-people/8352738002/ |website=The Arizona Republic |date=September 15, 2021 |access-date=November 14, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709190342/https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2021/09/15/cindy-mccain-praises-liz-cheney-time-100-list-influential-people/8352738002/ |url-status=live }}

On April 22, 2022, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation named Cheney a Profile in Courage Award recipient for "defending democracy". The foundation said that Cheney had been a "consistent and courageous voice in defense of democracy" and that she had "refused to take the politically expedient course that most of her party embraced."{{Cite web |first=Veronica |last=Stracqualursi |title=Zelensky and Liz Cheney named JFK 'Profile in Courage' award recipients |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/politics/jfk-profile-in-courage-award-liz-cheney-volodymyr-zelensky/ |access-date=April 23, 2022 |website=CNN |date=April 22, 2022 |archive-date=April 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422230557/https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/politics/jfk-profile-in-courage-award-liz-cheney-volodymyr-zelensky/ |url-status=live }} The award was presented in person on May 22.{{Citation |title=2022 Profile in Courage Award: Defending Democracy at Home and Abroad |date=May 22, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn6N3yk3aSQ |at=32:06–45:15 |publisher=JFK Library; YouTube |language=en |access-date=May 23, 2022 |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525011151/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn6N3yk3aSQ |url-status=live }}

Cheney was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from Dartmouth College in June 9, 2024.{{Cite web |title=Announcing the 2024 Honorary Degree Recipients |url=https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2024/04/announcing-2024-honorary-degree-recipients |access-date=June 10, 2024 |website=Dartmouth.edu |date=April 11, 2024 }}

On January 2, 2025, Cheney was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Joe Biden, who described Cheney and fellow recipient Bennie Thompson as "elected officials who served in difficult times with honor, decency, and ensure our democracy delivers".

She was nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for "her defense of freedom and democracy," along with the other members of the January 6th Committee.{{cite news |title=Professor nominerer Trump-granskere til Nobels fredspris |url=https://www.khrono.no/professor-nominerer-trump-granskere-til-nobels-fredspris/940043 |access-date=10 February 2025 |work=Khrono}}

Cheney is a United Methodist.Jenkins, Jack (May 12, 2021).

[https://web.archive.org/web/20210518203103/https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/liz-cheney-ousted-from-party-leadership-invokes-pope-and-the-power-of-faith/2021/05/12/aa53cdfa-b370-11eb-bc96-fdf55de43bef_story.html "Liz Cheney, ousted from party leadership, invokes pope and the 'power of faith'."] The Washington Post. Religion News Service. Retrieved May 17, 2021. She is married to Philip Perry, a partner at Latham & Watkins. They were married in Wyoming in 1993. They have five children.{{cite web

| url = https://people.com/parents/fifth_child_for/

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}} In 2012, Cheney moved to Wyoming.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=August 17, 2012 |title=Liz Cheney says move to Wyoming not about politics |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2012/08/liz-cheney-says-move-to-wyoming-not-about-politics-079838 |access-date=August 29, 2022 |website=Politico |publisher=Associated Press |language=en}}

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| title = 2016 Wyoming at-large Congressional district election{{cite web |title=Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election – August 16, 2016 |url=http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2016/Results/Primary/2016_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf |publisher=Wyoming Secretary of State |access-date=February 13, 2020 |archive-date=November 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115122939/http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2016/Results/Primary/2016_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2016/Results/General/2016_General_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf|title=Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election – November 8, 2016|access-date=February 13, 2020|publisher=Wyoming Secretary of State|archive-date=November 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115124615/http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2016/Results/General/2016_General_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf|url-status=live}}

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Liz Cheney

| votes = 35043

| percentage = 39.8

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Leland Christensen

| votes = 19330

| percentage = 21.9

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Tim Stubson

| votes = 15524

| percentage = 17.6

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Darin Smith

| votes = 13381

| percentage = 15.2

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mike Konsmo

| votes = 1363

| percentage = 1.6

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Jason Adam Senteney

| votes = 976

| percentage = 1.1

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Rex Rammell

| votes = 890

| percentage = 1.0

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Paul Paad

| votes = 886

| percentage = 1.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Heath Beaudry

| votes = 534

| percentage = 0.6

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| votes = 155

| percentage = 0.2

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 88082

| percentage = 100

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Liz Cheney

| votes = 156176

| percentage = 62.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Ryan Greene

| votes = 75466

| percentage = 30.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Constitution Party (United States)

| candidate = Daniel Clyde Cummings

| votes = 10362

| percentage = 4.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Lawrence Gerard Struempf

| votes = 9033

| percentage = 3.6

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{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 739

| percentage = 0.3

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 251776

| percentage = 100

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| title = 2018 Wyoming At-Large Congressional District election{{cite web|url=http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2018/Results/Primary/2018_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf|title=Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election – August 21, 2018|access-date=February 13, 2020|publisher=Wyoming Secretary of State|archive-date=November 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115150856/http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2018/Results/Primary/2018_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2018/Results/General/2018_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf|title=Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election – November 6, 2018|access-date=February 13, 2020|publisher=Wyoming Secretary of State|archive-date=November 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115135250/http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2018/Results/General/2018_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf|url-status=live}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Liz Cheney (incumbent)

| votes = 75183

| percentage = 67.7

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Rod Miller

| votes = 22045

| percentage = 19.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Blake E Stanley

| votes = 13307

| percentage = 12.0

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{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 478

| percentage = 0.4

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 111013

| percentage = 100

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Liz Cheney (incumbent)

| votes = 127963

| percentage = 63.6

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Greg Hunter

| votes = 59903

| percentage = 29.8

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| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Richard Brubaker

| votes = 6918

| percentage = 3.4

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| party = Constitution Party (United States)

| candidate = Daniel Clyde Cummings

| votes = 6070

| percentage = 3.0

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| votes = 391

| percentage = 0.2

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 201245

| percentage = 100

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| title = 2020 Wyoming At-Large Congressional District election{{cite web |title=Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Electionmary.xlsx |url=https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2020/Results/Primary/2020_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf |website=Wyoming Secretary of State |access-date=August 21, 2020 |archive-date=March 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327042819/https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2020/Results/Primary/2020_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf |url-status=live }}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Liz Cheney (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 78,870

| percentage = 73.5

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Blake Stanley

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 28,039

| percentage = 26.1

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| votes = 454

| percentage = 0.4

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| votes = 107,363

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Liz Cheney (incumbent)

| votes = 185,732

| percentage = 68.6

| change = +5.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Lynnette Grey Bull

| votes = 66,576

| percentage = 24.6

| change = -5.2

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| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Richard Brubaker

| votes = 10,154

| percentage = 3.7

| change = +0.3

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| party = Constitution Party (United States)

| candidate = Jeff Haggit

| votes = 7,905

| percentage = 2.9

| change = -0.1

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| votes = 525

| percentage = 0.2

| change = ±0.0

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| votes = 270,892

| percentage = 100

| change = N/A

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Harriet Hageman

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 113,079

| percentage = 66.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Liz Cheney (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 49,339

| percentage = 28.9

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| candidate = Anthony Bouchard

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 4,508

| percentage = 2.6

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Denton Knapp

| votes = 2,258

| percentage = 1.3

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Robyn M. Belinskey

| votes = 1,306

| percentage = 0.8

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{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 175

| percentage = 0.1

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 170,665

| percentage = 100

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• {{cite book|last=Cheney|first=Liz|year=2011|title=In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir|others=with Dick Cheney|publisher=Threshold Editions |location=New York|isbn=978-1-4391-7619-1|title-link=In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir}}
• {{cite book|last=Cheney|first=Liz|others=with Dick Cheney|title=Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America|title-link=Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America|year=2015|location=New York|publisher=Simon & Schuster|isbn=978-1-5011-1541-7}}
• {{cite book |last=Cheney |first=Liz |year=2023 |title=Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning|title-link=Oath and Honor |location=New York |publisher=Little, Brown and Company |isbn=978-0-3165-7206-4 |oclc=1377423118}}

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• [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,136214,00.html Transcript: appearance on Fox News' No Spin Zone], interview with Bill O'Reilly, October 21, 2004
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090517040231/http://2002-2009-fpc.state.gov/56709.htm Transcript: Foreign Press Center briefing on disbursement of MEPI funds], Manama, Bahrain, November 9, 2005
• [https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/2008/08/interview-with-elizabeth-cheney-us-principal-deputy-assistant-secretary-of-state-for-near-eastern-affairs?lang=en Interview: Carnegie Endowment (August 25, 2008; HTML)] [http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/Interview.pdf (PDF)]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xywJaGsPnvo "Now The Real Work Begins", The Great Task – Cheney's channel at YouTube (16 August 2022)]

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