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☆ UVa comes together in grief after campus shooting that killed 3 football players
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The University of Virginia community came together in grief Monday night as students, staff members, educators and others struggled to understand the shooting that left three football players dead and the campus heartbroken. Matthew Krinn, 19, a sophomore from Chevy Chase, Maryland, said that although he has grown up aware of campus shootings, he never thought he would be directly affected. At Monday night's vigil, students placed bouquets and candles on the steps of Old Cabell Hall, where some football players openly shed tears for their fallen teammates. He said he’s also rethinking the way he talks about school shootings, noting that he used to joke with his Taiwanese friends, saying he may need a bulletproof vest. is a strong community.

☆ Liz Cheney, whose 3 Democratic endorsees won their races, takes a dig at election denier Kari Lake after Arizona defeat
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Kari Lake, a Trump-endorsed candidate for Arizona's governorship, lost to Katie Hobbs on Monday. Lake previously thanked Liz Cheney in a sarcastic letter for boosting campaign donations. Rep. Cheney lost her primary election against Trump-backed candidate Harriet Hageman in August. Lake, who had previously questioned the outcome of the 2020 election, on Sunday called Arizona "the laughingstock of elections" after results indicated she was losing the race. Representatives for Cheney and Lake did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.

☆ Liz Cheney says 2022 midterm elections were a 'rejection' of Trump and a 'victory for team normal'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

GOP Rep. Liz Cheney is a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump. On Thursday she said the 2022 midterm elections marked a "victory for team normal," reports said. Cheney endorsed three Democrats in the midterm elections, two of whom won. "Well, I think that it was a clear victory for team normal," Cheney said. "We believe in standing up for the Constitution, and for the Republic and a real rejection of the toxicity, and the hate, and vitriol, and of Donald Trump."

Former NFL football star Herschel Walker trailed Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock in Georgia, as the two headed to a Dec. 6 run-off election. But Trump-backed Senate candidates J.D. The populist priorities of his "America First" agenda and his combative political style also helped shape the overall Republican campaign. Save America contributed close to $30 million to political allies and Republican Party accounts, including $20 million in October to a group that ran television ads supporting Republican Senate candidates in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Arizona and Nevada. But Save America's contributions paled in comparison to spending by the Senate Leadership Fund, or SLF, a leading political action committee aligned with top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell.

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☆ Live Results: Wyoming votes in congressional and state elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Walt Hickey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Explore more race results below. Polls close in the state at 7 p.m. local time, or 9 p.m. EST. Loading Something is loading. It symobilizes the 2022 Election. Polls close in the state at 7 p.m. local time, or 9 p.m. EST.

☆ GOP Rep. Liz Cheney backs Rep. Elissa Slotkin in tight Michigan House race in her first endorsement of a Democrat
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin speaks at a campaign rally she held on October 16, 2022 in East Lansing, Michigan. Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, co-leader of the House Jan. 6 committee and a staunch critic of former President Donald Trump, is endorsing Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin in her tough re-election fight in Michigan. It's also Cheney's first endorsement since Trump-backed GOP challenger Harriet Hageman trounced the incumbent in Wyoming's GOP primary. Cheney and Slotkin are set to campaign together in Lansing on Tuesday, the Democrat's campaign said Thursday. "I'm proud to endorse Elissa Slotkin," Cheney said in a statement shared by Slotkin's campaign.

☆ Rep. Liz Cheney says she won't vote for Harriet Hageman, the Trump-endorsed Republican who defeated her in the Wyoming GOP primary
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Liz Cheney said she would not support Wyoming GOP House nominee Harriet Hageman in the November general election. Hageman, who was backed by Trump and a plethora of national Republicans, defeated Cheney 66%-29%. Hageman, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump and a plethora of House Republicans, defeated Cheney in the August GOP primary 66%-29%. "Harriet is a member of the Wyoming State Bar and she's sworn an oath to the Constitution as a member of the Wyoming State Bar," Cheney told the media organization's chief executive Evan Smith. Cheney also pointed out Kari Lake, the Republican gubernatorial nominee in Arizona, as a candidate who has continued to question the results of the 2020 election.

☆ Liz Cheney says Republicans 'going through contortions' to justify classified documents at Mar-a-Lago shows how 'fundamentally destructive' Trump has been to the party
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Isabella Zavarise | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Liz Cheney called out Republican party members who continue to defend Donald Trump. Speaking at Texas Tribune Fest, Cheney said members of the GOP are "going through contortions." Cheney said it shows how "fundamentally destructive Donald Trump has been." The vice chair of the Jan 6 committee has been one of the few outspoken GOP critics of Trump. When asked by Smith whether former Vice President Mike Pence would testify, Cheney said she is hopeful.

☆ Liz Cheney supporters say they are the 'silent majority' in Wyoming as Trump tries to oust her from Congress
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-07 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming is in an intense political battle to hold on to her seat in Congress. "The people who hate Liz Cheney will gladly stand at their pulpit and scream it to the ends of the world," Landon Brown, a state lawmaker who supports Cheney, told Insider. And I do believe when it comes to Liz Cheney and the rest of the Republican Party, there's gonna be some pretty damning upsets." Anytime that we needed her, her help, she was there," Pete Obermueller, president of the Petroleum Association of Wyoming, told Insider. The Wyoming Republican Party also censured her, and later voted to no longer recognize her as a Republican.

☆ In Wyoming, Trump supporters echo his disdain for Liz Cheney as she faces a tough primary: 'Go get a job flipping burgers somewhere'
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-29 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Trump has endorsed Harriet Hageman, a primary challenger of Cheney. Trump went to rally on Saturday for Hageman in Casper, Wyoming where his supporters derided Cheney. His Saturday appearance in Wyoming served to implore voters to choose Hageman over Cheney in the upcoming Republican primary on August 16. At the rally, Trump's supporters, some of whom have previously voted for Cheney, poured scorn on her and echoed his disdain for the incumbent member of Congress. 'She's changed'Voters at Wyoming rally.

☆ Trump targets Liz Cheney at Wyoming rally days after his high-profile endorsements flopped
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-28 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump went after his critic, Rep. Liz Cheney, at a rally in Wyoming on Saturday. Trump has endorsed Harriet Hageman, an attorney running to unseat Cheney. "The people of Wyoming are going to vote to dump your RINO congresswoman Liz Cheney," Trump told the audience, erupting into cheers, "And you're going to send the incredible Harriet Hageman to Congress." The rally is being held to support Harriet Hageman, Rep. Liz Cheney’s primary challenger in Wyoming. "All of America is counting on you, Wyoming," Trump said.

☆ Factbox: One last test for Trump's U.S. midterm election endorsements
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

But because neither candidate won 50% of the vote, they face off again on Tuesday in a run-off election. Following Trump's endorsement, he surged in opinion polls and easily defeated former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory in the May 17 primary. David Perdue* Went up against Georgia's incumbent Republican Governor Brian KempDespite Trump's endorsement, former U.S. Senator David Perdue did not come close to upsetting Georgia's incumbent Republican Governor Brian Kemp in the party's nomination contest. Kemp, who had angered Trump by dismissing the former president's false statements about election fraud in the 2020 presidential contest, won his re-election bid against Democrat Stacey Abrams.

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