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    Liz Cheney just lost her House seat, but her fight against Trump continues

    Liz Cheney's sustained criticism of former President Trump made her one of his top political targets. She has pledged her chief goal is to make sure he never wins back the White House.
    by Deirdre Walsh Aug 16, 2022 4 minutes
    Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney lost her primary to Trump backed candidate Harriet Hageman, but remains the vice chair of the House panel probing the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
    Updated August 16, 2022 at 11:02 PM ET

    Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney conceded defeat in the primary election for her House seat on Tuesday following months of her withering criticism of former President Donald Trump and his efforts to subvert the 2020 election.

    "This primary election is over, but now the real work begins," Cheney said, nodding to future political plans to take on Trump. Cheney noted that she had called opponent Harriet Hageman to congratulate her.

    Hageman, an attorney endorsed by Trump who once was a Cheney supporter, took a vast lead over the incumbent. In a state that gave Donald Trump his biggest victory in 2020, Hageman is on a glide path to win the seat outright against Democratic opponent Lynnette

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