Liz Cheney raises $3 million in first quarter while under fire from Trump

Rep. Liz Cheney raised nearly $3 million in the first quarter of this year and grew her war chest to almost $7 million as the Wyoming Republican fights to hold off a GOP primary challenger endorsed by former President Donald Trump.

Sources familiar with Cheney’s fundraising in January, February, and March confirmed Monday that the congresswoman plans to report to the Federal Election Commission a first-quarter fundraising total of $2.94 million and cash on hand of $6.8 million. Those are big numbers for a small state like Wyoming. But Cheney could need every penny to defeat Republican primary challenger Harriet Hageman, an attorney.