Trump looms large over House GOP leadership battle

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A simmering fight among House Republicans over former President Donald Trump’s role in the party’s future will play out next week in a closed-door battle over who should lead the GOP conference.

Rep. Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican and staunch foe of the former president, faces a challenge to her role as House Republican Conference chairwoman by lawmakers who say her anti-Trump tweets and comments are not helping the party regain the House majority in 2022.

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