GOP faces ‘inflection point’ on Liz Cheney and Marjorie Taylor Greene

Published February 2, 2021 7:12pm ET



House Republicans Wednesday will battle for the future of their own party in a closed-door meeting that could decide the fate of the No. 3 leader, Rep. Liz Cheney.

Cheney, who voted last month to impeach then-President Donald Trump, faces stiff backlash from the far-right, pro-Trump wing of the conference. At the same time, GOP lawmakers are fighting to steer the party away from the influence of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a pro-Trump Georgia Republican whose embrace of conspiracy theories has prompted Democrats to consider an unusual vote to strip her of critical committee assignments.

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