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Headline Roundup February 3rd, 2021

House Republicans Meet to Discuss Future of 2 House Members

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On Wednesday, House Republicans will meet to determine the fate of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). Cheney comes under fire from fellow party members after voting to impeach former President Donald Trump; Greene faces backlash for controversial comments about QAnon and promotion of certain political theories.

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House Republicans, divided and angry, meet to decide fate of Liz Cheney and Marjorie Taylor Greene
House Republicans, divided and angry, meet to decide fate of Liz Cheney and Marjorie Taylor Greene

USA TODAY

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When House Republicans meet Wednesday, they'll be at odds over what to do about Liz Cheney and Marjorie Taylor Greene, controversial figures representing the two wings of an increasingly fractured party.

But the closed-door gathering also could reveal a lot more about the direction of a party openly warring with itself while charting a future without Donald Trump in the White House but very much on GOP voters' minds.

Denver Riggleman, a former Virginia GOP congressman who lost reelection last year to a more conservative Republican, told USA TODAY Tuesday...

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House Republicans meet Wednesday to address Liz Cheney leadership, Marjorie Taylor Greene comments
House Republicans meet Wednesday to address Liz Cheney leadership, Marjorie Taylor Greene comments

ABC News (Online)

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House Republicans will meet Wednesday afternoon to address simmering intraparty tensions after former President Donald Trump's second impeachment, with debate expected around Rep. Liz Cheney's impeachment vote and the controversy ignited by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's history of espousing conspiracy theories.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., met with Greene Tuesday night over her committee assignments, and even convened the GOP Steering Committee - which assigns committee seats - to discuss the issue, though no final decision about Greene's situation was made.

Cheney, the chair of the conference and a...

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Marjorie Taylor Greene's, Liz Cheney's futures in balance as House GOP gathers for crucial meeting Wednesday
Marjorie Taylor Greene's, Liz Cheney's futures in balance as House GOP gathers for crucial meeting Wednesday

Fox News Digital

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House Republicans will gather Wednesday afternoon for a conference meeting that comes as two of its members are in hot water for very different reasons, and they could face threats to their futures in the party.

Debate is expected at the meeting about the standing in the conference of Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. Cheney angered many of her fellow Republicans with a vote to impeach former President Trump, triggering a push by some of the Trump loyalists in the conference to remove her as the...

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