House Republicans purged Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming from their leadership ranks on Wednesday, voting to oust their No. The action came by voice vote during a brief but raucous closed-door meeting in an auditorium on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning, after Ms. Cheney made a defiant final speech that drew boos from her colleagues. In her parting remarks, Ms. Cheney urged Republicans not to “let the former president drag us backward,” according to a person familiar with the private comments who described them on the condition of anonymity. Republicans did just that after greeting her speech with jeers, according to two people present, speaking on the condition of anonymity to describe an internal discussion. They opted not to hold a recorded vote after Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the Republican leader, said that they should vote by voice to show unity.

Source: New York Times May 12, 2021 11:43 UTC