Rep. Liz Cheney, ready for defeat in Tuesday’s GOP primary in Wyoming after spending the last 18 months attacking former President Donald Trump, could rebound into a new political career as head of the “Never Trump” wing of the party.
Republican Harriet Hageman was set to prevail in the primary for Wyoming’s at-large congressional seat after voters rejected Ms. Cheney’s opposition to the former president, who won the state by 43 points in 2020.
Defeat means Ms. Cheney will soon lose her Capitol Hill pulpit, which she has used since early 2021 to denounce Mr. Trump, urge his banishment from the GOP and even push for a criminal investigation into his role in challenging the results of the 2020 presidential election.