
House Republicans are preparing to oust Liz Cheney from leadership this week. Here's what to watch.
CNN
House Republicans could vote as early as Wednesday to replace Rep. Liz Cheney as GOP conference chair, a move that would underscore former President Donald Trump's firm grip on the party months after leaving office.
Cheney's refusal to embrace Trump's election lies, and her rebukes of his role in the US Capitol insurrection, has highlighted a tumultuous rift in a Republican Party grappling with its future without Trump in the White House. New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, who's less ideologically conservative than Cheney, appears poised to seize the Wyoming Republican's post. But even skeptics of Stefanik's conservative credentials say she's preferable to Cheney on the most important factor: her loyalty to the former President. The New York congresswoman became one of Trump's most visible defenders in Congress as part of his 2020 impeachment defense after initially criticizing Trump's rhetoric during the 2016 campaign and telling voters that she would be an "independent voice."
Judge restricts federal response to Minnesota protests amid outrage over immigration agents’ tactics
Immigration agents carrying out a sweeping operation in Minnesota can’t deploy certain crowd-control measures against peaceful protesters or arrest them, a federal judge ruled Friday. The order follows widespread outrage over a fatal shooting, reports of US citizens getting detained and Minnesotans getting asked for documents for no clear reason.

The smell of wet grass from the recent atmospheric river rains, mud and gasoline wafts through the warm Southern California air as Alec Derpetrossian works the chainsaw with a foreman, Randy Magaña, who helps him guide where to put the blade. Derpetrossian is still learning how to adequately use the large tool.











