Trump's impact expands in wave of new voting laws: The Note

The action in state legislatures on voting laws may be a better indication of where the GOP stands than even the drive to eliminate Rep. Liz Cheney from House leadership.

The TAKE with Rick Klein The end of Rep. Liz Cheney's time in House Republican leadership is only a piece of it -- and could be far from the most impactful part. It's an accident of timing, but far from a coincidence, that Cheney, R-Wyo., is being pushed out at the same time that a wave of states controlled by Republicans approve new restrictions impacting how people vote. Both are driven by former President Donald Trump's false insistence that the election was stolen. The action in states may be a better indication of where the GOP stands than even the drive to eliminate Cheney from leadership over her decision to continue to call out Trump's lies.