Democratic Chairman of the January 6 Select Committee Bennie Thompson announced on Thursday that Republican Rep. Liz Cheney will become the panel's vice chair, the latest sign that the Democrat-run committee is attempting to strike a bipartisan tone as it prepares to wade into politically contested waters.

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Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the chair of the House select committee in charge of investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, announced Thursday that he has named Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) as vice chair.Why it matters: Cheney, who was already the committee's top Republican, is now the panel's second-ranking member, an unusual move for a committee dominated by Democrats due to House GOP leadership's refusal to participate.Stay on top of the …

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House Democrats have promoted Republican Rep. Liz Cheney to vice chairwoman of a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, placing her in a leadership spot on the panel as some Republicans are threatening to oust her from the GOP conference for participating.

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON - Republican U.S. Representative Liz Cheney will serve as vice chairwoman of the congressional select committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, the panel announced on Thursday. The announcement is likely to increase criticism of Cheney, a three-term House member and the daughter of former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney

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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have promoted Republican Rep. Liz Cheney to vice chairwoman of a committee investigating the Jan.

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Republican representative Liz Cheney has been promoted by Democrats to be vice chairwoman of a committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection.

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Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming was elevated Thursday to the role of vice chair of the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol as other Republicans pushed for her ouster from the GOP.

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By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Whitney Wild, CNNDemocratic Chairman of the January 6 Select Committee Bennie Thompson announced on Thursday that Republican Rep. Liz Cheney will become the panel’s vice chair, the latest sign that the Democrat-run committee is attempting to strike a bipartisan tone as it prepares to wade into politically contested waters.Cheney, one of two Republicans to serve on the committee, has defied her part…

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Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have promoted Republican Rep. Liz Cheney to vice chairwoman of a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. They placed the Wyoming congresswoman in a leadership spot on the panel Thursday as some members of the GOP caucus were threatening to oust her for participating. Cheney is a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump and has remained defiant amid th…

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The committee has sent a flurry of requests to federal agencies, social media platforms, and telecommunications companies. The move is likely to heighten tensions among House Republicans. Rep. Andy Biggs, the chair of the hard-right Freedom Caucus, asked House Republican leadership to remove Cheney and Kinzinger.

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