Marjorie Taylor Greene

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell has praised embattled No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney as “a leader with deep convictions and courage,” even as he’s criticized the “looney lies” of a hard-right House GOP freshman as a “cancer” on the party. Scores of conservative House Republicans are seeking to oust Cheney, R-Wyoming,…