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Trump faces unprecedented legal peril, but will it hurt his standing with Republican voters? By JILL COLVIN and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In March, when Donald Trump became the first former president in U.S. history indicted on criminal charges, his reelection campaign saw a huge surge in donations. Even political…
Sandy Newsome is running for re-election to the Wyoming House of Representatives as a member of the Republican party for House District 24. Newsome has been a business owner in Cody for over 30 years and is the former owner of Sunlight Sports and Cowtown Candy. She served on the Wyoming Tourism Board from 2011…
Former Wyoming Senator Al Simpson was on SYP to talk about being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award, what he thinks about the state of politics, how Rep. Liz Cheney is doing as well as comparing Watergate to the January 6th Insurrection. As usual, Senator Simpson doesn’t hold back!
Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney confirms her record-breaking fundraising will go to defend her seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2022 Election. The political climate has been tumultuous for Liz Cheney. In the course of one year, Cheney went from the third most powerful Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives to a…
A new nonpartisan study suggests that even if Wyoming does ban changing party affiliation at the polls, it won’t make much difference in future elections. One of the most infamous bills on the floor of the 66th Wyoming Legislature is Senate File 97. The bill has been introduced and referred to the Senate Subcommittee on…
A new political assessment of the United States pins Wyoming at the top – but not the very top – of the list of states most accepting of the GOP. Wyoming has been a Republican stronghold for decades, consistently voting for GOP presidents, senators, and governors and for Republican candidates for local office. But on…
With a critical U.S. House race already getting contentious and expensive, incumbent Liz Cheney stands firms while Harriet Hageman gains financial momentum. The effort to unseat U.S. Representative Liz Cheney has been a “hot race” for nearly a year. Arguably, it began less than a month after she was reelected in the 2020 Election after…
A member of the Park County Republican Party faces local scrutiny after sending a threatening email to a fellow Republican state senator. The Casper Star Tribune reports that Troy Bray, a precinct committeeman for the Park County Republican Party, sent an email to Senator Tara Nethercott, a fellow Wyoming Republican in the Wyoming Senate. The…
Fifteen Republican governors sent a letter Tuesday to the U.S. Department of Commerce urging that the U.S. Census Bureau release redistricting data as soon as possible, saying further delays would hurt efforts to redraw congressional and legislative districts. The letter addressed to Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo said the governors recognize the difficulties associated with…
By ALAN FRAM and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as the chamber’s No. 3 GOP leader on Wednesday, punishing her after she repeatedly rebuked former President Donald Trump for his false claims of election fraud and his role in fomenting the Jan. 6 Capitol…