In this June 4, 2020, file photo, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., speaks during a subcommittee hearing about the Covid-19 response on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Herrera Beutler said she would vote in support of Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney in what was ultimately a successful effort to oust Cheney from Republican House leadership. Credit: (Al Drago/Pool via AP, File) Cheney's out, and so are Durkan's texts, apparently: This week in Washington politics May 14, 2021 The Republican Party is changing. Congressional Republicans voted to strip Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney of her leadership post this week; it was a punishment of sorts for her outspoken opposition to former President Donald Trump.