Live Updates: McCarthy Sets Wednesday Vote on Ouster of Liz Cheney
McCarthy Sets Wednesday Vote on Ouster of Liz Cheney Last Updated May 12, 2021, 6:28 a.m. ETMay 12, 2021, 6:28 a.m. ET The top House Republican portrays the party’s purge of a powerful critic of Donald Trump as the forward-looking move of a “big tent party.” President Biden defends federal unemployment benefits but says workers must accept suitable offers. Representative Elise Stefanik of New York is seeking to become the No. 3 House Republican.Credit...Erik S Lesser/EPA, via Shutterstock Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the top House Republican, on Monday defended his move...