Key primaries underway in Alaska and Wyoming

Several key primary elections will take place Tuesday in Alaska and Wyoming, with Wyoming featuring one of the most highly-anticipated elections of the day. Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump, is significantly down in the polls against Trump-backed candidate Harriet Hageman. Antjuan Seawright, a Democratic strategist, and Joe Watkins, a former aide to President George H. W. Bush, join CBS News to discuss what these races mean.

• Aug 16, 2022
• 05:36

Liz Cheney faces tough Wyoming primary

Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney is far behind a Trump-backed challenger in the polls ahead of Tuesday's primary for Wyoming's at-large congressional seat. CBS News politics reporter Aaron Navarro looks at the challenges facing Cheney, as well as latest on Sarah Palin's run in Alaska's primary.

• Aug 16, 2022
• 04:31

Cheney faces tough primary election

Wyoming is one of two states holding primary elections Tuesday, and Republican Rep. Liz Cheney hopes to garner enough of her party's support to defeat Trump-backed opponent Harriet Hageman and keep her U.S. House seat. Early polling shows Cheney trailing behind Hageman. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss.

• Aug 16, 2022
• 06:42

Rep. Liz Cheney facing tough primary Tuesday

Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney is fighting to hold on to her seat as voters head to the polls in the primary on Tuesday. Cheney is facing off against trial attorney Harriet Hageman, who is backed by former President Trump. CBS News' chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa and Fin Gomez, CBS News' political director, join "Red and Blue" to discuss the race and Tuesday's primaries in Alaska.

• Aug 15, 2022
• 07:20

Liz Cheney trails Trump-backed primary challenger

Rep. Liz Cheney's primary in Wyoming is one of the most closely watched primaries this election season. Cheney has become one of the loudest critics of former President Donald Trump. Robert Costa reports.

• Aug 15, 2022
• 01:27

Rep. Liz Cheney fights for her seat in primary

Former President Donald Trump’s influence over the Republican Party is being tested again Tuesday in Wyoming's GOP primary. Congresswoman Liz Cheney, an outspoken critic of the former president, will face off against Trump-backed candidate Harriet Hageman. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa joins “CBS News Mornings” from Jackson, Wyoming, with the latest.

• Aug 15, 2022
• 05:48

Wyoming voters go to polls Tuesday

Liz Cheney's sharp criticism of former President Donald Trump could cost her the congressional seat she has held. On Tuesday voters go to the polls in the Republican primary to decide between Cheney and Trump-backed challenger Harriet Hageman. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports.

• Aug 15, 2022
• 02:57

Meteor's loud boom rattles skies over Salt Lake City and beyond

Even Utah's governor, out for a run, heard the boom, which was caused by what the National Weather Service said was a meteor.

• Aug 13, 2022

Tough race for Cheney in Wyoming primary

Congresswoman Liz Cheney will face a Trump-backed primary challenger when Wyoming voters head to the polls next week. Polls show Harriet Hageman leading Cheney by nearly 30 points. CBS News' Nikole Killion is joined by Casper Star-Tribune political reporter Victoria Eaves with more on the race.

• Aug 11, 2022
• 07:16

Gabby Petito's family files $50 million wrongful death suit against Utah police

The 22-year-old was killed by her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, during a cross-country trip last year.

• Aug 9, 2022

Lightning kills student, injures another, at Wyoming educator event

John D. Murphy, 22, of Boston, died of cardiac arrest because of the lightning strike, Teton County Coroner Brent Blue.

• Aug 5, 2022

Dick Cheney calls Donald Trump a "coward" in campaign ad for daughter Liz

Former Vice President Dick Cheney blasted former President Donald Trump, calling him a "coward" and a "threat."

• Aug 4, 2022

Body found in Wyoming believed to be Gabby Petito

Authorities say a body discovered Sunday in Wyoming is believed to be Gabrielle "Gabby" Petito. The FBI said the body was found by law enforcement agents who had spent the past two days searching campgrounds. CBS News' Tom Hanson reports. Read more here.

• Sep 19, 2021
• 01:14

New attention to missing Indigenous people

The mystery of Gabby Petito's death in Wyoming has captured national attention, but she is not the only person to have gone missing in the state. At least 710 Indigenous people, mostly women and girls, were reported missing there between 2011 and 2020. Insider breaking news reporter Kelsey Vlamis joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more.

• Sep 22, 2021
• 05:04

Democratic donors back Cheney in reelection bid

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney is facing a tough GOP primary against a candidate backed by former President Trump. The Republican, however, is receiving campaign contributions from an unlikely source: Democratic donors. Co-founder of Investing in US Dmitri Mehlhorn joins "Red and Blue" to discuss the flood of cash toward the congresswoman's campaign.

• Jul 14, 2022
• 06:07

Liz Cheney raises funds despite GOP divisions

Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming is pulling impressively high fundraising numbers ahead of the primary despite a dramatic loss of support within her own Republican Party. Jim King, a professor of political science at the School of Politics, Public Affairs and International Studies at the University of Wyoming, joins “Red and Blue” to discuss why she should be counted out of the primary race.

• Apr 27, 2022
• 07:33

Wyoming and North Dakota abortion bans temporarily blocked

The Wyoming ban was set to take effect Wednesday. The North Dakota law was set to take effect Thursday.

• Jul 27, 2022

7/21: Red and Blue

President Biden tests positive for COVID-19; Hageman leading Cheney in new Wyoming poll

• Jul 21, 2022
• 54:26

Rep. Liz Cheney faces uphill battle in Wyoming

Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney is facing an uphill battle ahead of August's Republican primary election. A recent poll conducted by Quinnipiac University found that only 17% of Republicans across the U.S. approve of her job on the January 6 committee, while 61% disapprove. Red and Blue's Nikole Killion interviews Victoria Eavis, a state politics reporter for the Casper Star-Tribune, about Cheney's standing in the state of Wyoming.

• Jul 11, 2022
• 04:47

Cheney spars with GOP challengers over 2020 election, Jan. 6 in first debate

Rep. Liz Cheney found herself aligned with her four challengers on a few points but disagreed with them on issues like the legitimacy of the Jan. 6 committee and of the 2020 presidential election.

• Jul 1, 2022

Liz Cheney to debate Wyoming GOP foes after Jan. 6 hearings

She returns to Wyoming after explosive public testimony before the House Jan. 6 committee to debate Republican primary challengers Thursday.

• Jun 30, 2022

Details emerge about how bear attack victim was found in remote wilderness

The man had bear spray but the bear surprised him and he didn't have time to use it, the sheriff's statement said.

• Jun 30, 2022

"Trigger laws" limit abortion in several states

The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade Friday instantly limited abortion access in some conservative states, including Wyoming. Major Garrett has more.

• Jun 25, 2022
• 02:50

Hundreds of cars parked outside Yellowstone as park reopens after historic flood

Tourists crowded several entrances to Yellowstone National Park when it partially reopened on Wednesday, following closures due to record flooding that destroyed homes and roads, forced evacuations and left portions of the area indefinitely inaccessible to visitors.

• Jun 22, 2022

Wyoming abortion provider facing challenges

A new women's health clinic in Wyoming faces challenges as the state passes new restrictive "trigger laws" for abortion and braces for the impact of the Supreme Court's decision on Roe v. Wade. Chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett reports.

• Jun 13, 2022
• 03:29

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