It was the most unlikely of toasts: Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi raising a water glass to Republican Liz Cheney. But the two political adversaries had a meeting of the minds as the House launches an investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Cheney, though, shows no signs of backing down on what she views as an existential fight not only for the party she and her family helped build, but also for the soul of the nation itself.Standing on the steps of the Capitol, Cheney lambasted the rhetoric coming from McCarthy as “disgraceful” and supported Pelosi’s decisionMcCarthy has suggested Cheney might be closer now to Pelosi than her own party, and he withdrew all Republican participation in the committee.
While both are political royalty, Pelosi and Cheney have operated in parallel political universes for much of their careers. A generation apart, they bring different styles to the job — Pelosi, the San Francisco liberal, Cheney, the Wyoming conservative. About the only thing they have in common is that both are mothers of five.
Cheney quickly accepted, responding that she was honored to serve, according to another person familiar with the conversation who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private talks. For Cheney and Pelosi, the commission and its findings are likely to be defining aspects of their careers.
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