WASHINGTON — House Republicans elevated Rep. Elise Stefanik to a leadership post May 14, highlighting how the party whose lodestar has long been conservative policies increasingly views allegiance to Donald Trump as its indispensable key to electoral success.
Associated Press: In devotion to Trump, House GOP taps Stefanik for a top post
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) leaves a meeting where she was elected House Republican conference chair in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on May 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Stefanik, a loyal ally of former President Trump, was elected to replace Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), who was outspoken in her opposition to former President Donald Trump.
