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Lynne Cheney looks on as U.S. military body bearers carry the casket containing the remains of her husband, former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, at his funeral service at the National Cathedral on Nov. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Dick Cheney Remembered As ‘True Man Of The West’ At D.C. Funeral

While his funeral was happening 1,770 miles from his hometown of Casper, Wyoming, there was a palpable Cowboy State feel to Dick Cheney’s funeral service Thursday in Washington, D.C. Former President George W. Bush remembered him a “true man of the West.”

Greg Johnson & Sean BarryNovember 21, 2025

House Passes Bill That Repeals Spying Reparations Provision For Lummis, Others

Rep. Harriet Hageman voted Wednesday to repeal the recently enacted provision of law that allows eight GOP senators, including Wyoming’s Cynthia Lummis, to sue the government for at least $500,000 each over the FBI’s spying on them.

Sean BarryNovember 20, 2025

U.S. Senate Republican leaders, including Wyoming’s John Barrasso, inset, allowed legislation on the Epstein files to pass Wednesday with no debate or amendments. They ingnored U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s insistence on changes.

Barrasso, Senate GOP Ignore House Leader And Pass Bill To Release Epstein Files

U.S. Senate Republican leaders, including Wyoming’s John Barrasso, allowed legislation on the Epstein files to pass Wednesday with no debate or amendments. They ignored U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s insistence on changes.

Sean BarryNovember 19, 2025

An oft-painted rock south of the Wyoming-Colorado border demands the release of the Epstein files. On Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, the U.S. House nearly unanimously passed a bill 427-1 to open the files, including Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman.

Hageman — And 426 Other House Members — Vote To Release Epstein Files

The U.S. House was one vote shy of unanimously voting to require President Trump release the Epstein files Tuesday. That included a yes vote from Wyoming’s Harriet Hageman. Sen. Cynthia Lummis says she also supports disclosing the files.

Sean BarryNovember 18, 2025

Senate Bill Could Pay Out Millions To Lummis, Others Targeted By FBI Spying

A new Senate amendment could let lawmakers win big payouts over FBI spying tied to Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 probe. Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis said she didn’t write the measure and hasn’t decided if she’ll seek damages.

Sean BarryNovember 12, 2025

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer was criticized by both the left and the right in the wake of Sunday’s tentative deal to end the shutdown. “The Dems were never going to win this, and they knew it,” said former Trump spokesman Sean Spicer.

Pundits Say Schumer, Dems Losers in Shutdown Showdown

Chuck Schumer was criticized by both the left and the right Monday in the wake of the tentative deal to end the shutdown. Former operatives for each party said Schumer was foolish to usher Democrats into the shutdown because he had no viable strategy.

Sean BarryNovember 10, 2025

Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) walks from his office to a Republican conference meeting on Capitol Hill on November 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Senate convened for a rare Sunday session in an attempt to end the government shutdown.

Eight Senate Democrats Defect And Vote For Shutdown Deal

The U.S. Senate voted Sunday by the slimmest of margins to end the government shutdown. Sixty votes were needed to overcome the filibuster in the Senate and the bill got the bare minimum when eight Senate Democrats joined Republicans on the vote.

Sean BarryNovember 10, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to Senate Republicans at a breakfast in the State Dining Room of the White House on Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. President Trump wants Senate Republicans to scrap the 60-vote threshold to end the government shutdown and move other legislation without Democrats’ support. Wyoming’s U.S. senators oppose the idea, saying Democrats would retaliate down the road.

Barrasso, Lummis Oppose Bypassing Dems With ‘Nuclear Option’ To End Shutdown

President Trump wants Senate Republicans to scrap the 60-vote threshold to end the government shutdown and move other legislation without Democrats’ support. Wyoming’s U.S. senators oppose the idea, saying Democrats would retaliate down the road.

Sean BarryNovember 07, 2025

Delegation Applauds Trump’s Pick Of Steve Pearce To Head BLM

Members of Wyoming’s delegation applauded President Trump’s Wednesday pick of New Mexico's Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management as a "major win for Wyoming."

Sean BarryNovember 06, 2025

Barrasso Says SNAP Benefits Illegal In Shutdown; Schumer Blames Trump

Sen. John Barrasso on Thursday said SNAP benefits cannot legally continue because of the government shutdown. Sen. Chuck Schumer disagreed, saying that President Trump is refusing to fund SNAP.

Sean BarryOctober 30, 2025

In Stunning Turnaround, Bernie Sanders Praises Trump On Border

Jaws dropped when Vermont socialist Bernie Sanders praised President Donald Trump this week for his work to secure the southern border. “Apparently, even Bernie Sanders admits” the effectiveness of Trump's policies, Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso said.

Sean BarryOctober 25, 2025

Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, the Senate’s second-ranking GOP member, left, said President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans remain unified in not negotiating with Democrats to reopen the government.

Barrasso: Trump Won’t Step In To Resolve Shutdown Standoff

Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, the Senate’s second-ranking GOP member, said President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans remain unified in not negotiating with Democrats to reopen the government.

Sean BarryOctober 23, 2025

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Lummis, Barrasso Target Abortion Pill At Federal Level

Wyoming’s John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, plus most other Republicans in the U.S. Senate, are urging the FDA to cut nationwide access to abortion pills. Pro-choice advocates say ideology, rather than harm to women, is driving the senators’ message.

Sean BarryOctober 15, 2025

People watch U.S. President Donald Trump address the Knesset, Israel's parliament, on a giant screen in Hostages Square on Oct. 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has brought an end to the two years of war that followed the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. A condition of the deal was the immediate return of 48 hostages held in Gaza, around 20 of whom were believed to be alive.

Wyoming Delegation Applauds Release Of Israeli Hostages

Among the 20 living hostages released Monday as part of the Israel-Hamas peace deal is Avinatan Or, whose brother Chaim Or visited U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis in May. Lummis told Cowboy State Daily that it was unknown whether Avinatan Or was alive.

Sean BarryOctober 14, 2025

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) (R) and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) (L) arrive for a news conference on the Upper West Terrace of the U.S. Capitol Building

Barrasso On Shutdown: ‘Terrorist’ Dems Want Country ‘Destroyed’

Discussing the government shutdown on Thursday, U.S. Senate Republican Whip John Barrasso said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is beholden to the “terrorist wing” of the Democratic Party, a faction “who will never be satisfied until this country is destroyed.”

Sean BarryOctober 09, 2025

GOP Irks Dems By Moving To Overturn BLM Plans Including Limits On Mining In Wyoming

Wyoming’s delegation moved Wednesday to overturn part of a BLM Resource Management Plan that limited mining in the Powder River Basin. Democrats say targeting RMPs, a trend among GOP lawmakers in the West, undercuts long, deliberative efforts to balance land uses.

Sean BarryOctober 09, 2025

U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyoming, holds a poster of Avinatan Or, who was taken hostage in the Hamas attack in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

Lummis Has ‘Cautious Hope’ For Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan

U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis on Tuesday expressed “cautious hope” for President Trump’s Middle East peace plan while recalling the horrors of the Hamas attack in Israel two years ago, “All of the blame, literally all of it, lies at the feet of Hamas," she said.

Sean BarryOctober 07, 2025

FBI Document Shows Biden’s FBI Spied On Sen. Lummis In J6 Probe

U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis is one of nine Republicans in Congress who were spied on by the FBI under President Joe Biden as part of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s probe into the U.S. Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021, a document released Monday shows.

Sean BarryOctober 06, 2025

No Deals As Hageman Blasts $1.5 Trillion 'Blackmail' By Democrats In Shutdown

Three days into a federal government shutdown, Republicans and Democrats seem far from any deals to end it. Wyoming’s Harriet Hageman on Friday blasted Democrats for $1.5 trillion “blackmail” that’s keeping government from reopening.

Sean BarryOctober 04, 2025

President Trump posted memes mocking Democratic leaders on Wednesday that Republicans said were in jest. Some Democrats called them racist.

Wyoming Delegation Mum On Trump’s Sombrero Memes Mocking Dems

Wyoming’s congressional delegation declined to weigh in Wednesday on memes posted by President Donald Trump that mock top Democrats. Both memes feature House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York with a fake sombrero and handlebar mustache.

Sean BarryOctober 02, 2025

Wyoming Delegation Pins Likely Federal Shutdown On ‘Idiocy’ Of Democrats

Wyoming’s members of Congress blame Democrats for not voting with Republicans to keep the government open. From the Senate floor Tuesday, Sen. John Barrasso said a shutdown would be a result of the “idiocy” of Democrats.

Sean BarryOctober 01, 2025