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Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., listens as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, June 23, 2022. Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Cheney hail from their states’ most prominent Republican families and have been among the GOP’s sharpest critics of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska are set Tuesday to test their mettle against the Trump-fueled primary buzz saw that has ripped through the Republican Party this election cycle, separating Trump opponents from their political careers.

A flag flies in the air near former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. The FBI searched Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, people familiar with the matter said Monday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ** FILE **

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Protesters stand in the street in front of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. The FBI search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate marked a dramatic and unprecedented escalation of the law enforcement scrutiny of the former president, but the Florida operation was just one part of one investigation related to Trump and his time in office. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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In this July 25, 2020, photo, police pepper spray protesters, near Seattle Central College in Seattle, during a march and protest in support of Black Lives Matter. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) **FILE**

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Taliban fighters celebrate one year since they seized the Afghan capital, Kabul, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. The Taliban marked the first-year anniversary of their takeover after the country's western-backed government fled and the Afghan military crumbled in the face of the insurgents' advance. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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Protesters stand in the street in front of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. The FBI search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate marked a dramatic and unprecedented escalation of the law enforcement scrutiny of the former president, but the Florida operation was just one part of one investigation related to Trump and his time in office. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House, Aug. 10, 2022, in Washington. Biden is preparing to sign Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill. It's the &quot;final piece&quot; of the president's pared-down domestic agenda as he aims to boost his party's standing with voters ahead of midterm elections. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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A flag flies in the air near former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. The FBI searched Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, people familiar with the matter said Monday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ** FILE **

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Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., listens as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, June 23, 2022. Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Cheney hail from their states’ most prominent Republican families and have been among the GOP’s sharpest critics of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Kayakers and boaters ply the waters of Elliott Bay with the Seattle skyline behind during a heat wave hitting the Pacific Northwest, Sunday, June 27, 2021. The day before set a record high for the day with more record highs expected today and Monday. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

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