Dick Cheney: The Legacy of America's Most Powerful Vice President and His Final Break with the Republican Party

Nov 04, 2025 09:32 pm CST

Dick Cheney, who transformed the vice presidency into a position of unprecedented power during the Bush administration, has died at 84. A key architect of post-9/11 security policies and the Iraq War, Cheney later made headlines by breaking with his party to oppose Donald Trump, even endorsing Democrat Kamala Harris in his final political act. His remarkable journey from Wyoming congressman to political kingmaker reshaped American politics across generations.