Biden to award Trump critic Liz Cheney with service medal 

WASHINGTON, Jan 2: US President Joe Biden on Thursday will award Liz Cheney, a former Republican congresswoman and fierce critic of Donald Trump, with a citizens service medal, after the incoming president warned that she "could be in a lot of trouble" with the law once he takes office.

The ex-House representative from Wyoming, along with 19 other prominent figures, will be awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal for "exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens," the White House said in a statement.

Other recipients of the medal -- the second highest civilian award granted by the US government -- will include former US senator Chris Dodd, ex-US House representative Carolyn McCarthy and current lawmaker Bennie Thompson, who chaired the House committee that investigated Trump's role in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot.    —AFP