Bipartisan Leaders Honor Dick Cheney at Funeral; Trump, Vance Absent

Former Vice President Dick Cheney was laid to rest on Thursday at the Washington National Cathedral, where a gathering of bipartisan political leaders honored his decades-long career in public service, though President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were notably absent from the invitation-only service.

The funeral, which began at 11 a.m., drew more than 1,000 guests, including former Presidents George W. Bush and Joe Biden, as well as former Vice Presidents Kamala Harris, Mike Pence, Al Gore and Dan Quayle. Other attendees included House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton did not attend; a spokesperson for Clinton cited an unavoidable scheduling conflict. Bush delivered a eulogy describing Cheney, his vice president from 2001 to 2009, as "solid, reliable and rare." Cheney's daughter, former Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming, was also expected to speak.

Two former officials familiar with the planning confirmed that Trump and Vance were not invited, a decision that underscored longstanding tensions between Cheney and the current administration....