Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at age 84, his family said on Tuesday, November 4.

Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.

“Dick Cheney played a paramount role in decisions that ranged from war and peace to the economy, the environment, and the meaning of the law,” wrote Barton Gellman, author of “Angler: The Cheney Vice...