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The New York Times emphasizes Trump's role in Cassidy's defeat, while other outlets focus on the primary outcome and runoff.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict President Donald Trump on impeachment charges in 2021, has lost his Republican primary in Louisiana, as two challengers aligned with Trump advanced t...
Senator Bill Cassidy, a two-term Republican who voted to convict President Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial, could not muster enough votes to continue to a runoff next month.
Incumbent GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who had occasionally broken with the Trump administration, lost his bid for a third term.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — U. S. Rep. Julia Letlow advanced to a runoff in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary Saturday, capitalizing…
Letlow and Fleming face a runoff election on June 27.
Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who voted to impeach President Trump, just lost his primary race. Trump-backed Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming will now compete in a runoff....
Incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy was competing against Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow (LA-5) and John Fleming, the state Treasurer.
President Donald Trump took a victory lap after one of his most hated Republican rivals finished last in a three-way GOP primary. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) was among only seven Senate Republ...
Sen. Bill Cassidy is one of few remaining Republican senators who voted for President Trump's impeachment after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Trump endorsed his opponent, Rep. Julia Let...
Cassidy’s bid to win nomination for third term was imperiled by his vote to convict Trump after January 6 insurrection The Republican senator Bill Cassidy lost his primary on Saturday, as v...
The Senate primary took place Saturday even as Louisiana delayed a spate of House races in the middle of early voting.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bill Cassidy was denied a third term by Louisiana Republican primary voters Saturday, as he was projected to finish third behind Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) a...
Sen. Bill Cassidy failed to finish in the top two spots in Louisiana's Republican Senate primary on Saturday, AP projects. The race now goes to a June 27 runoff between Rep. Julia Letlow an...
Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow and Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming top Sen. Bill Cassidy, who is defeated in bid for GOP Senate nomination
Unless something remarkable changes drastically, it looks like incumbent Republican Senator Bill Cassidy has come in third place, which means he has lost his Senate seat in the primary race...
Primary results: Julia Letlow and John Fleming advance to a runoff. RINO Bill Cassidy came in third. John Thune will be sad to lose this RINO. This is the incumbent, Bill Cassidy, an allege...
Louisiana Rep. Julia Letlow, the president’s favored candidate, and MAGA-aligned state Treasurer John Fleming advanced to a runoff for the GOP nomination.
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy voted to convict Trump during his 2021 impeachment trial
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) was projected to fail to advance to the runoff in Louisiana’s GOP Senate primary Saturday, according to Decision Desk HQ, ending the incumbent senator’s reelection...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) was projected to fail to advance to the runoff in Louisiana’s GOP Senate primary Saturday, according to Decision Desk HQ, ending the incumbent senator’s reelection...
MS NOW Flips Out Over Redistricting by Louisiana GOP On Wednesday's Chris Jansing Reports on MS NOW, fill-in host Erielle Reshef presided over a segment to fret over moves by Louisiana Repu...
President Donald Trump called Senator Bill Cassidy a “disloyal disaster” ahead of Louisiana’s primary elections over the weekend.
NEW ORLEANS — U. S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is fighting for his political life in Louisiana’s Republican primary on Saturday as he faces a challenge backed by President Donald Trump, the latest a...
As voters in Louisiana head to the polls for Saturday’s primary elections, President Donald Trump is doing all he can to ensure that incumbent Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy gets the boot. Ca...
President Donald Trump is calling on Louisiana voters to turn out on Saturday and teach GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy a lesson. Taking to Truth Social Saturday morning, […]
Sen. Bill Cassidy faces a Trump-backed primary challenge in Louisiana as the president targets Republicans he considers insufficiently loyal.
President Donald Trump took one last shot at Senator Bill Cassidy as Louisiana headed to the polls on Saturday, urging voters to throw their support behind the incumbent Republican’s primar...
Bill Cassidy, leader of the Senate committee that oversees health policy, is fighting for his political life in Louisiana's Republican primary on Saturday.
Letlow, who was endorsed by Trump, will face state Treasurer John Fleming.
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