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After losing a Trump-backed primary, Sen. Bill Cassidy criticizes funding for Donald Trump’s $1 billion White House ballroom, saying there are no architectural plans or environmental reviews, while several GOP senators push back against using taxpayer money for the project amid high living costs.
Sen. Bill Cassidy says he has no regrets about voting to convict Donald Trump in the 2021 impeachment, arguing he upheld the Constitution even as it cost him his Louisiana seat in a Trump-endorsed primary defeat. Returning to Washington, Cassidy defended his stance and signaled he may weigh in on upcoming votes, while criticizing a new fund tied to Trump allies; fellow Republicans largely avoided commenting on his loss as a June runoff between Julia Letlow and John Fleming looms. Lisa Murkowski expressed regret that Cassidy won’t be back in the Senate.
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, freed from renomination constraints after losing his bid, could quietly obstruct President Trump’s agenda by holding veto power over key nominees through his chairmanship of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and his role on the Finance Committee; while Cassidy insists he’ll act for country and state and avoid a “warpath,” observers expect he may push back on nominations and big votes, complicating Trump’s drive for confirmation and policy wins as Republicans seek unity.
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie told ABC he’s ahead in the polls and confident of a Tuesday primary win, touting grassroots fundraising and endorsements while brushing off Trump’s attacks; in Louisiana, Trump-backed Bill Cassidy finished third and won’t reach the GOP runoff.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict Donald Trump in his impeachment, lost his Louisiana GOP primary to Trump-backed rivals Julia Letlow and John Fleming, who advance to a runoff. The result underscores Trump’s enduring influence over the party, and Cassidy suggested he may spend the remaining term more openly challenging Trump or the party rather than simply supporting the president.
In Louisiana's GOP Senate primary, Sen. Bill Cassidy finishes third and misses the runoff, as Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow and MAGA-aligned ex-Rep. John Fleming advance to a runoff, underscoring Trump’s influence in the 2026 cycle and marking Cassidy as the first sitting senator to lose a primary since 2012.
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump in the 2021 impeachment, faces a Trump-backed challenge from Rep. Julia Letlow in a high-stakes GOP primary; polls suggest Letlow and fellow Trump ally John Fleming lead Cassidy, with a runoff possible if no candidate wins a majority.
Louisianans vote in a high-stakes GOP Senate primary where incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy—who voted to convict Trump—faces a Trump-backed challenge from Rep. Julia Letlow, with another Republican, John Fleming, in the mix. If no candidate wins a majority, the top two go to a runoff on June 27. The race is viewed as a barometer of Trump’s sway in a red state ahead of the general election.
Louisiana voters are casting ballots under a newly separated party-primary system for statewide offices and five constitutional measures, while U.S. House contests appear on the ballot but won’t be counted this cycle after a Supreme Court redistricting ruling. Incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy faces a Republican primary field that includes John Fleming and Julia Letlow, the latter endorsed by Trump, highlighting the president’s ongoing influence in the GOP. The jungle primary for the U.S. House remains on the November calendar. Polls close at 8 p.m. CT; early voting was sizable and the AP will declare winners only when no trailing scenario remains, with results released parish-by-parish as votes are tallied.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is backing Rep. Julia Letlow to unseat Sen. Bill Cassidy, a push that cements his kingmaker role while drawing frustration from fellow Republicans who view it as overreach ahead of a likely May runoff.
Sen. Bill Cassidy’s bid for another term in Louisiana is getting tougher as Trump allies attack him for opposing Casey Means’ surgeon general nomination and as the MAGA-backed MAHA movement pressures him ahead of the May 16 primary. The White House has framed Cassidy as a roadblock to Means, while poll data show Cassidy trailing in a three-way race against Fleming and Letlow, suggesting a notably uphill path to re-election despite Louisiana’s solid Republican lean.
RFK Jr. travels to Capitol Hill for back-to-back hearings before the Senate Finance and HELP committees, facing questions from Sen. Bill Cassidy over his vaccine policies and his pledge to preserve federal vaccine guidance. Cassidy, who helped name him, has criticized Kennedy’s approach but has not yet moved forward with related nominations. The hearings follow Kennedy’s controversial vaccine-schedule overhaul (blocked by a federal court) and will probe his accountability on vaccines and broader health policy, including USPSTF reforms and psychedelic research orders.
Trump’s endorsement of Julia Letlow hasn’t closed out Louisiana’s Senate race, which remains a tight three-way contest among Letlow, Cassidy and Fleming. Letlow trails in name ID and is outspent, Cassidy maintains a strong fundraising edge, and Fleming’s MAGA-aligned, self-funded bid keeps space for a runoff. With MAGA Inc. yet to commit major money, the endorsement hasn’t delivered a definitive edge, leaving the outcome uncertain and testing Trump’s influence in a state where his approval is historically mixed.
Rep. Julia Letlow announced she is running for the Louisiana Senate seat, mounting a Republican primary challenge to Sen. Bill Cassidy after receiving Donald Trump’s endorsement; Louisiana’s new primary system could send the race to a June runoff if no candidate wins a majority, with Cassidy facing multiple rivals.
Louisiana Rep. Julia Letlow launched a bid for the U.S. Senate after President Trump publicly endorsed her, delivering a strategic blow to Sen. Bill Cassidy and signaling a MAGA-influenced primary in a state that went for Trump in 2024.