Bill Cassidy, Trump and United States Senate
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Cassidy’s third-place finish brings an end to his tenure in the Senate and underscores Trump's power to enforce party discipline.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, has lost his bid for a third term in a remarkable defeat, after two primary challengers — including one backed by President Donald Trump — finished ahead of him in Saturday’s primary and headed to a runoff for his seat.
Republican Sen. John Kennedy invoked his characteristically folksy charm as he explained Sunday why fellow Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy’s primary
Former Sen. Mitt Romney calls Bill Cassidy's Louisiana Republican primary defeat a loss for the country as Trump revels in the senator's ouster.
Bill Cassidy finished out of the money in his reelection bid. But finally freed of the political pressure to fall in line with Donald Trump, columnist Stephanie Grace writes, he seemed Saturday night like a man at peace.