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Cassidy faces Republican primary loss in Louisiana
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- Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, is facing the fight of his political life as President Trump moves to push him out of office.
- Julia Letlow (R-La.) and state Treasurer John Fleming (R) are challenging Cassidy in Saturday s Louisiana primary.
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Link copied by Nathaniel Weixel and Joseph Choi - 05/15/26 7:10 PM ET Link copied Presented by Lilly{beacon}
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, is facing the fight of his political life as President Trump moves to push him out of office.
Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) and state Treasurer John Fleming (R) are challenging Cassidy in Saturday s Louisiana primary. Recent polling from Quantus Insights projects Cassidy finishing third behind Letlow and Fleming.
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