Cassidy misses Louisiana GOP Senate runoff (opens in new tab)
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana failed to qualify for a third-term runoff Saturday, finishing behind U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming in the Republican Senate primary. Letlow and Fleming advanced to a June 27 runoff because no candidate won the majority needed to avoid a second round. President Trump had endorsed Letlow over Cassidy, who voted in 2021 to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. With more than 95% of ...
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