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Bill Cassidy

Arcs in the news about Bill Cassidy from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 42 stories · 167 articles · earliest story we hold Jan 30, 2025

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Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Jun 27.

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The 2026 Louisiana Senate race: Bill Cassidy's primary defeat

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With Trump’s backing, Rep. Julia Letlow launches a primary challenge against Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy · 15 articles, Jan 18Sen. Bill Cassidy loses GOP primary in Louisiana, as two rivals advance to a runoff · 43 articles, May 16Bill Cassidy loses Louisiana Republican primary to Fleming and Trump-backed Letlow · 5 articles, May 17Trump-backed Letlow faces Fleming in Louisiana GOP Senate runoff · 5 articles, Jun 27Trump-backed Julia Letlow takes victory in Louisiana GOP Senate primary runoff · 7 articles, Jun 27

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else13 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Bill Cassidy that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 20– 21Senate Republican on Trump Jr. wedding gift from Russian oligarch: 'Really bad'3 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 16Republican senator blames Trump administration policies for measles deaths in Pennsylvania6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
  3. Aug 10– 16GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy slams Trump’s childhood vaccine order, warns kids may die: ‘crazy, stupid’490 articles · 142 independent sources
    39 left, 58 center, 33 right
  4. May 19– 20Senate advances bill aimed at ending Iran war as Cassidy, after primary loss, flips to support it27 articles · 19 independent sources
    5 left, 4 center, 3 right

Stories that name Bill Cassidy

  1. Aug 7– 13Trump administration profile: Todd Blanche336 articles · 109 independent sources
    21 left, 35 center, 19 right
  2. Aug 4– 7Senate confirms Schwartz as CDC director135 articles · 57 independent sources
    15 left, 11 center, 4 right
  3. Jul 30– 31Iran war powers resolution blocked in Senate as conflict heats up31 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 2 right
  4. Jul 30– Aug 1Senate committee advances nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to be Trump’s CDC director55 articles · 38 independent sources
    9 left, 7 center, 2 right
  5. Jul 14– 17Senators introduce bipartisan bill to save Social Security23 articles · 23 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 3 right
  6. Jun 25– 26Senate Republicans reverse Iran war powers vote after Trump berates them at Capitol meeting9 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 3 right
  7. May 19– 20Trump-backed Ed Gallrein defeats Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky GOP primary37 articles · 29 independent sources
    6 left, 10 center, 10 right
  8. May 5– 6Trump’s Indiana wins show his power over GOP with more primaries and redistricting debates ahead27 articles · 23 independent sources
    6 left, 7 center, 5 right
  9. Apr 30Trump pulls Casey Means' stalled surgeon general nomination, announces new pick17 articles · 12 independent sources
    4 left, 2 center, 2 right
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