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After Indiana purge, Trump sets sights on Louisiana’s Bill Cassidy

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BATON ROUGE, La. — After taking out five Indiana state senators who opposed his push for congressional redistricting, President Donald Trump’s next target is Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana.

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Cassidy, who voted five and a half years ago to convict Trump in his impeachment trial, is fighting for his political life in a competitive race against two major challengers, including one backed by the president, in Saturday’s GOP Senate primary in the solidly red southern state.

The president on Saturday morning took aim at Cassidy, arguing the senator is «a disloyal disaster» and «a sleazebag, a terrible guy, who is BAD FOR LOUISIANA.»

Trump and his allies, including Republican Gov. Jeff Landry of Louisiana, are backing GOP Rep. Julia Letlow in the Senate primary. Also in the race is former Rep. John Fleming, who is the state treasurer. If no candidate cracks 50% of the primary vote, the top two finishers will face off for the nomination in a June 27 runoff election.

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The primary is the latest test of Trump’s endorsements in GOP nomination races and of the president’s immense grip over the Republican Party.

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Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana fist bumps a supporter during a campaign stop at a gun retailer and firing range in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Friday, May 15, 2026, on the eve of the state’s Senate primary. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News )

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After cruising to re-election six years ago, Cassidy was one of only seven Senate Republicans who voted in early 2021 to convict Trump after he was impeached by the House for his role in the violent Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters who aimed to upend congressional certification of former President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. Trump was acquitted by the Senate.

But since the start of Trump’s second term, Cassidy has been supportive of the president’s agenda and his nominees, including voting to approve Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

But Kennedy and his Make America Healthy Again movement are out for revenge.

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That’s because Cassidy, a doctor, has been a skeptic of Kennedy’s push to reform the nation’s health policies, including Kennedy’s efforts to cut back on vaccine recommendations.

And Kennedy allies blamed Cassidy, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, for helping sink the surgeon general nomination of Casey Means, a close Kennedy ally and top MAHA advocate, after Cassidy did not bring it to a committee vote.

Meanwhile, Trump has blasted the senator as a «very disloyal person.»

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And on the eve of the primary, the president took to social media to praise Letlow as a «Highly Respected America First Congresswoman.»

Making Cassidy’s climb to renomination even tougher, Louisiana will now run separate party primaries in the Senate race, which replaces a system where all candidates appeared in one single jungle primary. That guarantees a more conservative and pro-Trump electorate for the GOP nomination.

Cassidy is highlighting his record over two terms in the Senate in delivering for Louisiana, which is one of the nation’s poorest states. And he’s showcased his support for Louisiana’s large oil and gas industry, which accounts for roughly 15% of the state’s workforce.

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«When people ask things such as, can you work with President Trump, I point out that he has signed into law four bills that I wrote or negotiated,» the senator said in a primary eve interview with Fox News Digital. «We continue to work together, by the way.»

And Cassidy touted that he’s «a conservative senator who delivers.»

In trying to avert becoming the first elected Republican senator in nearly a decade and a half to be ousted in a primary, Cassidy and an allied super PAC have dished out more than $20 million on ads, according to AdImpact, a national ad tracking firm. That total is more than Letlow and Fleming, combined, have spent.

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Some of those ads have knocked Letlow over her past support for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs during her tenure at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Cassidy argued that Republican voters are «concerned about her shifting position on DEI. She was all in for DEI.»

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President Donald Trump stands with Rep. Julia Letlow during the Congressional Ball at the White House Grand Foyer in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 11, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Defending her record, Letlow explained in a Fox News Digital interview on Friday that «back in 2020 whenever DEI was introduced to us, we had no idea what it was back then, and I quickly witnessed it. I was in higher education at the time. I quickly witnessed the left completely hijack it, turn it into this Marxist leftist indoctrination of our children. And so, when I got to Congress for the last five years, I’ve been fighting against it.

And she charged that the criticism of her from Cassidy and Fleming over DEI is «all baseless attacks, desperate attacks.»

Letlow won her congressional seat in 2021, after her husband, Luke Letlow, died six days after being sworn into the U.S. House after his 2020 election victory for the seat she now holds.

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She was backed by Trump even before she entered the race.

«Not only did he encourage me to get into this race, but also to have his complete and total endorsement has been, wow, the honor of a lifetime,» Letlow said.

Letlow has taken aim at Cassidy for his bipartisan efforts in the Senate, including his vote for the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law that was a signature domestic achievement for then-President Joe Biden.

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Asked about her criticism, Cassidy said the «people want someone who can deliver for Louisiana. The Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act has brought $13.5 billion to Louisiana for roads and bridges and high-speed internet, and along the way creating a lot of good paying jobs. My opponent opposed that bill.»

Fleming, who served as a White House deputy chief of staff during Trump’s first term, has argued that he’s the most conservative candidate in the GOP Senate primary.

‘They see me clearly MAGA,» Fleming told Fox News Digital, as he referred to Louisiana Republicans.  «I served in his entire first administration at various capacities. I was one of the first congressmen that endorsed him in 2016.»

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Fleming claimed that Letlow is «not the prototype for a Trump endorsement. She’s much more like a Democrat.»

And Fleming, apparently, has become a threat to Letlow, as a super PAC supporting the congresswoman started to run ads attacking him.

But Trump’s endorsement in the nomination race weighs heavily in a state he carried by 22 points in his 2024 election victory.

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«It’s the most powerful endorsement in the world,» Letlow said, adding that Louisiana Republicans «are huge fans of the president.» 

And the Louisiana primary comes a week and a half after Indiana’s primary, where Trump-backed challengers ousted five state senators who had defied the president over his redistricting push.

The political world was closely watching Indiana’s primary because it was the first of a series of major tests this month of Trump’s endorsement power in GOP nomination showdowns, and the president cleared his first hurdle with ease.

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Voters in Louisiana will also cast ballots in primary contests for State Supreme Court, Public Service Commission and state school board, along with five proposed state constitutional amendments.

But the primaries for the U.S. House seats were postponed by Landry after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state’s current congressional district map.

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Republican state senators in Louisiana on Thursday advanced a plan to eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black congressional seats ahead of the midterms. Louisiana’s state House will likely vote on the map next week. The U.S. House primaries are being postponed until November.

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Cops drop murder probe after coroner rules man’s bloody stabbing death was freak accident

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A British man who was believed to have been murdered after he was found slumped over on a blood-soaked bench last year actually passed out drunk on a knife in his own bag, officials said this week.

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Authorities initially believed Robert Brown, 57, was stabbed to death after he was found on Aug. 1, 2025, in Northampton, England, according to reports from the Northampton Chronicle and Echo.

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Robert Brown, 57, died after falling asleep and falling onto a knife in his bag while sitting on a bench, Northamptonshire Police said. (Northamptonshire Police; SWNS)

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Three people were eventually arrested in connection with his death and later released. A coroner on Thursday ruled Brown’s death a «tragic accident.»

Investigators believe Brown, who authorities said had alcohol dependence issues, fell into a deep sleep and put his weight on his bag, resulting in the knife piercing his body.

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Robert Brown, 57, had alcohol dependency issues, authorities said. (Northamptonshire Police; SWNS)

The blade penetrated the bag and all three layers of Brown’s clothing, slashing his arm and leaving him to bleed out as he slept, authorities said.

Brown’s alcoholism made him vulnerable to blood loss, experts said at a court hearing.

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Police on the scene behind Auctioneers Court near Northampton town center during the investigation into the death of Robert Brown, who was found fatally injured on a bench on the towpath on Aug. 1. (Northamptonshire Police; SWNS)

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Northamptonshire Police dropped the murder inquiry in February, saying Brown’s death was likely self-inflicted. Investigators noted that there was no apparent motive to murder Brown.

«We have reviewed the extensive amount of information gathered as part of the investigation, including all forensic submissions, and can confirm the evidence does not support the hypothesis that his death was a homicide,» police said at the time.



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Solidaridad en Venezuela: grupos de ayuda cocinan pizza, lasaña, distribuyen agua y comida en medio del desastre

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Cuando el equipo de Clarín desembarcó en el aeropuerto de Maracaibo, este viernes por la tarde, lo recibió un calor intenso y húmedo, y una nube de gente, otros periodistas y televisores encendidos con el mundial de fútbol incluso en las zonas para el retiro de las valijas. Ese bullicio se combinaba con los comentarios de todos por el horror creciente que envuelve ahora a Venezuela.

El personal de seguridad y aduana se comportó con enorme amabilidad, sin las desconfianzas de otros momentos que en general se percibía en los ingresos al país. Incluso cuando vieron los pasaportes argentinos los agentes lanzaron algún comentario sonriente sobre Lionel Messi y el seleccionado. Solo nos retiraron el dron porque está legislado en el país la prohibición del uso de estos aparatos, con excepción de las autoridades. Lo devolverán cuando salgamos, prometieron.

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Este aeropuerto releva al internacional de Maiquetía, vecino de Caracas que sufrió graves daños. Parte de su techo se desprendió y debió ser cancelado. Para llegar aquí el equipo de Clarín debió viajar a Brasil de allí conectar a Panamá y luego con otro vuelo a Venezuela.

En Maracaibo, a 700 kilómetros de la capital, los edificios soportaron bien los dos terremotos consecutivos de 7,2 y 7,5 en la escala Richter, pero igual se palpa desesperación.

En los diálogos con la gente, en la recorrida por la ciudad, se percibía la ansiedad por la búsqueda de familiares que aún no responden y forman parte de la enorme lista de desaparecidos que ronda los 50.000 ya. La percepción de todos es que este drama se saldará con una enorme cifra de víctimas fatales. En muchos casos ese sentimiento y desesperación es canalizado en aceleradas muestras de solidaridad.

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Las redes sociales, tantas veces usadas para expresar críticas políticas, que acababan en represiones, ahora son el punto de encuentro para organizar la ayuda.

“Necesitamos voluntarios. Urgente: convocatoria de personal. Médicos y enfermeros, veterinarios, paramédicos, rescatistas. Interesados, por favor se pongan en contacto. Viaje inmediato a Caracas”, dice uno de los flyers y debajo aparece un número de WhatsApp.

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Clarín recorrió algunos de los puntos donde la gente reúne agua, productos de limpieza, alimentos para acopiar y enviar a Caracas pero especialmente a La Guaira, la ciudad costera cercana a Maiquetía, que quedó destruida y donde se acumula la mayor parte de las víctimas de este desastre sin precedentes en el país caribeño.

Un grupo grande de autoconvocados se organizó en la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Zulia. Maracaibo es la capital de este estado, el centro petrolero venezolano. Nos dicen que son más de noventa personas entre estudiantes de medicina, médicos, estudiantes de enfermería, enfermeras, y personal del hospital universitario de Maracaibo que se han sumado a esta brigada de ayuda con equipos que se van coordinando.

“Juntamos comida, insumos, ropa. Vamos en tres micros desde Maracaibo a Caracas y La Guaira. Mañana salen más grupos”, remarca a este cronista Cleidy Hidalgo, organizadora de los autoconvocados de la Facultad de Medicina.

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En las colectas locales también participa la Iglesia Católica. “La arquidiócesis de Maracaibo, junto a la parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen y el Complejo Educativo San Antonio nos unimos para brindar apoyo a nuestros hermanos”, dice uno de los mensajes que se publica en pantallas y pequeños volantes en la muy calurosa Maracaibo.

Esa sede católica ahora funciona como un centro de acopio de alimentos no perecederos, agua potable, mantas, linternas, velas y artículos de primeros auxilios. En la misma línea, el Centro Comercial Gran Bazar de la ciudad también oficia ahora es un lugar para recibir donaciones.

Una carpa de un centro de acopio de la ayuda para víctimas de los terremotos, en Maracaibo, Venezuela. Foto: EFE

Atilio, dueño de una pizzería en el coqueto barrio de Altamira, en Caracas, de paso en esta ciudad, es uno de los colaboradores a su manera de la solidaridad colectiva. “Hicimos 150 pizzas y 100 pastichos (lasaña italiana). Lo llevamos para repartir entre los rescatistas de Palos Grandes, donde se han caído edificios, y trabajan sin parar para rescatar a personas con vida”, dice. Prefiere no dar el nombre de su local, justamente por el espíritu solidario que afloró entre los venezolanos.

Voces bajo los escombros

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El otro fenómeno son los videos de venezolanos que piden ayuda porque aún escuchan las voces de sus familiares debajo de las ruinas. Durante el feriado por la conmemoración de la Batalla de Carabobo, sus departamentos se convirtieron en trampas.

«Las primeras 72 horas son críticas para poder salvar vidas, por lo que se han intensificado las operaciones de búsqueda, rescate y salvamento, ampliadas con el apoyo internacional que está llegando a nuestro país”, subrayó este viernes el embajador venezolano ante la ONU en Ginebra, Alexander Yánez.

«Toda forma de solidaridad material y moral resulta esencial en estos críticos momentos”, señaló. Ese comentario lo repetía la televisión estatal venezolana que conecta entre el fútbol y los informes sobre la crisis.

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El volumen de la catástrofe humanitaria por los dos terremotos consecutivos en Venezuela parece haber pausado las diferencias políticas internacionales. Con una situación que empeora con el pasar de las horas, se multiplicó la colaboración de distintos países, varios críticos del régimen.

En distintos aeropuertos habilitados de Venezuela, entre ellos particularmente el de esta ciudad, han aterrizado vuelos con ayuda, rescatistas, transporte militar de países como Alemania, El Salvador, México, Chile, España y Suiza. También prometieron colaboración Estados Unidos, China, Qatar, Brasil, Portugal y Canadá, además de Argentina.

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Al menos 16 países han comenzado a enviar equipos de búsqueda y rescate para ayudar a buscar víctimas de entre los escombros, con 25 equipos que suman más de un millar de rescatistas. Cada minuto cuenta, en una cuenta contrarreloj que tiene a miles de personas pendientes dentro y fuera de Venezuela.

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‘Damning silence’: Swing-seat Democrat stays quiet after AOC voices support

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A Democratic House hopeful vying for one of the nation’s most competitive districts is staying silent after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., voiced support for her campaign. 

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Ocasio-Cortez, a leftist firebrand with growing influence in the Democratic Party, congratulated former Biden administration official Cait Conley on her primary victory in a social media post Wednesday.

«I look forward to working together as a delegation as we fight for working families across New York,» Ocasio-Cortez wrote.  

The post also celebrated a Democrat vying to succeed retiring Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., alongside three socialist candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

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Brad Lander, former New York City comptroller and U.S. House candidate, stands with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at a «Get Out The Vote» rally at Kings Theater in Brooklyn on June 18, 2026. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Conley has yet to comment on Ocasio-Cortez’s support or address the trio of far-left candidates — longtime New York official Brad Lander, state Assembly member Claire Valdez, D-N.Y., and activist Darializa Avila-Chevalier — who have called for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), are outspoken critics of Israel and have vowed to advance the Palestinian cause in Congress. 

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Conley’s general election opponent, Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., insists she should have to answer for it.

«Which is it, Cait: do you reject AOC and the candidates who want to abolish ICE, defund the police, and tear down our borders, or do you embrace them?» Lawler’s campaign manager Ciro Riccardi said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

«The Hudson Valley deserves an answer, and so far all we’ve heard is your damning silence,» he continued.

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Lander and Avila-Chevalier previously called for defunding the police, while the latter has continued to advocate for abolishing prisons and stopping all deportations. Avila-Chevalier also reposted a tweet denying Israel’s right to exist and helped form a pro-Palestinian group at Columbia University that called for «the total eradication of Western civilization.»

The three Mamdani-backed candidates are expected to double the ranks of the left-wing group known as the «Squad,» an informal bloc closely aligned with Ocasio-Cortez, who also supports abolishing ICE. 

Fox News Digital reached out to the Conley campaign for comment.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., a leader of the Democratic Party’s leftist flank, voiced support for Democratic House candidate Cait Conley after she won a contested primary Tuesday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)

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The scrutiny comes after Conley avoided criticizing the socialist candidates during an interview with MS NOW on Thursday.

Asked about socialist candidates who support prison abolition and have suggested the United States deserved 9/11, Conley talked about her own background rather than directly addressing the question. 

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«I joined the Army and went to West Point because of 9/11 because I watched the suffering and pain that we as a nation, we as a state, we as the Hudson Valley, experienced that day,» Conley said. «And so when you talk about the American government’s responsibility to the people, it is to keep it safe.»

«While, you know, folks were elected down in New York City, in New York-17, Democratic voters chose a West Point grad and 16-year Army combat veteran to be their representative in this fight this fall,» Conley added, referring to herself.

Aber Kawas, a socialist and pro-Palestinian activist who won a Democratic primary for a New York State Senate seat Tuesday, appeared to justify 9/11 in a resurfaced 2017 video.

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Conley has previously faced scrutiny over her role on former President Joe Biden’s national security team. Lawler has argued that she downplayed her alleged involvement in the former president’s botched 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, which coincided with her time on the National Security Council.

The battleground race is expected to be one of the most hotly-contested races in the country, with national Republicans expected to aggressively defend Lawler’s bid for a third House term.

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Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., leaves the U.S. Capitol after the last vote of the week on Jan. 9, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)

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The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the contest as a «toss-up» after shifting the race in favor of Democrats earlier this year. 

In 2024, former Vice President Kamala Harris narrowly won the purple district, where Democrats hold a sizable voter registration advantage. 

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