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Trump Gets Revenge Against Republican Who Voted to Convict Him — President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. succeeded in their efforts to defeat Senator Bill Cassidy in Louisiana's Republican primary, a signal of the enduring strength of the president's hold …
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Cassidy Loses His Primary in Louisiana, as Trump Vanquishes Another G.O.P. Foe — Senator Bill Cassidy, a two-term Republican who voted to convict President Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial, could not muster enough votes to continue to a runoff next month.
Sen. Bill Cassidy's defeat shows the price of dissent in Trump's Republican Party — The senator lost his primary in Louisiana Saturday night, five years after voting to convict Trump on impeachment charges following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. — Sen. Bill Cassidy's primary loss Saturday brings …
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Sen. Bill Cassidy loses GOP primary in Louisiana, as two rivals advance to a runoff — Rep. Julia Letlow, who had Trump's endorsement, advanced to a primary runoff against state Treasurer John Fleming, NBC News projects. … Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict President Donald Trump …
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Bill Cassidy loses Senate primary in another major win for Trump … Both Letlow and Fleming benefited from MAGA voters' frustrations with Cassidy for his 2021 vote to convict Trump on impeachment charges related to the Jan. 6 insurrection, and for his skepticism of Trump's decision …
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7 Republicans Voted to Convict Trump. Most Are No Longer in Office. — Senator Bill Cassidy's defeat means no more than two of them will be left in Congress next year. — Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, one of seven Senate Republicans who voted to convict Donald J. Trump of inciting …
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Sen. Bill Cassidy loses Louisiana Republican Senate primary — Sen. Bill Cassidy failed to finish in the top two spots in Louisiana's Republican Senate primary on Saturday, AP projects. — The race now goes to a June 27 runoff between Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming.
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Ballroom security money nixed by Senate parliamentarian … “While we expect Republicans to change this bill to appease Trump, Democrats are prepared to challenge any change to this bill,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), the top Budget Committee Democrat, said in a statement Saturday.
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Senate Ruling Threatens Ballroom Funding in G.O.P. Budget Bill — Democrats announced Saturday night that the Senate's top parliamentary referee had determined that the $1 billion provision did not comply with budget rules. — The Republican bid to provide $1 billion for President Trump's …
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Trump Calls Xi a ‘Friend.’ But He Left China Without Any Breakthroughs. — The lack of concrete agreements with Beijing shows the risks of President Trump's personality-driven foreign policy, which rests on the belief that he can defend U.S. interests through charm and force of will.
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China Will Host Putin, Days After Trump's Visit
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Trump Uses Taiwan Arms Sales as Bargaining Chip With China, in a Risky Move
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Suing His Own IRS? Creating a $1.8 Billion Slush Fund? What the Hell Is Trump Trying to Pull? — Whatever it is, it's staggeringly corrupt, and possibly very dangerous. — Sen. Ron Wyden, longtime Oregon Democrat and ranking member of the Senate Finance Commitee, has never been a fan of President Donald Trump.
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Fmr. government watchdog says Trump stock trades are ‘completely unprecedented’ — NBC News Senior National Political Reporter Jonathan Allen and Don Fox, former acting director and general counsel of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, join Meet the Press NOW to discuss the new scrutiny …
Stephen Colbert's Late Show Cancellation and the Fall of CBS — From the start of his career as a late-night television star on CBS, Stephen Colbert shattered the long-established broadcast network mold for who and what makes a late-night host. — His previous experience, “The Colbert Report” …
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As global crises multiply, scores of US diplomats say they have been forced out — The Middle East Federal agencies Donald Trump — Amid ongoing foreign policy crises around the globe and as the Trump administration struggles to reach a deal to end the war with Iran …
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Pardoned Capitol Rioter Who Vowed to ‘Bring Violence’ Arrested Again — LAW AND DISORDER — The number of pardoned Jan. 6 rioters re-arrested is starting to add up. — Yet another pardoned Jan. 6 rioter has been arrested—the latest for allegedly threatening a man with a gun in a church parking lot.
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