In retrospect, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy sealed his defeat for reelection on Feb. 13, 2021. That’s the day he voted to convict then-former President Donald Trump on impeachment charges that Trump incited the assault by his supporters on the Capitol five weeks earlier – just after Cassidy had won reelection with Trump’s endorsement.

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Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, has lost his bid for a third term in a remarkable defeat, after two primary challengers — including one backed by President Donald Trump — finished ahead of him in Saturday’s primary and headed to a runoff for his seat.

Republican Sen. John Kennedy invoked his characteristically folksy charm as he explained Sunday why fellow Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy’s primary

Sign up here to receive “The US in brief” as a newsletter, each weekday, in your inbox. Bill Cassidy lost Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary on Saturday, handing Donald T

Bill Cassidy finished out of the money in his reelection bid. But finally freed of the political pressure to fall in line with Donald Trump, columnist Stephanie Grace writes, he seemed Saturday night like a man at peace.