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Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez announces run against Bill Cassidy for U.S. Senate
Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez, R-New Iberia, announced his candidacy Tuesday for U.S. Senate, with an opening salvo ...
Three student loan changes in Republican bill: Getting out of debt would be 'extremely hard,' advocate says
Republicans’ “big beautiful” bill, if enacted as drafted, would make some of the biggest changes to the federal student loan ...
Louisiana state lawmaker challenging Cassidy in GOP primary
Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez (R) has launched a primary bid challenging Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) ahead of 2026, adding ...
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Louisiana's Bill Cassidy largely stays silent on RFK Jr.'s new vaccination appointments
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is mostly keeping quiet on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's recent appointments to a top ...
Senate GOP unveils higher education plan for Trump agenda bill
Senate Republicans have unveiled their plan to overhaul higher education financing programs as part of President Donald Trump's agenda bill.
Sanders asks Cassidy to launch investigation into RFK Jr.’s purge of vaccine panel
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is calling for the Senate Health Committee to launch a bipartisan investigation into Health and ...
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Senate's proposed changes to the One, Big Beautiful Bill alarm Louisiana hospitals
One Louisiana hospital leader says it could "jeopardize rural access, medical education, and essential services such as ...
Here's what Bill Cassidy had to say about 'Big Beautiful Bill' after meeting with Trump
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy was among the Republican members of the Finance Committee who met with President Trump about the ...