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Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., pauses outside the chamber during a confirmation vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 5, 2021. Both of the state's U.S. senators, Cassidy and Sen. John Kennedy say they have mulled over the option of running for governor and plan on announcing their decisions for 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy doubts Trump can beat Biden, calls on him to drop out of race amid legal woes

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., pauses outside the chamber during a confirmation vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 5, 2021. Both of the state's U.S. senators, Cassidy and Sen. John Kennedy say they have mulled over the option of running for governor and plan on announcing their decisions for 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy: ‘I don’t think Trump can win’ against Biden

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden answers questions with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona as they leave an event about the student debt relief portal beta test in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Republicans press Biden on income-based student loan repayment plan

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Police officers and emergency crews park outside the Louis Vuitton store in San Francisco's Union Square on Nov. 21, 2021, after looters ransacked businesses. Stung by recent headline-grabbing smash-and-grab robberies at high-end stores, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, that he will seek more than $300 million over three years to boost law enforcement efforts on retail theft, while he also is targeting increasing gun violence. (Danielle Echeverria/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) **FILE**

Lawmakers heed retailers’ calls to fight organized theft

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

GOP Carbon Energy Tax Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Republican senators unwisely propose new energy tax

By Michael McKenna

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., center, and other Senate Republicans negotiating a $1 trillion infrastructure bill with Democrats, announce they have reached agreement on the major outstanding issues and are ready to vote to take up the bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Cassidy: GOP must build positive agenda, avoid 2020 quagmire

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, on the fourth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Bill Cassidy on Donald Trump 2024: ‘If we idolize one person, we will lose’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., delivers remarks to media after registering as a candidate to run as an incumbent in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Bill Cassidy, Louisiana Republican, ‘such at peace’ with Donald Trump impeachment vote

By Melinda Deslatte - Associated Press

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, on the fourth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Despite GOP outcry, Cassidy ‘at peace’ with impeachment vote

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., walks in the Capitol as the Senate proceeds in a rare weekend session for final arguments in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Analysis: Cassidy sees fierce backlash over impeachment vote

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 24, 2020, file photo, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., delivers remarks to media after registering as a candidate to run as an incumbent in Baton Rouge, La. More than a dozen unions and citizens’ groups say unemployed workers will demonstrate at U.S. senators’ offices in nine Louisiana cities to demand continued $600 federal coronavirus unemployment benefits. Sens. Cassidy and John Kennedy are among Republicans supporting Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s proposal to cut that benefit to $200 a week on top of state unemployment pay. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Sen. Bill Cassidy: Vote to convict Trump reflects Louisianans’ views

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., walks on Capitol Hill after the Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Trump was accused of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and the acquittal gives him a historic second victory in the court of impeachment. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Louisiana GOP censures Cassidy for vote to convict Trump

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Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, as he heads to the second day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Bill Cassidy says reaction ‘very mixed’ to his vote in favor of Trump’s impeachment trial

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Luke Letlow, R-Start, chief of staff to exiting U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, speaks after signing up to run for Louisiana's 5th Congressional District, on July 22, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies from COVID-19

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in this file photo. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool) **FILE**

Senator says Trump, McConnell likely to back COVID-19 relief

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

Sen. Doug Jones talks with the media after he made an election campaign stop in Montgomery, Ala., Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

Doug Jones loses to Tommy Tuberville in Alabama Senate race

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., acknowledges supporters as he arrives at the office of the Secretary of State to register as a candidate to run as an incumbent in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Republican US Sen. Bill Cassidy wins 2nd term in Louisiana

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Voting machines, signs and equipment are organized for delivery at the Louisiana Voting Machine Warehouse in New Orleans, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP)

Candidates make final pitches in Louisiana’s US Senate race

By MELINDA DESLATTE and KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., delivers remarks to media after registering as a candidate to run as an incumbent in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

No TV debates in Louisiana US Senate race ahead of election

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

A member of the Louisiana Secretary of State's elections office, Stephanie Pourciau, helps build signs at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, La. Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Early voting will run from Oct. 16 to Oct. 27 - except on Sundays - from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the arena and four other locations in New Orleans (Max Becherer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Cassidy has financing advantage in Louisiana US Senate race

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press