Sen. Bill Cassidy loses primary. And, WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global emergency
Cassidy finished last in Louisiana's three-way primary after serving in the Senate.

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Sen. Bill Cassidy lost his Louisiana reelection primary, a result NPR says illustrates President Trump's influence over Republicans. The newsletter also reports that WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa an international public health emergency.
Cassidy finished last in a three-way primary after previously voting to convict Trump following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. NPR says the result could discourage Republican senators from breaking with Trump; former Louisiana Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne said Cassidy may have found it impossible to repair ties with Trump supporters while maintaining his independence.
WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa an international public health emergency after more than 80 people died. The outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of Congo and spread to Uganda; WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the declaration did not meet the criteria for a pandemic emergency and advised against border closures.
Other items in the newsletter include a California jury beginning deliberations in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, a report on Montana shelving its climate plan while tribal climate initiatives continue, and an investigation after four Navy pilots survived a midair collision at an air show.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Cassidy in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Cassidy’s record.
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SWIPE →President whose influence over Republican voters is discussed in relation to Cassidy's defeat
Montana governor mentioned in connection with the state's shelved climate plan
Part of a bigger story
7 OUTLETSBill Cassidy lost Louisiana’s Republican primary. Center outlets largely present the defeat as evidence of President Trump’s influence over Republicans, while one article highlights analysts’ view that the closed primary hurt Cassidy. Right-leaning outlets foreground Mitt Romney’s characterization of the defeat as a loss for the country and report differing Republican reactions.
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