Louisiana senator who voted to convict Trump loses Republican primary ^49.4%

NPR - By Sam Gringlas - 5/17/2026, 3:02 AM

Framing Effect 21.4% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 18.9% - Negativity Bias 17.2%

Sen. Bill Cassidy lost Saturday's Louisiana Republican primary according to a race call by the Associated Press. Cassidy, who served two terms in the Senate, was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Trump after the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol. That vote put him at odds with Trump and his MAGA... more

This Republican voted to convict Trump. Now he's up for reelection. Can he survive? ^48%

KUOW Public Radio - By Sam Gringlas - 5/16/2026, 11:37 PM

Hasty Generalization 14% - False Dilemma 13.8% - Framing Effect 13.7%

BATON ROUGE, La. — Most of the seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Trump after the January 6th insurrection have retired. Not Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana — he is running for reelection. Cassidy's bid for a third term will test Trump's grip on the party. The outcome may also show what voters want from their... more

This Republican voted to convict Trump. Now he's up for reelection. Can he survive? ^54.1%

NPR - By Sam Gringlas - 5/16/2026, 9:00 AM

Hasty Generalization 15.9% - Appeal to Emotion 15.3% - Framing Effect 14.6%

BATON ROUGE, La. — Most of the seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Trump after the January 6th insurrection have retired. Not Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana — he is running for reelection. Cassidy's bid for a third term will test Trump's grip on the party. The outcome may also show what voters want from their... more

Senate votes to fund much of DHS, minus immigration enforcement ^42.2%

NPR - By Sam Gringlas - 3/27/2026, 7:19 AM

Negativity Bias 26.2% - Framing Effect 22.6% - Appeal to Emotion 11.8%

The Senate voted overnight to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security after a 42-day standoff over immigration enforcement tactics. The measure does not include additional funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Border Patrol — and it does not include any of the demands Democrats made to limit the tactics of federal... more

Markwayne Mullin confirmed as the next secretary of Homeland Security ^13.9%

NPR - By Ximena Bustillo, Sam Gringlas - 3/24/2026, 12:26 AM

The Senate confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin on Monday to serve as the next secretary of Homeland Security, putting the Oklahoma Republican in charge of immigration enforcement, one of President Trump's biggest priorities in his second term. Mullin won the confirmation in a 54-45 vote. He will be the second secretary to lead the department... more