Sen. Bill Cassidy (R), a physician-turned-politician from deep-red Louisiana, has emerged as a central figure in the ...

The case is one of the first direct challenges to shield laws enacted in blue states that protect providers who prescribe ...

The top Republican on the Senate's health committee, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., faced criticism from fellow Republicans after ...

Three of President Donald Trump’s most controversial nominees faced sharp questions in the Senate during hearings Thursday ...

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy said he was "struggling" with Kennedy's nomination for health and human services secretary after repeatedly challenging his views on vaccines.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s opinions about vaccine safety may lead at least a few Senate Republicans to vote against his ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Sen. Bill Cassidy has emerged as a central figure in the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose ...

Unfortunately for the Louisiana Republican ... A day later, as NBC News reported, the GOP leader chose Turner’s successor. Speaker Mike Johnson said he selected Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., ...

followed by GOP Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn. After three weeks of paralysis, Johnson grabbed the gavel. By all accounts, the congressman from Louisiana was the only candidate who hadn't made many ...

Johnson was headed toward another GOP majority of his own. And the Louisiana Republican, a self-described “nerd constitutional-law guy,” had become a fixture of Trump’s inner circle.