Cassidy pans Landry for moving forward with Louisiana Senate primary after voting rights decision

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said Thursday that Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) deciding to move forward with the state’s Senate primary election next month was “disappointing.” Landry signed an executive order earlier Thursday suspending the House primary elections in Louisiana, a day after the Supreme Court ruled that the state’s congressional map was unconstitutional. All…

Landry suspends Louisiana’s May 16 House primary elections over voting rights ruling

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) on Thursday suspended the May 16 primary elections for the House in his state, a day after the Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Landry signed an executive order suspending the elections, for which early voting was set to…

Senate approves FISA punt

Senators approved a 45-day extension of a key surveillance program by voice vote Thursday, just hours before it is set to lapse. The extension will give Congress until mid-June to work out a deal on a long-term reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which targets foreigners abroad but can sweep in