A Republican Vaccine Defender Fights to Hang On

Scritto il 23/01/2026
da Katie Glueck

Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a physician, reluctantly voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary. It didn’t appease President Trump.Senator Bill Cassidy’s re-election bid was upended last week President Trump endorsed a challenger, imperiling the senator’s already-shaky standing with Republicans back home.