THE HALFAX HEIMDALL AUGUR

Now 92° Tue 96° Wed 97° byCHARLOTTE HAZARD | The National News Desk WASHINGTON (TNND) —Louisiana GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy on Monday responded to President Donald Trump on X after the president criticized him on TRUTH Social regarding the SAVE America Act. In a lengthy post on TRUTH Social, Trump laid out theSAVE America legislationwhich states voters have to show photo ID to vote, show proof of citizenship and there can't be any mail-in ballots minus some exceptions. He went on to slam some Republican senators for not supporting the bill. Cassidy responded to Trump by saying he is a cosponsor of the latest version of the SAVE America Act. “Mr. President, I don’t know which version of the SAVE America Act you’re referring to, but I am a cosponsor and support the latest version,” he said. “I don’t know which staffer misled you, but thank you for your attention to this matter!!” He also slammed Trump for postponing thesigning of the housing billover the SAVE Act. “Btw, it’s irresponsible to postpone signing the Housing bill due to the SAVE Act,” Cassidy wrote. “We need to start delivering relief to people for the high cost of housing ASAP!!”

Trump's showdown with GOP Sen. Cassidy: Inside the blow-up | AP News Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., leaves a closed-door meeting with President Donald Trump and Republican senators at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Donald Trump walks with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., left, before a Senate Republican lunch at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) WASHINGTON (AP) — “Would you really like to know?” Sen.Bill Cassidyasked PresidentDonald Trump. Just hours afterrefusing to sign a bipartisan housing billthat Republicans hoped would boost their election-year prospects, the president was attending a private lunch Wednesday with the Senate GOP. Trump wondered aloud how anyone could have voted for awar powers resolutiona day earlier that seeks to block further U.S. military action againstIran. Cassidy, one of the four Republicans who backed the measure, was ready with an answer. “I stood and said, ‘You have not told the American people what’s going on,’” Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, recounted to reporters afterward. “This is supposed to last four weeks. It’s lasted four…

Now 89° Tue 92° Wed 93° byCHARLOTTE HAZARD | The National News Desk WASHINGTON (TNND) —Louisiana GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy on Monday responded to President Donald Trump on X after the president criticized him on TRUTH Social regarding the SAVE America Act. In a lengthy post on TRUTH Social, Trump laid out theSAVE America legislationwhich states voters have to show photo ID to vote, show proof of citizenship and there can't be any mail-in ballots minus some exceptions. He went on to slam some Republican senators for not supporting the bill. Cassidy responded to Trump by saying he is a cosponsor of the latest version of the SAVE America Act. “Mr. President, I don’t know which version of the SAVE America Act you’re referring to, but I am a cosponsor and support the latest version,” he said. “I don’t know which staffer misled you, but thank you for your attention to this matter!!” He also slammed Trump for postponing thesigning of the housing billover the SAVE Act. “Btw, it’s irresponsible to postpone signing the Housing bill due to the SAVE Act,” Cassidy wrote. “We need to start delivering relief to people for the high cost of housing ASAP!!”

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy and Trump clash in heated exchange NEWS Donald Trump Add Topic Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy and Trump clash in heated exchange Greg Hilburn Shreveport Times June 25, 2026, 9:40 a.m. ET Hear this story Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy and President Trump had a heated exchange during a closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans. The confrontation stemmed from a recent vote on the Iran war and Trump's previous actions against Cassidy's reelection. Cassidy has been critical of Trump's Iran peace deal. Tension between the two has been ongoing since Cassidy voted to convict Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial. Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy and President Trump engaged in a heated exchange during a closed door meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill on June 24 in a showdown that had been brewing since the president torpedoed Cassidy's reelection bid. "I lost my temper; that's not appropriate," Cassidy told reporters after the meeting. "It's the Irish in me." Cassidy's reaction was prompted by Trump railing against the Louisiana senator and his Republican colleagues Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, after they joined Democrats in a symbolic v…

Now 89° Tue 92° Wed 93° byCHARLOTTE HAZARD | The National News Desk WASHINGTON (TNND) —Louisiana GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy on Monday responded to President Donald Trump on X after the president criticized him on TRUTH Social regarding the SAVE America Act. In a lengthy post on TRUTH Social, Trump laid out theSAVE America legislationwhich states voters have to show photo ID to vote, show proof of citizenship and there can't be any mail-in ballots minus some exceptions. He went on to slam some Republican senators for not supporting the bill. Cassidy responded to Trump by saying he is a cosponsor of the latest version of the SAVE America Act. “Mr. President, I don’t know which version of the SAVE America Act you’re referring to, but I am a cosponsor and support the latest version,” he said. “I don’t know which staffer misled you, but thank you for your attention to this matter!!” He also slammed Trump for postponing thesigning of the housing billover the SAVE Act. “Btw, it’s irresponsible to postpone signing the Housing bill due to the SAVE Act,” Cassidy wrote. “We need to start delivering relief to people for the high cost of housing ASAP!!”

Bill Cassidy and Donald Trump have a shouting match | National Politics ... Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, speaks to reporters, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at the Capitol after getting into a shouting match with President Donald Trump over the military conflict with Iran. Photo by Mark Ballard Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy and President Donald Trump got into shouting match Wednesday during a closed-door meeting with Republican senators. Trump asked why four GOP senators voted Tuesday for legislation directing the president to either withdraw troops from the conflict Iran or seek Congressional approval for the operation under the War Powers Act. Cassidy, a Baton Rouge Republican, voted for the measure , which also passed in the House with Republican help. The resolution carries no legal authority but sends a powerful symbolic message about the conflict. “I said, ‘is that a rhetorical question? Or would you like to really know?,’” Cassidy told reporters after the luncheon, which was billed as a kumbaya effort to overcome disagreements between Trump and the GOP majority in…

Now 92° Tue 96° Wed 97° byCHARLOTTE HAZARD | The National News Desk WASHINGTON (TNND) —Louisiana GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy on Monday responded to President Donald Trump on X after the president criticized him on TRUTH Social regarding the SAVE America Act. In a lengthy post on TRUTH Social, Trump laid out theSAVE America legislationwhich states voters have to show photo ID to vote, show proof of citizenship and there can't be any mail-in ballots minus some exceptions. He went on to slam some Republican senators for not supporting the bill. Cassidy responded to Trump by saying he is a cosponsor of the latest version of the SAVE America Act. “Mr. President, I don’t know which version of the SAVE America Act you’re referring to, but I am a cosponsor and support the latest version,” he said. “I don’t know which staffer misled you, but thank you for your attention to this matter!!” He also slammed Trump for postponing thesigning of the housing billover the SAVE Act. “Btw, it’s irresponsible to postpone signing the Housing bill due to the SAVE Act,” Cassidy wrote. “We need to start delivering relief to people for the high cost of housing ASAP!!”

Now 89° Tue 92° Wed 93° byCHARLOTTE HAZARD | The National News Desk WASHINGTON (TNND) —Louisiana GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy on Monday responded to President Donald Trump on X after the president criticized him on TRUTH Social regarding the SAVE America Act. In a lengthy post on TRUTH Social, Trump laid out theSAVE America legislationwhich states voters have to show photo ID to vote, show proof of citizenship and there can't be any mail-in ballots minus some exceptions. He went on to slam some Republican senators for not supporting the bill. Cassidy responded to Trump by saying he is a cosponsor of the latest version of the SAVE America Act. “Mr. President, I don’t know which version of the SAVE America Act you’re referring to, but I am a cosponsor and support the latest version,” he said. “I don’t know which staffer misled you, but thank you for your attention to this matter!!” He also slammed Trump for postponing thesigning of the housing billover the SAVE Act. “Btw, it’s irresponsible to postpone signing the Housing bill due to the SAVE Act,” Cassidy wrote. “We need to start delivering relief to people for the high cost of housing ASAP!!”

Bill Cassidy accuses Trump of treating Congress as ‘merely an appendage’ <p>Out-going Louisiana senator’s rebuke over Iran war is rare instance of a Republican politician standing up to Trump</p><p>Bill Cassidy, the Republican senator from Louisiana who is being ousted from his position after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> successfully backed a challenger in May’s primary, has accused the US president of treating Congress as “merely an appendage” in his handling of the Iran war.</p><p>In an interview on Sunday with CBS News’s Face the Nation, the out-going Cassidy explained his recent <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/24/trump-housing-affordability-bill">face-to-face row</a> with Trump over the president’s failure to brief Congress on the prosecution of the hostilities with Tehran. In a fleetingly rare instance of a Republican politician directly standing up to Trump, Cassidy let rip at a Capitol Hill lunch over the senator’s support for a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/23/trump-iran-war-powers-resolution">war powers resolution</a> that was a symbolic rebuke to the White House.</p> <a href="http…