#bill-cassidy

#bill-cassidy

South Dakota Sen. John Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican, plans to endorse South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott's bid for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, according to two sources familiar with the plans.Scott, who has already filed his candidacy with the Federal Election Commission, will formally kick off his campaign Monday in North Charleston, South Carolina, and Thune is expected to deliver the opening prayer at the event, the sources said.

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said Sunday he doesn't think Donald Trump would be able to win a general election, pointing to the GOP's disappointing performance in last year's midterm elections when several candidates endorsed by the former president went down to defeat.The president's kind of high-profile endorsement of those candidates actually hurt those candidates, at least in the general election.

Kennedy's decision marks the second Republican senator to pass on the race, which is a top Republican pick-up opportunity as Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, is term-limited.Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) also considered the race but decided to stay in the Senate, citing his new role as top Republican on the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

Congress now appears to be on a glide path to pass the spending package, which gives the Pentagon a 10 percent budget boost, includes about $45 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine and provides nearly $40 billion for disaster aid.The legislation is the final item on lawmakers' to-do list before they leave for the year, with many eager to get out of town as a winter storm threatens to lock down half the country.