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Weekend RundownSen. Bill Cassidy loses Louisiana primary, and the Preakness Stakes winner is crowned: Weekend RundownPlus, extremist settlers eye more Gaza settlements, and former FBI Director James Comey opens up on the justice system.Add NBC News to GoogleGOP Sen. Bill Cassidy speaks after Louisiana primary loss01:48Get more newsLiveonShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 17, 2026, 6:00 PM EDTBy Kayla Hayempour, Mark Hodge and Amina KilpatrickSen. Bill Cassidy’s primary loss Saturday brings to an end a two-decade career in public office that was ultimately defined by tensions with President Donald Trump.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Cassidy failed to advance in the Republican primary in Louisiana, as Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming are projected to head to a June 27 runoff.The result marks another trophy for the president’s collection in his ongoing bid to oust Republicans perceived as disloyal to him.Throughout Cassidy’s career, there were occasional signs that the physician-turned-politician wasn’t quite in lockstep with his party on a handful of issues, including around health care. But Cassidy’s cardinal sin, in the eyes of the Trump and his supporters, was voting in 2021 to convict the then-former president on impeachment charges of inciting an insurrection on Jan. 6.Sen. Lindsey Graham says status quo in the Strait of Hormuz is ‘hurting us all’Add NBC News to GoogleLindsey Graham says the U.S. has ‘hit a wall’ on Iran negotiations: Full interview12:47Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Sunday called for more U.S. military action in Iran.“I think the status quo is hurting us all. The longer the [Strait of Hormuz] is closed, the more we try to pursue a deal that never happens, the stronger Iran gets,” Graham told NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”Graham’s comments come amid a pause in negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, which have not yet led to a deal to end the war.Somali...