Qualifying is underway in the closed primaries for federal offices. Among those who qualified for U.S. Senate this morning was Republican State Treasurer John Fleming, who noted that he was the first one to announce a primary challenge to Bill Cassidy.
He said in a still-crowded field, made a little less so following President Trump’s endorsement of Congresswoman Julia Letlow, he’s still the most conservative candidate in the Republican primary
Whichever Republican who wins the primary will not have a cakewalk in the general election campaign, as at least one Democrat has qualified. Jamie Davis says at the end of the day, everyone has the same feelings about what’s happening in Washington.
Democratics, Political consultant Tracie Burke and former Housing Authority of New Orleans Chief of Staff Jabarie Walker are expected to qualify later this week.
A temporary bill aimed at stopping some welfare fraud is now permanent as President Trump signed Senator John Kennedy’s bill, Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act. Previously, the Social Security Administration said they needed congressional approval to share the master file of names of deceased people with other agencies. This act makes permanent that temporary law that allowed the information to keep improper payments from being sent to dead people. Kennedy says it saved the federal government at least Three Hundred Thirty Million dollars in improper payments since December of 2023.
The Super Bowl was rough for former LSU and Neville football star Will Campbell and the rookie offensive tackle for the Patriots received a lot of criticism for his play. Campbell says it comes with the job…