How another Republican targeted by Trump lost a primary

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Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy is the latest Republican targeted by Trump to lose in a primary. Bloomberg’s Rachel Cohrs Zhang explains how Cassidy lost his bid for reelection. Judges across the country have ruled against the Trump administration more than 10,000 times in immigration cases. Politico’s Kyle Cheney breaks down the losses. Iran’s internet blackout is putting an immense strain on the everyday lives of Iranian citizens. Golnar Motevalli of Bloomberg joins to discuss the toll the outage is taking. Plus, an outbreak of Ebola has hit Congo and Uganda, Trump’s ballroom suffered another setback, and a new Mount Everest record was set. Today’s episode was hosted by Yasmeen Khan.</p

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