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Man’s lawsuit against GOP for failed repeal dismissed

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by a Virginia man against the Republican Party for failing to repeal the Affordable Care Act has been dismissed.

The Virginian-Pilot reports federal Judge Arenda Wright Allen rejected Bob Heghmann’s claim Tuesday. Heghmann’s lawsuit accused the party of fraud and racketeering and asked the party return campaign contributions or pressure Congress to repeal “Obamacare.”

Allen says Heghmann didn’t have legal standing to sue and that the repeal’s push isn’t over yet. Heghmann argued he had standing to sue as a contributor.

Republican lawyers say Federal Election Commission records do not list Heghmann as a contributor to the Republican National Committee, the Virginia GOP or the party leaders named in the lawsuit. FEC records show Heghmann gave $875 to New Hampshire’s GOP in 2013 and 2014.

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Information from: The Virginian-Pilot, http://pilotonline.com

US Rep. Julia Letlow, endorsed by Trump, wins the GOP primary for Senate in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Louisiana on Saturday, giving President Donald Trump a win after he backed her to replace GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy. Letlow, who was endorsed by Trump, defeated state Treasurer John Fleming in the two-candidate runoff after they finished ahead of Cassidy in the GOP primary May 16. Letlow pledged her loyalty to Trump in a race where Cassidy, who voted to convict the president on impeachment charges in 2021, spent a year working to keep Trump from going after him. She has promised to work in lockstep with Trump to advance his agenda. “I am so filled with gratitude for the greatest president this country has every had, Donald J. Trump,” Letlow told supporters at her election night watch party in Baton Rouge. “I am also so incredibly grateful for your endorsement.”
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