Sen. Bill Cassidy tested positive for Covid-19 after exposure to a person with the coronavirus, he said Thursday. The Louisiana Republican will hold a two-week quarantine and inform everyone he came in contact with, he said in a statement. Cassidy, a physician, is the second U.S. senator to test positive …
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