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President Donald Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him

Trump pressed Senate Republicans on his voting bill and confronted senators who supported limits on his Iran war powers.

President Donald Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him
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President Donald Trump confronted Senate Republicans over their vote to limit his Iran war powers and pressed them to pass his proof-of-citizenship voting bill. He also said he would not sign a housing bill until Congress sent him the voting measure, deepening tensions with GOP senators.

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President who confronted Republican senators and tied signing a housing bill to passage of his voting bill

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John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader responding to Trump’s demands over the voting bill and housing legislation

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Senator who defended his vote for the Iran war powers resolution during the meeting

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Rick Scott
R · FL · SEN

Senator who invited Trump to the Republican luncheon

Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Senator who voted for the Iran war powers resolution

Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker who discussed pursuing voting-bill provisions through budget reconciliation

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Senator who voted for the Iran war powers resolution

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Senator who criticized Trump’s decision to withhold his signature on the housing bill

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Senator who said Republicans needed to resolve their differences with Trump

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Senator who voted for the Iran war powers resolution

Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Senator advocating for the voting bill and ending the filibuster

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Trump Meets With Republican Senators Over Iran War-Powers Vote

Trump met with Senate Republicans and clashed with Bill Cassidy over Iran war powers. Cassidy and Rand Paul later changed their positions, and the Senate rejected a subsequent measure. Left-leaning outlets frame the vote changes as capitulation to Trump’s pressure and focus on his treatment of Cassidy. Center outlets emphasize a tense GOP dispute over Iran and congressional information, also noting Trump’s demands on housing and voting bills. Right-leaning outlets stress Trump’s push for action; some present the vote reversal as a win for him, while another faults Senate Republicans for delaying his voting bill.

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