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

Trump rebuked senators over their Iran-war vote and said he would withhold his signature from the housing bill until they acted on his voting measure.

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 Republican senators at the Capitol over their vote to advance a war powers resolution on Iran and pressed them to pass a proof-of-citizenship voting bill. He also said he would not sign a bipartisan housing bill until senators sent him the voting measure.

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who confronted Republican senators and conditioned signing a housing bill on action on his voting bill

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John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader who said the voting bill lacked the votes and urged Trump to sign the housing legislation

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Senator who defended his vote for the war powers resolution during Trump's meeting with Republicans

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Rick Scott
R · FL · SEN

Senator who invited Trump to address the Republican luncheon

Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Senator who voted with Democrats for the war powers resolution

Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker who discussed a possible budget-reconciliation approach to the voting bill

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Senator who voted with Democrats for the war powers resolution

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Senator who criticized Trump's decision to hold up the housing bill

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Senator who warned that Republicans were not aligned ahead of the midterm elections

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Senator who voted with Democrats for the war powers resolution

Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Senator who promoted passing the voting bill and eliminating 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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