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

Trump criticized Republican senators over the Iran war powers vote and pressed them to advance his proof-of-citizenship voting bill.

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 over their vote to limit his Iran war powers and pressed them to pass his proof-of-citizenship voting bill. The meeting also highlighted a dispute over Trump’s refusal to sign a housing bill unless senators advance the voting measure.

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President who confronted Republican senators and tied his support for 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 on the voting bill

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Senator who defended his vote for the Iran war powers resolution

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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 an alternative route for the voting bill

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Senator who voted for the Iran war powers resolution

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Senator who criticized Trump’s position on the housing bill

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Senator who warned that Republicans were not aligned ahead of the midterms

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Senator who voted for the Iran war powers resolution

Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Senator urging Republicans to pass the voting bill

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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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