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Caving to Trump 'Temper Tantrum,' Two Republicans Flip to Block Iran War Powers Resolution

Trump criticized Republicans who supported the earlier resolution and welcomed the later vote blocking it.

Caving to Trump 'Temper Tantrum,' Two Republicans Flip to Block Iran War Powers Resolution
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Two Senate Republicans changed their positions on a war powers resolution concerning the Iran war: Bill Cassidy voted no, and Rand Paul voted present. The article reports that President Trump had pressured Republicans before the vote, which blocked the resolution.

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Donald Trump
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President who pressured Republicans over the war powers vote

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Senator who changed his vote to oppose the war powers resolution

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Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Senator who changed his vote to present on the war powers resolution

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Tim Kaine
D · VA · SEN

Lead sponsor of the war powers resolution and critic of the vote blocking it

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Senate Blocks Iran War Powers Resolution After Trump Lobbies Republicans

Outlets report that the Senate blocked an Iran war-powers resolution after Bill Cassidy reversed his earlier support and Rand Paul voted present; Trump had pressured Republican senators over the measure. Left-leaning outlets link Republican vote changes to Trump's pressure and take a critical view of Cassidy's reversal. Center outlets pair the reversal with accounts of a confrontation between Trump and Cassidy, while some focus more on the vote's sequence and outcome. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Trump's role in the outcome, presenting it as a win for his lobbying while also highlighting his clash with Cassidy.

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