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

Cassidy challenged Trump over the Iran war and changed his vote after receiving a White House briefing.

Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him
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Trump pressed Senate Republicans over the Iran war and a proof-of-citizenship voting bill, while senators voiced frustration with him. After a late-night vote rejecting a war powers resolution, the dispute also left the fate of a bipartisan housing bill uncertain.

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Bill Cassidy R · LA · SEN
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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator who defended his war-powers vote and later voted against a separate resolution

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John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader seeking to manage the dispute with Trump

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President pressing Senate Republicans on the Iran war and a proof-of-citizenship voting bill

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Rick Scott
R · FL · SEN

Florida senator who invited Trump to speak at a Republican luncheon

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

North Carolina senator who criticized Trump’s stance on the housing bill

J.D. Vance
Vice President of the United States

Vice president who briefed Cassidy on the Iran war

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator who said Republicans and Trump were not aligned

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Kentucky senator who voted present on the war powers resolution

ALSO MENTIONED  Steve Witkoff, Special envoy who briefed Cassidy on the Iran war

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Trump Meets Senate Republicans After Canceling Housing Bill Ceremony

Trump met Senate Republicans at the Capitol, where Cassidy defended his vote to limit presidential war powers over Iran. Trump also canceled a planned housing-bill signing while pressing lawmakers to pass a proof-of-citizenship voting bill. Left-leaning outlets foreground Cassidy’s confrontation with Trump over Iran, though The Daily Beast dramatizes his challenge more than Daily Kos. Center outlets cover the same dispute in mostly reportorial terms, with varying emphasis on the Iran vote, Trump’s voting-bill demand and the housing signing.

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