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Cassidy defended his vote on the Iran war powers resolution during a tense exchange with Trump.

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The report provides specific accounts from named senators, attributes details of the closed-door meeting to a source familiar with it, and includes statements from both Trump and Republican lawmakers. The White House had not responded to a question about a possible veto, leaving that point unresolved.
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President Donald Trump canceled a planned signing of a housing bill and pressed Senate Republicans to pass his proof-of-citizenship voting bill. His visit to the Capitol also featured a confrontation with Sen. Bill Cassidy over the Iran war powers vote, deepening tensions with Republican senators.
Trump told Senate Republicans he would not sign the housing legislation until they sent him the SAVE America Act, a proof-of-citizenship voting bill. Sen. Thom Tillis criticized the move, while Majority Leader John Thune said the housing bill addressed affordability and hoped Trump would sign it. The White House did not immediately say whether Trump would veto the measure.
At a closed-door Republican luncheon, Trump criticized senators who voted with Democrats on a war powers resolution concerning the Iran war. Cassidy defended his vote, saying he wanted a briefing and that the original objectives had not been achieved. Thune said the voting bill did not have the votes to pass, while Speaker Mike Johnson discussed a different approach with Trump and Sen. Mike Lee continued advocating for the bill.
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SWIPE →Senator who defended his Iran war powers vote during the meeting
President who canceled the planned housing bill signing and pressed Senate Republicans on voting legislation
Trump's version of this story ↗Senate majority leader responding to Trump’s demands and the housing bill dispute
Thune's version of this story ↗Senator who invited Trump to the Republican luncheon
Senator identified as voting with Democrats on the war powers resolution
House speaker who discussed an alternative route for the voting bill
Senator identified as voting with Democrats on the war powers resolution
Senator who criticized Trump’s decision to hold up the housing bill
Texas senator who called for Republicans to get on the same page
Senator identified as voting with Democrats on the war powers resolution
Senator continuing to advocate for the voting bill and ending the filibuster
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24 OUTLETSTrump 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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- The Independent · Trump shows Congress who's the boss as he beats back rebellion and holds the Hill hostage
- WTOP News · Trump arrives at Capitol to meet with Senate GOP after calling off signing ceremony for housing bill
- NBC News · Live updates: Trump calls off housing bill signing in effort to pressure senators on elections bill
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