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Trump berates Senate Republicans over Iran war vote after calling off bill signing

Trump challenged Republican senators over the Iran war vote and tied his planned housing-bill signing to passage of a voting bill.

Trump berates Senate Republicans over Iran war vote after calling off bill signing
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President Donald Trump confronted Republican senators over their vote to limit his Iran war powers and said he would withhold his signature from a housing bill until Congress sent him a proof-of-citizenship voting bill. Sen. Bill Cassidy defended his vote during the meeting.

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President who berated Senate Republicans and withheld his planned housing-bill signing

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator who defended his vote on the Iran war powers resolution

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Rick Scott
R · FL · SEN

Florida senator who invited Trump to the Republican luncheon

Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Maine senator who voted for the Iran war powers resolution

Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

House speaker who proposed pursuing the voting bill through budget reconciliation

John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader who said the voting bill lacked sufficient support

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Alaska senator who voted for the Iran war powers resolution

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

North Carolina senator who criticized Trump’s refusal to sign the housing bill

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator who criticized the lack of unity among Republicans

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Kentucky senator who voted for the Iran war powers resolution

Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Utah senator who continued advocating for passage of 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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