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Trump heads to Capitol to speak with Republican senators

Thune says the voting bill lacks enough support to pass and urges Trump to sign the housing measure.

Trump heads to Capitol to speak with Republican senators
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Donald Trump went to the Capitol to meet with Senate Republicans after saying he would not sign a bipartisan housing bill unless Congress advanced his voter-citizenship legislation. The move exposed tensions with Republican lawmakers who said the voting bill lacked the votes to pass.

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John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader responding to Trump's pressure to advance the voting bill

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President conditioning his housing-bill signing on passage of the voting bill

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Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker of the House discussing a possible route for the voting bill

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

North Carolina senator criticizing Trump's decision to withhold his signature

Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator commenting on affordability and Trump's decision

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator criticizing divisions among Republicans

Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Utah senator advocating for the voting bill and ending the filibuster

ALSO MENTIONED  Bill Pulte, Trump's interim pick for national intelligence director; Denise Casper, U.S. district judge who ruled on Trump's requested election reforms; Jay Clayton, Nominee to become national intelligence director

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Trump Cancels Planned Signing of Housing Bill

Coverage links Trump's canceled signing of a bipartisan housing bill with his push for Senate Republicans, including Majority Leader John Thune, to pass the SAVE America Act. Center outlets emphasize Thune's assessment that the act lacks votes and the tension over Trump's condition for signing the housing bill. Right-leaning outlets also focus on pressure on Senate Republicans, while one commentary portrays that pressure as a necessary test of GOP leadership.

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