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Trump heads to Capitol to speak with Republican senators

Thune says the Senate lacks the votes for the voting bill and has told Trump that eliminating the filibuster is not realistic.

Trump heads to Capitol to speak with Republican senators
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Donald Trump arrived at the Capitol to meet Republican senators after making his support for signing a bipartisan housing bill conditional on passage of the SAVE America Act. The dispute highlights divisions between Trump and Senate Republicans over voting legislation and its prospects.

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John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader responding to Trump's demands for action on the voting bill

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President conditioning his planned signature of the housing bill on passage of the SAVE America Act

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Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

House speaker describing an alternative route for the voting bill

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

North Carolina senator criticizing Trump's condition on the housing bill

Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator commenting on affordability before the luncheon

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator criticizing divisions among Republicans

Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Utah senator advocating passage of the voting bill and elimination of the filibuster

ALSO MENTIONED  Bill Pulte, Trump's interim pick for national intelligence director; Denise Casper, Federal judge who ruled against many of Trump's requested election reforms; Jay Clayton, Trump's 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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