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

Cassidy defended his vote on the Iran war in a confrontation with Trump and later voted against a separate war-powers resolution.

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After President Donald Trump confronted Senate Republicans over their votes on the Iran war, the Senate rejected a second war-powers resolution, 47-50-1. The clash also sharpened tensions over Trump’s demand that senators pass the SAVE America Act before he signs a housing bill.

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

Louisiana senator who challenged Trump over the Iran war and voted on the war-powers resolutions

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John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader managing Republican tensions with Trump

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President pressuring Senate Republicans over the Iran war and voting legislation

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Rick Scott
R · FL · SEN

Florida senator who invited Trump to speak at the 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 calling for Republicans to get on the same page before the midterms

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Kentucky senator who voted present on the second war-powers resolution

ALSO MENTIONED  Steve Witkoff, Special envoy who joined the White House briefing for Cassidy

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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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