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

Trump confronted Republican senators over their Iran war votes and tied signing a housing bill to passage of the SAVE America Act.

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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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President pressuring Senate Republicans over the Iran war and voting legislation

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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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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 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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