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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 and later voted against a separate war powers resolution.

Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him
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President Donald Trump’s confrontation with Senate Republicans over the Iran war and a housing bill sharpened tensions with lawmakers including Bill Cassidy and John Thune. The Senate rejected a separate war powers resolution after Cassidy and Rand Paul changed their positions.

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

Louisiana senator who opposed Trump over the Iran war

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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 pressing Senate Republicans on the Iran war and voting legislation

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Rick Scott
R · FL · SEN

Florida senator who invited Trump to address a Republican luncheon

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

North Carolina senator who criticized Trump’s demand concerning 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 warning of divisions among Republicans

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Kentucky senator who voted present on the later war powers resolution

ALSO MENTIONED  Steve Witkoff, Special envoy who briefed Cassidy on the Iran war

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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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