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

Trump confronted senators over their Iran war vote and sought to condition signing a housing bill on action on his voting bill.

Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him
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After President Donald Trump berated Republicans over their Iran war powers vote, senators defeated a similar resolution following a White House briefing for Bill Cassidy and a change in Rand Paul’s position. Trump also pressed senators to pass his citizenship-voting bill and delayed signing a bipartisan housing bill.

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President pressing Senate Republicans on the Iran war vote, the voting bill and the housing bill

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator who challenged Trump over the Iran war vote

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John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader responding to Trump's demands on the voting bill and housing legislation

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Rick Scott
R · FL · SEN

Florida senator who invited Trump to the GOP luncheon

Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

House speaker who proposed pursuing voting-bill provisions through budget reconciliation

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

North Carolina senator who criticized Trump's decision to delay signing 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 who warned that Republicans were not aligned ahead of the midterms

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Kentucky senator who voted present on the later Iran war powers resolution

Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Utah senator pushing for the voting bill and the end of the filibuster

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

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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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