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

Thune said the voting bill lacked enough support and urged Trump to sign the housing legislation.

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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John Thune
R · SD · SEN

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

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator who challenged Trump over the Iran war vote

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

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

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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 Senate Republicans; Thune Says Voting Bill Lacks Votes

Trump met with Senate Republicans at the Capitol amid disputes over Iran policy and his voting bill. Thune said the bill lacked enough support to pass. Center outlets present the meeting as a dispute over Trump’s agenda, especially the Iran war vote and voting bill; later accounts also emphasize a housing bill standoff.

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