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Trump heads to Capitol to speak with Republican senators

Thune said the voting bill did not have the votes to pass and described its prospects as unrealistic.

Trump heads to Capitol to speak with Republican senators
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Donald Trump canceled a planned signing of a bipartisan housing bill, saying he would wait until Congress passed his voting legislation. The move intensified tensions with Republican senators, including John Thune, who said the bill lacked the votes to pass.

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Senate majority leader responding to Trump’s demands for the voting bill

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

president pressing Senate Republicans to pass his voting bill

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Mike Johnson
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Speaker of the House discussing an alternative route for the voting bill

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

North Carolina senator criticizing Trump’s decision

Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator who commented on the luncheon and affordability

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator criticizing the divisions among Republicans

Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Utah senator advocating for the voting bill and against the filibuster

ALSO MENTIONED  Bill Pulte, Trump’s interim pick for national intelligence director; Denise Casper, U.S. district judge who ruled on Trump’s requested election reforms; Jay Clayton, nominee for national intelligence director whose confirmation Trump delayed

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Trump Cancels Planned Signing of Housing Bill

Coverage links Trump's canceled signing of a bipartisan housing bill with his push for Senate Republicans, including Majority Leader John Thune, to pass the SAVE America Act. Center outlets emphasize Thune's assessment that the act lacks votes and the tension over Trump's condition for signing the housing bill. Right-leaning outlets also focus on pressure on Senate Republicans, while one commentary portrays that pressure as a necessary test of GOP leadership.

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