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Trump heads to Capitol to speak with Republican senators

Thune said the Senate lacked the votes for the voting bill and described that as a hard reality.

Trump heads to Capitol to speak with Republican senators
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President Donald Trump postponed signing a bipartisan housing bill until the Senate passes the SAVE America Act, intensifying a dispute with Republican senators who say the voting bill lacks the votes. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says passage is not realistic under current conditions.

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Senate majority leader responding to Trump’s pressure to advance the voting bill

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President withholding a housing-bill signing to press for Senate action on the SAVE America Act

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Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

House speaker who discussed a budget-reconciliation approach to the voting bill with Trump

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

North Carolina senator criticizing Trump’s effort to link the housing bill to the voting bill

Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator who said affordability was on voters’ minds

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator who criticized divisions between Trump and Senate Republicans

Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Utah senator advocating for passage of the SAVE America Act and an end to 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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